In 2015, at the Waste Management Open, Brooks Koepka experienced a pretty funny flub: the first tee announcer called him “Brooks Cupcake” instead of pronouncing his name correctly (KEP-kuh). It’s been nearly ten years since that silly mix-up, and now another PGA Tour pro is running into a similar issue with their name being mispronounced.

Enter Scottie Scheffler, the latest and maybe least expected victim of a name mix-up on the PGA Tour. During the third round of the 2025 TOUR Championship, Scheffler stepped up to the first tee and got a surprise: the announcer boomed out “Scottie Shopler(!)” instead of saying his name correctly. That’s about as far off as you can get from pronouncing Scheffler’s name right.

Coincidence or not, Scheffler hit the rough right after. And, despite a shaky start with bogeys on the first and second holes, he bounced back impressively with three birdies on the third, fourth, and sixth holes. Looks like even if the name mix-up threw him off for a second, Scheffler handled things pretty smoothly.

On the other hand, when it comes to dealing with weird name situations, Scheffler’s got some history.

For instance, after he won the 2025 Memorial Tournament, his Wikipedia page showed his name as Scottie “Himothy” Scheffler. That’s definitely not right. Luckily, the website admin jumped on it and fixed the error pronto. A bit later, the PGA Tour let fans know about the fix with a post on X saying, “Scottie Scheffler’s Wikipedia has been updated.”

Additionally, at the 2023 RBC Heritage jacket presentation ceremony, Jordan Spieth was announced onto the stage as “Justin Spieth.” Given the mistake, his friend and fellow pro, Justin Thomas, cracked up.

However, when it comes to Scheffler’s fans, they are not going to let it slide off easily.

PGA Tour fans have divided opinions on Scottie Scheffler’s weird moment

It’s the TOUR Championship, and the PGA TOUR let a guy introduce players on 1 tee who doesn’t know how to pronounce Scheffler,” writes one fan, and another chimes in with, “Tee announcer at TOUR Championship just butchered Scottie Scheffler’s name.  Can’t make it up.” But as surprising as this particular moment is, you’d be glad to know Scottie Scheffler isn’t the only “first tee” victim.

Five years back at the Honda Classic, Luke Donald had a laughable moment when the first tee announcer got his name wrong, calling him “Luke McDonald.” Yes, that’s a mix-up worth a chuckle. Donald played it cool, though, taking the funny route and responding with a goofy post on Instagram, “Other than pronouncing my hometown wrong, getting the year I won The Honda incorrect & getting my name wrong, the announcer nailed it!!” He did thank everyone for their support, so maybe all was well?

“How do you get Scottie Scheffler’s name wrong 😂😂😂,” comments one fan. That’s a pretty good question, especially considering that another fan called this mispronunciation “Brutal.” But Hideki Matsuyama’s experience was probably way more off-base. At the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the first tee announcer totally mangled his name, saying “Hideekee Matsumoola.” The announcer apologized right away, and Matsuyama laughed it off like a pro. Still, golf fans weren’t having it and called out the announcer for not nailing the pronunciation ahead of time.

Lastly, a fan said, “When your 1 job is to get the players’ names correct on the first tee and you mispronounce Scottie Scheffler’s name and then he hits into the rough.  Coincidence? 😆 #pgatourchampionship.” It is likely that fellow pros’ names being butchered would be a relief for the golf fans. At Bay Hill in 2021, the first tee announcer called Rickie Fowler “Rickie Flower.”

So, Scottie Scheffler certainly isn’t the only victim.