It seems that weird incidents are not all that uncommon on the golf courses this year. Snake? Yes. Turtle? Yes. And now that we have checked off animal sightings, weird shots, and uncontrollable behavior off the list, there is a video making the rounds on social media that involves Scottie Scheffler. Let’s dive in one by one, shall we?

During the ongoing 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, there was a recent incident involving a snake. The reptile had found its way onto the fairway and ended up in a Mexican standoff-style encounter with golfer Shaun Micheel, who, for his part, maintained a facade of nonchalance.

A tournament volunteer bravely used his foot to usher the snake into the rough, and thereby disaster was averted. The 2003 PGA Championship winner continued on his merry way and birdied the putt right after, showing that he was indeed unfazed by the encounter with the slithering creature. Discussing the same with The Charlotte Observer, the 56-year-old said, “There was a guy following me and he goes, ‘Man, you need that snake on every hole.’ And I said, ‘Well, bring him along.'”

Another living creature to crash the party at the PGA Championship? Well, on a casual Thursday, a snapping turtle made his presence known as Ryan Gerard approached his ball near the 14th green. And it so appeared that the turtle was in the mood to enjoy the match as it made itself comfortable in the sand trap near the water. Oooof, that’s quite something, but what are the fans buzzing about now?

In a video posted by Golf on CBS on X, the World No.1 can be seen practicing his swing on the course, while a member of his team holds his hips and supports him. As Scheffler goes for the swing, the member can be seen aiding his hips’ rotation, mostly to bring more flexibility to his movement and to aid in getting more power to the swing.

The video sure did offer a unique perspective into what goes behind golfers’ practice routines and how they look at even the tiniest detail to aid them. Remember Matthew Wolff’s pre-swing, which involves a shimmy and body movement? So, the 26-year-old golfer’s unique, almost “wild” pre-shot routine includes a body wiggle and a leg kick. With that, he also makes an aggressive pre-swing shift towards the target and moves the club vertically as he positions it far right of his target at the top.

But coming back to Scheffler, several fans did not let this go easily, though. They made sure that they conveyed their thoughts on social media regarding the practice swing.

Golf world reacts to Scottie Scheffler’s practice routine

PGA Tour pro Wesley Bryan was quick to joke about the video, stating that Scottie Scheffler had tapped into something that had never been seen before and that this trick could be the reason for his dominance on the golf course. “Scottie is on to something! If you think about your left hip at Quail Hollow it leads to something special. He literally just won the golf tournament. Mark my words.” Bryan tweeted.

Upon a quick glance, even though Jhonattan Vegas is taking his lead into the weekend, the top-ranked golfer has climbed his way into contention on Friday, too. The 28-year-old made four birdies on the day to get to 5-under for the week. However, looking at his larger season so far, he has played 9 events total, where he won The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and had a runner-up finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.

To top that, he has another 6 Top 10 finishes and 9 Top 25 finishes with 9 cuts made. Currently, he is sitting in the fourth spot in FedEx Cup points with 1,928 points.

Another fan put an edited image of Scheffler getting pantsed, referencing that he was “Half expecting” the World No.1’s pants to be pulled down by his mate while he was practicing the swing. Sheesh, that would have been beyond embarrassing for the pro golfer! And for the fans? Maybe another epic fail to laugh at.

The video easily serves as a reminder of one of the iconic scenes in Adam Sandler’s golf-centric movie Happy Gilmore, where Sandler’s character is taught to use the hips by Carl Weathers’ character, saying the iconic line, “It’s all in the hips.” The delivery of this takes place while holding Sandler’s hands from behind and rotating both their hips together. One fan posted that scene as a reference. Another user also referenced the hip-holder by Carl Weathers’ character’s name in the movie, “Chubs.”

One fan also jokingly quipped that the focus should be on the feet rather than the swaying of the hips. “It’s all in the feet here really,” the user stated. Scheffler, after his shot, stumbled a bit, causing him to lose his footing and take an extra step. What do you think of Scottie Scheffler’s practice routine? Do you think there is any method to the madness?