Fred Couples suggests if he was a better college golfer than Scottie Scheffler
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Fred Couples joins Scottie Scheffler in the field for The Masters this week, with both players having won the famous tournament. Couples claimed his only major championship win at The Masters in 1992, when he edged out 1976 champion Raymond Floyd by two shots. Scheffler has already surpassed that total, earning himself the green jacket by triumphing at Augusta National in both 2022 and 2024.
But he does fall well short of his fellow American when it comes to starts at the iconic major championship, with Scheffler set for his seventh appearance. Ahead of his 41st appearance in Georgia, Couples has been comparing his ability to the four-time major champion. Fred Couples suggests Scottie Scheffler was a better college golfer than him Before getting his tournament underway, Couples was asked for the favorite part of his collegiate golfing career.
He replied: “I roomed with Jim Nantz and Blaine McCallister who won five times, and we had a very old coach who before we played a lot of tournaments I’d have to go get a haircut and if I didn’t go, I wouldn’t be able to play. “People ask me why I went there. My mom is the one who loved Coach Williams.
So that’s why I went to Houston. There’s no other reason. Jim Nantz and I have been lifelong friends.
“He’s got his guy, Freezer here with him, and he’s losing all of his women’s basketball team. Can we say that? That I found out.