The world number one claimed his first Claret Jug after triumphing by four shots at Royal Portrush but has stressed that there is "more to life than playing golf".

Scheffler - who questioned the point of playing the sport prior to the tournament beginning last week - said: "We live in a day and age where clickbait is what people look for and you can shorten a five-minute clip into three words. I think it underestimates what I was trying to communicate.

"I've worked my entire life to become good at this game and play for a living. It's one of the great joys of my life and to win The Open is a feeling that's hard to describe.

"Am I grateful for it? Do I enjoy it? Oh, my gosh, yes, this is a cool feeling. But having success in life is not what fulfils the deepest desires of your heart.

"Just because you win a golf tournament doesn't make you happy - but I'm pretty excited to celebrate this one."

Scheffler secured his fourth major title with the victory and was delighted with the reception he got at the final hole despite the Northern Irish crowd rooting for local hero Rory McIlroy.

He said: "It's a very cool walk. It's a very special walk. To be honest with you, walking up 18, I didn't really know if I was going to get that much support from the crowd.

"The crowd, I think, wanted somebody else to win this week, and I kind of got to play spoiler a little bit, which was fun as well.

"It really was, it was a great reception. I heard a lot of the fans supporting me out there today. It was a really cool environment to be able to play in.

"You had a lot of guys out there supporting the local favourites, and you had some people from the States coming out and supporting us. It was a really interesting day, but it was a lot of fun."