Scottie Scheffler had an indignant outburst on the BMW Championship on Friday.
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Throughout the second spherical of the BMW Championship at Fort Pines Golf Membership in Colorado, Scottie Scheffler proved that he’s actually identical to us. Properly — a minimum of in relation to venting after a missed shot.
After opening with a front-nine 35 (one underneath par on the day) on Friday, Scheffler pounded his drive 367 yards into the best tough on the par-4 tenth gap. That left him 187 yards to the outlet — a shot that required a carry over water. Scheffler didn’t execute the shot he needed and ended up moist.
Nobody likes to lose a ball to the water, so Scheffler was probably a bit scorching underneath the collar as he approached his fourth shot from the drop space, round 100 yards from the outlet. However when Scheffler ended up left of the inexperienced together with his wedge, he exploded in frustration. You’ll be able to watch a video of his outburst beneath.
“Is that not an upslope?” Scheffler requested out loud, as his caddie, Ted Scott, picked up his bag and began strolling with out responding. Scheffler continued: “Significantly? How is that attainable?”
Such utterances are widespread in professional golf when a participant hits a shot he’s not pleased with. However Scheffler continued to escalate from there.
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“How? HOW?!” Scheffler shouted. “How is that attainable? How is that attainable?”
Whether or not Scheffler was speaking to himself or his caddie is unclear, however the scene was notable as a result of it was an uncharacteristically fiery second from the usually even-keeled World No. 1.
Scheffler’s subsequent shot was puttable, pin excessive and about 23 ft from the outlet. He gave it a very good run, however ended up settling for a tap-in double-bogey, his worst rating of the day. Irritating, certainly.
Scheffler finally completed with a second spherical rating of even-par 72 and is at the moment T29 and one-under for the event, 12 photographs behind chief Adam Scott. Fortunately for Scheffler, he’s nonetheless at the moment projected to retain the highest spot heading into subsequent week’s Tour Championship at East Lake.
