Thomas went on to admit that he has his own superstitions and won't use a ball with the number 4 on it. But Scheffler's aura looms so large now that he and Pepper had barely begun to bust his chops before Thomas wondered if it might be worth pursuing, if only to catch some of that No. 1 magic.

Scottie Scheffler is doing some weird and wild stuff on the golf course these days. During the third round of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Saturday, he hit 15 of 18 greens

Scottie Scheffler is aiming to win his fourth PGA Tour event in his last five starts on Sunday at the RBC Heritage. He captured his second green jacket at last week’s Masters Tournament. He’s yet to not shoot under par this year, a streak that grew to 38 straight rounds following Saturday’s 8-under 63 at Harbour Town.