Rory McIlroy was full of praise and admiration for Scottie Scheffler after the American won his first Open Championship. On the fifth green, Scheffler calmly drained another birdie putt to go up by seven shots. It had been over for a while, perhaps as early as Friday when Scheffler shot 64. "The crowd, I think, wanted somebody else to win this week," Scheffler said. Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images"He's been on a different level all week," McIlroy said.