Pinehurst No. 2 is not making any associates this weekend on the U.S. Open, and Scottie Scheffler doesn’t appear to be a fan one bit.
The greens on the course are going viral for his or her absurd situations, and Scheffler was one more sufferer.
The reigning Masters champion had a 17-foot putt on the par-three fifteenth gap simply to avoid wasting par, and it appeared good till the final second, as he took the beginner aspect on the right-to-left break.
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Scottie Scheffler traces up a putt on the primary gap in the course of the second spherical of the U.S. Open golf event at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Friday. (Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Upon lacking, Scheffler flung his putter within the air, and it did a 540-degree flip earlier than touchdown exhausting on the inexperienced.
Scheffler made par on his first 5 holes of the day (beginning on the again 9), however he additionally bogeyed the seventeenth (his eighth) and double-bogeyed the No. 5 gap (his 14th).
In all, Scheffler was unable so as to add a stroke to his scorecard, going and not using a birdie in the whole spherical — he completed with a 4-over 74.
Scottie Scheffler putts on the thirteenth gap in the course of the second spherical of the U.S. Open golf event at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Friday. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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Scheffler will want some assist from these on the course now so as to see the weekend, as he’s at present outdoors the projected minimize line by one stroke (the U.S. Open minimize is high 60 and ties).
Scheffler is the world’s No. 1 golfer for an excellent motive — he already has 5 wins this season, together with the Gamers and the Memorial. He was the overwhelming favourite to win the third main of the yr.
Scottie Scheffler reacts after a putt on the thirteenth gap in the course of the second spherical of the U.S. Open golf event at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Friday. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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Maybe the largest story relating to Scheffler this yr was when he was arrested just a few hours earlier than his second spherical on the PGA Championship at Valhalla, however all costs have since been dropped.
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