On December 17 at the Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, Scottie Scheffler will go against Rory McIlroy, captaining four-man squads at the inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games. His biggest enemy there apparently won’t be McIlroy but something else altogether.

“The clock will definitely be a factor in the games,” Scheffler told GolfWeek . “That’s something we’re definitely not used to. I’m one of the guys who likes to operate at my own pace in my own little world. It will be fun to interact and have fun as the competition evolves, and try to beat the clock.”

Though Scheffler is generally not considered a slow player, he does like to take his time. After all, his group received a warning for delaying the pace of play during the third round of the BMW Championship. Now, this is not the

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