PGA Tour Pro Issues a Playful Public Challenge to Scottie Scheffler: “Coming for You”
Ryder Cup 2025 Scottie Scheffler Team USA during Friday Afternoon Fourballs at the 2025 Ryder Cup, Bethpage Black Golf Course, Farmingdale, New York, USA. 26/09/25 Picture: Golffile Stefano Di Maria All photo usage must carry mandatory copyright credit Golffile Stefano Di Maria Farmingdale Bethpage Balck Golf Course New York USA Copyright: xStefanoxDixMariax *EDI*,
Ryder Cup 2025 Scottie Scheffler Team USA during Friday Afternoon Fourballs at the 2025 Ryder Cup, Bethpage Black Golf Course, Farmingdale, New York, USA. 26/09/25 Picture: Golffile Stefano Di Maria All photo usage must carry mandatory copyright credit Golffile Stefano Di Maria Farmingdale Bethpage Balck Golf Course New York USA Copyright: xStefanoxDixMariax *EDI*,
Justin Rose has his sights set on the top of the golf world.
Rose garnered the world’s attention by winning the Farmers Insurance Open with seven shots and finishing 23-under-par, posting rounds of 62-65-68-70. But with the victory came a stance strong enough to challenge Scottie Scheffler.
Rose gained 18.8 strokes and marked his 13th win on the PGA Tour. It further propelled him three spots higher to rank three on the Official World Golf Ranking.
But the 45-year-old wishes to be at the top. And targeting the current world number one, he took to X and wrote, “Number 3 in the [OWGR] after the 🏆. I’m coming for you Scottie!! 😂😂,” attaching a screenshot of the latest OWGR list.
However, Justin Rose is still far away from Scottie Scheffler. While the world number one has 17.0167 average points, Rose has only 5.2755. He still needs 453.82092 points to match Scheffler’s total points.
But how does Rose plan to replace Scheffler at the top of the leaderboard?
Justin Rose Aims at Majors to Surpass Scottie Scheffler
With only one major championship victory (2013 U.S. Open) under his belt, a good start in the 2026 season has pushed Rose to aim for the upcoming major tournaments.
As he lifted the Torrey Pines trophy, Rose admitted, “The majors is where I have my attention, for sure.”
“I’ve achieved a lot in the game, but I’ve achieved a lot of it just once. I’d happily take multiples of anything I’ve already done.”
Rose has come really close to winning a few other majors championships in the past. He finished second at the Masters Tournament in 2015, 2017, and 2025; He finished second at The Open Championship in 2018 and 2024; His stint at the 2012 PGA Championship ended in T3rd spot.
“The dream of winning all four has been there since I was a kid. It feels a long way off, but when you look at the last 12 to 18 months, I’m not that far away — so I may as well keep believing.”
Rose now channels momentum toward majors rather than rankings. He believes sustained contention and another major victory offer the clearest path to closing the gap with Scheffler. But can he do it in the next 12 months?
Written by
Krushna Pattnaik
Edited by
Oajaswini Prabhu