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Cricket without fun isn't fun at all

11.08.25, 11:47 Updated 11.08.25, 11:48

Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards

"What's the point?"

For a pre-tournament press conference, it wasn't the response that most of the journalists gathered from the world of golf expected at Portrush on the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland,

Scottie Scheffler, the best golfer on the planet and soon-to-be crowned Open champion, is nothing if not honest.

“We work so hard for such little moments,” he said. “I’m kind of sicko; I love putting in the work. I love getting to practice. I love getting to live out my dreams.

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Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.

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