By Scottie Scheffler standards, it’s been a frustrating season. That frustration boiled over on Thursday at the Memorial Tournament, specifically at the par-3 16th. The World No.
1 went out in two under 34, but gave shots back at the 10th and 14th holes. Getting home in even par would have been perfectly solid for Round 1, but that proved difficult after Scheffler’s tee ball at No. 16, playing as the fourth-hardest hole of the day, drifted left in the wind and found the water.
“I never thought that was in the water,” Scheffler could be heard saying to caddie Ted Scott on PGA Tour Live. “I don’t know what to do. “RELATED: Nelly Korda changes out of custom shoes gifted to her by LeBron JamesScheffler, who tipped the bill of his hat up and positioned his left fist under his chin in confusion, wasn’t done there.
“I can’t hear a word you’re saying, dude,” he said to Scott, who was walking ahead. “I feel like that was a good shot. ““It was a good shot,” Scott said back.
“Now I’m in the water,” Scheffler said. “Because came in out of the right. Absolutely flushed a 7 iron and we get the wind wrong and I’m in the water.
I don’t think you understand how frustrating that is. Like, that was a good shot. Really was, flushed it, liked the line.
“The wind’s hurting out of the right Golly. “You’ll notice Scheffler did use the word “we” when discussing getting the wind wrong, so, despite what some on social media would lead you to believe, this appears more like a vent session then an “unloading” on Scott.
That said, it’s still a testy exchange overall, but it’s also nothing new for scheffler. We just don’t see it as often when he’s playing well and consistently winning. But Scheffler has won only one time this season at the American Express, which might explain the frustration.
be simply chalked up to Scheffler not being able to get the wind right on Thursday, something he talked about following his first-round 73. “That’s just another really good iron shot, the wind switched from down off the right to pretty significantly in off the right,” he said. “If it’s down off the right, that ball’s probably where I hit my wedge shot to.
So just don’t really know what I’m supposed to do there outside of trying to hit a good shot, and then it’s frustrating when it doesn’t work out, especially when it doesn’t work out in that direction. “I would rather get gusted in off the left, not in off the right there. All you can do is just try to hit good shots.
It can be very frustrating sometimes when you feel like you’re hitting good shots and then you’re going to the drop zone. “RELATED: The regret Adam Scott still carries from the final round of the 2025 U Open at Oakmont
