The golf world is buzzing with outrage as runner-up Jacob Skov Olesen has publicly accused newly crowned The Open 2025 champion Scottie Scheffler of using underhanded tactics to secure his -10 victory! The Danish star, who finished second at -8, claims Scheffler deliberately slowed play to disrupt his rhythm in the final holes!

Eyewitnesses report that during the last round on July 20, Scheffler took unusually long pauses between shots, a move Olesen called “psychological warfare” in a post-tournament press conference. “I was two strokes behind, and he knew it—those delays cost me my focus,” Olesen fumed. Rory McIlroy, finishing T12 at -3, reportedly sided with Olesen, hinting at unease with Scheffler’s conduct: “Something didn’t feel right out there.”

X is ablaze with reactions, with fans split between “Scheffler’s a genius!” and “This is cheating—strip his title!” The R&A has announced a review of the final round footage, but Scheffler’s team insists his pace was within rules. Could this tarnish his Claret Jug triumph?