Scottie Scheffler

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And if I win this golf tournament, then great; and if I don't, that's okay, too, because I did everything I could and I'm prepared and the rest isn't up to me.” A 40-foot birdie putt on the 70th hole proved to be the difference for Nicklaus, who won by one. Scheffler followed Thursday’s 69 with a 67 that was the low round on a difficult day. He won 30 times on the PGA TOUR, but one of golf’s modern Grand Slam events wasn’t one of them (he did win the Western Open when it was one of golf’s top events, however). The Scheffler and Burns families have spent their downtime during one of golf’s most stressful weeks playing board games. He arrived at the Masters having won three of his last five starts, becoming the first player in a quarter century to pick up his first three TOUR wins in such short order. He’s been victorious in both stroke play and match play and across the continent, conquering a variety of courses and setups. Scheffler played alongside Phil Mickelson in the first two rounds of last year’s Masters. This is Scheffler’s first Masters, as well, with Ted Scott on the bag. Success in the game is fleeting, so it’s important to capitalize on the hot streaks, and Scheffler may be riding one to his first major championship. Four of the previous five to amass such an advantage after the first two rounds have gone on to win. He is five shots ahead at the halfway point of the Masters, tying the tournament’s record for largest 36-hole lead.

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Another followed at the 13th after finding his ball amongst the photographers on his approach, only to get up and down in two. Afterwards, the former Open champion said it was one of the rounds of his life. The green jacket is now his to lose. In stepped Willett, the 2016 Masters champion on the hunt for another taste of victory at Augusta, who birdied the 2nd to take the outright lead. The American rounded the front nine with a pair of birdies to hit the front and when the pressure moments came he held his nerve. Scheffler, who was playing in the final group and will be doing so again on Saturday, made a patient start after bogeying the first but inspired play after the turn moved him to a score of -8 that did not look reachable earlier. That was also where McIlroy met his undoing, a double-bogey six puncturing his chances, before he played out his round under par to finish +2 overall. But the conditions were changing and the wind was starting to pick up. Charl Schwartzel, Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama rose, and amongst it all Tiger Woods battled on to ensure that he made the cut – which remains as remarkable a story as any that will be produced at this opening major of the year. It was thought a round of level par would have kept plenty of those in the field in contention – but that was before Scheffler’s magnificent back nine. Cameron Smith and Danny Willett were among those to fall away from the top of the leaderboard. Indeed, a five-shot lead at the halfway stage is the biggest in Masters history.

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Cloud cover thickens up again in the afternoon with another low chance for a brief shower. That all added up to a scoring average of 4.629. The rest really isn’t up to me.”

Scheffler carried on where he left off with a superb second round of 67, despite a blustery wind making scoring difficult.

“I’d like to be a couple of shots better at least, but I’m still right there. I got a couple of bad gusts and made a couple of bad swings on top of that. I need to get myself there, that’s the key.” I’m where I need to be. “I’m where I want to be. “I’m in a great position,” Lowry said.

Scottie Scheffler is one of five players in Masters history with a five-shot lead after 36 holes. The other four went on to win.

Scheffler got his mistakes out of the way early and began to seize control with two birdies right before making the turn. "He clearly has control of everything right now based off the last couple of months, so I'm not too surprised," Thomas added. Scott was trying to stay in the mix until he had a wedge spin back into the water on the par-5 15th, hit the next over the green and took triple bogey. In his debut as the new No. 1 player in the world, Scheffler looked the part. Jordan Spieth hit two into Rae's Creek and took triple bogey on the par-3 12th. "And there's a bunch of other guys in he field. It exposes you when it gets this windy if you don't have control of your ball. "My game feels like it's in a good spot. I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing and not overthink things.'' "You live on a knife's edge every hole, honestly,'' said Adam Scott, who played in Scheffler's group. The last four players who led by five shots going into the weekend went on to win. So I can't be paying too much attention to them either way.''

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Scottie Scheffler affirmed his status as the World No.. 1 with a Friday 67 that gives him a five-shot lead heading into the weekend of the Masters.

“It's nice to build up a little bit of a lead, but I'm not really going to be thinking about it tonight or anything,” he said. Scheffler began with bogeys on two of his first three holes, but he played his final 12 holes in six under par to pull away from the field. But he came out of the battle with hardly a scratch on him. Scheffler is running like a thoroughbred of late, winning three of his last five starts, including the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play two weeks ago that propelled him to World No. 1 in lightning speed. The nearly invulnerable effort, tied for low round of the day with Justin Thomas, enabled Scheffler to build a five-stroke lead at eight-under 136—matching the largest two-round lead in Masters history. We are only 36 holes into the 86th Masters, but Scottie Scheffler established his bona fides as the No. 1 player in the world on Friday with an exhibition of power and patience we should expect from the game’s top-ranked golfer.

That gave the 25-year-old American a commanding five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, 2011 winner Charl Schwartzel, Ireland's Shane Lowry and ...

Cloud cover thickens up again in the afternoon with another low chance for a brief shower. That all added up to a scoring average of 4.629. The rest really isn’t up to me.”

Scheffler's five-stroke lead, at 8-under, matches the tournament record for a 36-hole advantage. Four other players in Masters history have hit the tournament's ...

History says he’ll have a tough time reprising his level of dominance over the final 36 holes. That put each at a dominance level of -2.49. On the weekend, though, Nicklaus shot 64-69 to beat Palmer and Player by eight. In 1976, Floyd, too, finished at 70-70 for a four-round score of 271, eight better than runner-up Ben Crenshaw. In 1975, Nicklaus shot a Saturday 73 and lost his lead to Tom Weiskopf, then closed with a 68 to edge Weiskopf by one. Only 13 of the day’s 49 starters broke par. The four-round field average in 2020 was 284.3, about six strokes easier than the same layout is on a pace to play by Monday night. That works out to 3.58 standard deviations superior to how the field has handled Augusta National on a couple of cold, wet, windy days. The field average that day was 73.06, nine strokes worse than him. But that’s only part of the story. Scheffler’s five-stroke lead, at 8-under, matches the tournament record for a 36-hole advantage. Ben Hogan won three Masters, but even at his most dominant (1953) he only reached -2.60 standard deviations. Johnson would eventually pull away to defeat Smith and Im by five. Those four are:

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You've seen guys do it with a chance going into the back nine. Sequence has been the game of choice, and Sam Burns, who handed Scheffler a few early losses during practice round matches this week, says the recent whirlwind of success hasn't changed his good friend. "I've got a chance going into the weekend," said Woods. "Hopefully I'll have one of those light bulb moments and turn it on in the weekend and get it done. This marks Scheffler's third Masters appearance, though he played the course several times as an amateur. "I would say Tiger takes a lot of attention away from all of us," said Scheffler, "which I think is a good thing for us. As the golf world obsessed over Woods' every move this week, Scheffler welcomed that long shadow.

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“The guy seems to play good every year. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “I learned a lot just by watching those guys manage their way around the golf course,” Scheffler said.

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1st 1st 5th 5th Scheffler's best finish at the Masters came in 2021 when he finished in a tie for 18th place. Scheffler had logged a top-10 finish in three of the PGA Tour's four majors entering the 2022 season.

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Woods needed a fairway wood to attempt to reach the green on the par-three fourth and tugged his shot left of the green, but produced a superb chip over a bunker to save par. After saving par on the first, Scheffler birdied the second and third to move six shots clear, before a bogey on the fourth and Lowry’s second birdie of the day on the sixth meant the gap was down to four. After a perfect drive on the first, Woods hit a mediocre approach and three-putted from long range for a disappointing bogey, but almost holed his greenside bunker shot for an eagle on the par-five second and tapped in for birdie.

A superb second round of 67 gave Scheffler a halfway total of eight under par and a record-equalling five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, ...

“The guy seems to play good every year. “I learned a lot just by watching those guys manage their way around the golf course,” Scheffler said. The total prize fund on that occasion was 5,000 US dollars (£3,800) with Horton Smith claiming the winner’s share of USD1,500 (£1,100), a stark contrast to this year’s figures of USD15million (£11.5million) and USD2.7million (£2.07million).

A superb second round of 67 gave Scheffler a halfway total of eight under par and a record-equalling five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, ...

“The guy seems to play good every year. “I learned a lot just by watching those guys manage their way around the golf course,” Scheffler said. The total prize fund on that occasion was 5,000 US dollars (£3,800) with Horton Smith claiming the winner’s share of USD1,500 (£1,100), a stark contrast to this year’s figures of USD15million (£11.5million) and USD2.7million (£2.07million).

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He earmarked $50,000 to the Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation. His donations have not stopped, and he has partnered with Mecklin to create a program that brings kids battling cancer into golf. And now Scheffler’s ascension coincides with Masters week, the week Mecklin and James held sacred. Now 30, Mecklin—who was inspired by James to dedicate her life to pediatric care—is amazed that Scheffler has remained true to who he is in spite of the new heights he’s reached. “I think Scottie respected how James was trying to live his life, to have fun and get good at a sport he enjoyed while trying to deal with cancer and trying to help others with cancer. I like to think as touched as James was by the support, people liked being around him because he was a constant inspiration. "He would come down on Friday and be right back in Austin the next day, but he wanted to do what he could to keep the memory of James going.” And through his education and golf and treatments James continued to spread the word on his mission, annually holding a golf scramble that doubled as a toga party to raise funds to battle the disease, an event Scottie never missed. Shortly after he was told the end was near. In college we would fire up our computers and stream it in the back of class,” Mecklin says. “He spent most of his time at the local golf course.” “I’ve never seen them so happy,” Mecklin says. The surgery replaced 40 percent of his femur and 20 percent of his tibia with metal.

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He was inspirational.” “I don’t want to put words into Scottie’s mouth but I’d like to think that James had a really positive impact on him. "James would say to me, ‘I only have so many days, months, years to live, and I’m trying to make the most of what I can with my time. He also met Scottie. He had only just turned 13. “They met through golf.

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Start your Independent Premium subscription today. After saving par on the first, Scheffler birdied the second and third to move six shots clear, before a bogey on the fourth and Lowry’s second birdie of the day on the sixth meant the gap was down to four. Woods needed a fairway wood to attempt to reach the green on the par-three fourth and tugged his shot left of the green, but produced a superb chip over a bunker to save par.

American golfer Scottie Scheffler became the world No 1 this year after winning three events on the PGA Tour, and is now in control of the Masters heading ...

That's because the publicity was dominated by the return of Tiger Woods, who made a remarkable return to professional golf following his high-speed car crash in February last year. And more was to come at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin. Despite this, there was little media talk about Scheffler ahead of this week's tournament at Augusta.

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Woods needed a fairway wood to attempt to reach the green on the par-three fourth and tugged his shot left of the green, but produced a superb chip over a bunker to save par. After saving par on the first, Scheffler birdied the second and third to move six shots clear, before a bogey on the fourth and Lowry’s second birdie of the day on the sixth meant the gap was down to four. After a perfect drive on the first, Woods hit a mediocre approach and three-putted from long range for a disappointing bogey, but almost holed his greenside bunker shot for an eagle on the par-five second and tapped in for birdie.

Scottie Scheffler leads by three shots from Cameron Smith going into the final round of the Masters at Augusta.

The Australian reached five under for his round at the 15th, giving a seven under total, before handing a shot back to the course on the par three 16th. Shane Lowry berated his caddie en route to a bogey at the 13th that shuffled him back to three under. The Irishman lies two under after a 73. Thomas, who signed for a 72 and one under total, must continue to rue his opening round of 76. It is to be remembered even playing in this Masters, let alone for 72 holes, is a remarkable achievement given the scale of his injuries after a car crash 14 months ago. The 28-year-old slipped back to even par at the 14th and collected shots at the 16th and 18th before a painful bogey at the last. Justin Thomas moved from one to three under par within a trio of holes. The greens were to bother Woods all day, with 36 putts included in a 78. As Scheffler dropped shots at the 14th and 15th, heads turned. Scheffler had birdied the 2nd and 3rd to move to double digits under par. His tee shot to the par five was wayward but rebounded from a tree and into semi-rough. Scheffler, playing in Schwartzel’s company, had no cause to feel threatened at all as Schwartzel holed out for a bogey.

But a late stumble by the American partially opened the door for the chasing pack at Augusta National.

Last 10 holes just wasn’t good enough, and it’s unfortunate.” “Well done, well done Bo. Only 30 yards out.. I hit 1,000 putts out there today. “It was like practice putting. The 25-year-old American looked odds on to make it five out of six as he extended his lead to six shots after eight holes and was still five ahead with five holes to play, but a late stumble at least partially opened the door for the chasing pack. Scheffler was the sixth player in tournament history to hold a five-shot lead at the halfway stage, with four of the previous five going on to claim the green jacket at Augusta National.

Scottie Scheffler leads Cam Smith by three shots after 54 holes, and both players have proven themselves to be the best players in the game at this moment.

“This is a lot more fun than a lot of the starts I’ve had in major championships, especially around this golf course.” “For six weeks, Scottie has been incredible,” said Kevin Kisner, who lost to Scheffler in the recent World Match Play final. Scheffler birdied the second and third holes and temporarily widened his lead to six. He teed off with a big lead Saturday and missed the first green to the left. He is the only player in the field who has shot under-par scores in each round. He may be the player to beat, but three shots are nothing given the hazards of the back nine on Sunday. Does Scheffler seem worried about that? As he was about to play a delicate pitch, a car alarm began honking somewhere in the distance beyond the Augusta National boundary. All week, at least until the last six holes Saturday, the Masters looked as if it was going to be his fourth victory in six tournaments. After he took a drop, he ripped a long-iron shot just over the green and two-putted from the fringe for a consolation it-could’ve-been-much-worse bogey. The 3-iron that followed was like most of his iron shots Saturday—flush and on-line. Scheffler, a young Texan, has won three of his last five events and vaulted to No. 1 in the world rankings. Scheffler began the third round with a five-shot lead and had been playing near-flawless golf.

A superb second round of 67 gave Scheffler a halfway total of eight under par and a record-equalling five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, ...

“The guy seems to play good every year. “I learned a lot just by watching those guys manage their way around the golf course,” Scheffler said. The total prize fund on that occasion was 5,000 US dollars (£3,800) with Horton Smith claiming the winner’s share of USD1,500 (£1,100), a stark contrast to this year’s figures of USD15million (£11.5million) and USD2.7million (£2.07million).

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I just know the shot that I see and try to hit it, and after that it's not up to me.” Through 54 holes this week, Smith has 16 birdies and Scheffler 17. “The rest isn't up to me,” Scheffler said. And so that's something I've worked on, just being focused, and committed to each shot.” History suggests Scheffler controls his own destiny, but things can always go wrong. “He was 100 percent correct.

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Scheffler was unable to convert a birdie opportunity at the 11th and failed to get up and down from off the next green to save par, as Smith took advantage of both par-fives on the back nine to temporarily close within three of the lead. Lowry - playing in the group ahead - cut the gap to four when he holed from 15 feet to birdie the sixth, as Scheffler converted from a similar distance on the same hole and took advantage of the par-five eighth to restore a six-stroke cushion. Scheffler got up and down from wide of the opening green to save par and then followed a close-range birdie at the second by rolling in from eight feet at the third, briefly taking him six clear, only to miss from five feet and bogey the par-three fourth.

But a late stumble by the American partially opened the door for the chasing pack at Augusta National.

Last 10 holes just wasn’t good enough, and it’s unfortunate.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “Well done, well done Bo. Only 30 yards out. I hit 1,000 putts out there today. “It was like practice putting. The 25-year-old American looked odds on to make it five out of six as he extended his lead to six shots after eight holes and was still five ahead with five holes to play, but a late stumble at least partially opened the door for the chasing pack.

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Yet Scheffler did what many of his fellow competitors before him couldn’t do with his next shot: He hit a gentle chip that stayed up on the top tier of the green, nestling it to two feet. When Scheffler took his drop, it rolled outside the two clublengths, requiring a second drop. • Could he move some of the pine needles before he dropped the ball? And then all I was trying to do was figure out how I was going to get it on the green for my third shot. It would be his third shot after adding the unplayable penalty. His ball rattled in the trees left of the fairway only 220-some yards up the hole.

Scottie Scheffler will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the 86th Masters as he bids to cement his position as world number one with a first major title. Scheffler was the sixth player in tournament history to hold a five-shot lead at the ...

Last 10 holes just wasn’t good enough, and it’s unfortunate.” “Well done, well done Bo. Only 30 yards out.. I hit 1,000 putts out there today. “It was like practice putting. The 25-year-old American looked odds on to make it five out of six as he extended his lead to six shots after eight holes and was still five ahead with five holes to play, but a late stumble at least partially opened the door for the chasing pack. Scheffler was the sixth player in tournament history to hold a five-shot lead at the halfway stage, with four of the previous five going on to claim the green jacket at Augusta National.

Masters leader Scottie Scheffler hit a wild tee on the 18th hole Saturday. For rules buffs, that's when things got really interesting.

Three-iron in hand, he morphed back into the world’s hottest golfer and laced a shot up to the left side of the green, his ball running by the back-left pin and just off the back of the green. When Scheffler had identified a suitable spot on which to drop, he dropped his ball from knee-level but it kicked into an area that was closer to the hole. Scheffler’s ball was close enough to the bed of needles by the fairway to take his drop there. Scheffler asked the official if he could move pine needles — which are loose impediments — in the intended area of his drop. … I was a bit of a hothead I think in high school and college, so to be able to just stay patient and realize mistakes are going to come, and winning golf tournaments out here is not easy. A return to the tee could have easily resulted in a double-bogey 6 for Scheffler, which would have cut his 54-hole to just two. If it didn’t turn up in the three minutes permitted under the rules, Scheffler would have had to return to the tee and play his third. The resulting spot gave him both a clean lie and a clean look at the green. Scheffler’s ball disappeared into the pines and descended into a snarl of bushes and branches below. The good news: the ball turned up. He wasn’t leading by seven, as he had been when he made the turn on this Masters Saturday, but he still enjoyed a four-shot advantage when he stepped on to the 18th tee. Up ahead of him, Cameron Smith had already signed for a four-under 68 that had moved him to six under for the tournament.

A superb second round of 67 gave Scheffler a halfway total of eight under par and a record-equalling five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, ...

“The guy seems to play good every year. “I learned a lot just by watching those guys manage their way around the golf course,” Scheffler said. The total prize fund on that occasion was 5,000 US dollars (£3,800) with Horton Smith claiming the winner’s share of USD1,500 (£1,100), a stark contrast to this year’s figures of USD15million (£11.5million) and USD2.7million (£2.07million).

But a late stumble by the American partially opened the door for the chasing pack at Augusta National.

Last 10 holes just wasn’t good enough, and it’s unfortunate.” “Well done, well done Bo. Only 30 yards out.. I hit 1,000 putts out there today. “It was like practice putting. The 25-year-old American looked odds on to make it five out of six as he extended his lead to six shots after eight holes and was still five ahead with five holes to play, but a late stumble at least partially opened the door for the chasing pack. Scheffler was the sixth player in tournament history to hold a five-shot lead at the halfway stage, with four of the previous five going on to claim the green jacket at Augusta National.