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Battle for No. 1 heats up in Phoenix: Scottie Scheffler leads Jon Rahm by 2 shots

All this talk about Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm and the debate on who is the best professional golfer on the planet.

Surely, it’s miffed the current world No. 2, no?

"Not really,” Scottie Scheffler said. “I would probably have to agree.”

Let Scheffler explain: “It's not like I'm sitting there saying I'm playing better than those guys right now. They have been winning tournaments, and I've been kind of on the outside looking in. So no, I haven't really been paying attention to it too much.”

Scheffler might've been ranked between No. 1 McIlroy and No.