Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler’s press conferences ahead of The Open turned quite morbid.The duo are looking for success in the last major of the year, taking place at Royal Birkdale later this week.Scheffler is looking to defend his title in the North West this weekGettyBoth are multiple major winners, but when asked about his legacy, Scheffler revealed that it isn’t something that interests him.That is because once he’s gone, he’s gone, and it won’t matter.Golf fans will remember Scheffler grabbed the headlines at last year’s Open, questioning whether he even cares about golf, before winning at Royal Portrush. In another apparent existential crisis on Tuesday, he said: “To be brutally honest, not really.“I don’t play for a place in history, I am not really playing for anything like that, this is going to sound morbid, but at the end of the day, I am going to live my life, and then it’s going to end.“When it ends, I am going somewhere else.”And this exact same sentiment was echoed by McIlroy.He was asked the same question and had a very similar response.He said: “I don’t really care.“I would like to think the people who love and care about me think a certain way about me, but I’ll be long gone – I’ll be dead.McIlroy is always one of the star attractions wherever he goesGetty“I don’ think I’ll be seeing what people say about me, I’ll be six feet under – I don’t think I’ll be a ghost.”Legacies securedThe American and Northern Irishman might not be too bothered about their legacies, but they wouldn’t need to worry anyway because they are secure.McIlroy is one of just six golfers in the history of the sport to win all four majors at least once.His stunning win at Augusta in 2025 sealed that prize for him as he claimed the Green Jacket for the first time.That means he is part of a list that includes Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.To further extend that legacy he then won The Masters again earlier this year.McIlroy and Scheffler have been at the very top for quite some time nowThat ensured he is one of only four players to win arguably the biggest prize in golf back-to-back.And then if we look at British golfers, McIlroy is joint-top in terms of majors won.Meanwhile, Scheffler is also a two-time Masters champion.He won his first in 2022 and second in 2024, and there was a point when the 30-year-old looked almost unbeatable.Last year, he claimed the PGA Championship and The Open title, so he is on four majors, needing just the US Open to complete the career grand slam.His overall record of 20 PGA Tour wins is also outstanding, and he has been the world number one four times in his career.The total number of weeks adds up to 200, while the current run is 165 weeks.This puts him in the top three of all time, so again, no concerns over his legacy even if he isn’t bothered.