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 ten years since that silly mix-up, but more have followed. Now, Scottie Scheffler is running into similar issues. In fact, this season, the world No. 1 has found himself being named differently repeatedly.

Back in June, after winning the Memorial Tournament, the PGA Tour had a special surprise (?) waiting for Mr. Inevitable. Apparently, his name on his Wikipedia page was changed to “Scottie “Himothy” Scheffler.” After noting the mistake, the tour quickly corrected the mistake and updated everyone on the name being changed to “Scottie Alexander Scheffler.” Although he has become a household name now with three years of dominance, Scheffler again found himself in a funny situation.

On Saturday, Scheffler already just escaped a two-stroke penalty as he reached the first tee with only 30 seconds to spare. But then came a bigger twist that a fan, David Bryce Barber, shared on his X account in a now-viral tweet with the caption, “Scottie Scheffler introduced as Scottie Schlopler (?) at the Tour Championship today. 😂”

In the attached video, the commentator gave a huge buildup to the reigning title holder, saying, “2025 Open Champion, the current gold medalist, and defending FedExCup winner. Please welcome, Scottie Schlopler.” Scheffler, who started his third round 5 strokes behind the leader Tommy Fleetwood, was visibly trying to avoid laughing and ended up giving a slight nod before teeing off.

Now, he may be the least expected victim of a name mix-up on the PGA Tour, but the announcer probably remembered Xander Schaufelle during the introduction. However, whether it was his late arrival to get ready or the sudden mispronunciation of his name, Scheffler’s shot went right on the rough.

Despite a shaky start with bogeys on the first and second holes, Scheffler 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. He ended his third round standing at fifth with 12-under, 4 strokes behind the shared leaders, Patrick Cantlay and Tommy Fleetwood. However, Koepka and Scheffler are not the only ones whose names have confused the announcers.

At the 2023 RBC Heritage jacket presentation ceremony, Jordan Spieth was announced as “Justin Spieth.” Given the mistake, his childhood friend and fellow pro, Justin Thomas, cracked up. Of course, the mistake was honest and funny at the same time.

Still, 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

Mispronouncing names in tournaments is a growing issue that the fans of any sport don’t easily let go of. And when the mistake is with the world No. 1 golf player, whose name is not that hard to pronounce, the followers certainly took it to heart. While some laughed, some made it sound more urgent.

“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,” wrote one fan. Another chimed 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 😂😂😂,” commented 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 practicing the pronunciation.

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.” Fellow pros’ names being butchered would likely 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. But do you think this is something that needs to be corrected urgently, with the growing attention?