Scottie Scheffler Is Wearing Very Special Shoes At The PGA Championship

The first round of the 2026 PGA Championship is underway on Thursday. Scottie Scheffler enters as the favorite to win it all.

Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, is rocking some very special shoes in Pennsylvania this weekend. The four-time major champion is rocking a special set of golf shoes from Nike.

The shoes have the words "lost" and "found" on the soles. He's rocking them at the Aronimink Golf Club this week.

The special golf shoes pay tribute to Walter Hagen, who won five PGA Championships in his historic career. However, these shoes specifically pay tribute to his win in 1925.

After his 1925 PGA Championship win, he handed the trophy to his cab driver and instructed him to take it to his hotel. However, the trophy never made it to the hotel. The trophy was officially lost.

Hagen ended up winning again in 1926 and '27, meaning he never really had to own up to losing it.

In 1928, Hagen finally had to admit that he had lost it. But then, in 1930, the trophy was magically found.

"In Detroit last week. Hagen, while going through some old trunks, unearthed a bulky package. Lo, and behold! It was the P.G.A. trophy which had been lost and was found again," a headline in the New York Evening Journal on Oct. 6, 1930.

Nike often releases special shoes for the major tournament

Nike often releases special golf shoes for the four major tournaments - The Masters, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open and the Open Championship - but these ones for Scheffler are pretty special.

Hopefully, if Scheffler wins this weekend, he won't suffer a similar fate and lose the PGA Championship trophy.

We're guessing Scheffler would have better security - and more private drivers - in 2026 than there were in 1925, though.

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This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM.