PGA TOUR Players
Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler
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Scheffler carded an even-par 72 on Sunday to finish in a share of 33rd place at the BMW Championship.
Scheffler just did not have his best stuff this week. He battled some back tightness in Thursday's opening round, but it seemed to be fine after that. This was the first time Scheffler has lost strokes in an event since the 2022 Scottish Open. He did rank second in SG: Off-the-Tee, but ranking 45th in SG: Approach and losing 5.46 strokes was quite shocking. Scheffler and caddie Ted Scott clearly did not have a feel for the altitude adjustment. All that being said, Scheffler will still enter the TOUR Championship as the No. 1 seed with a two-stroke lead over No. 2 seed Xander Schauffele. Scheffler has come into East Lake in a similar position the last two years and failed to get the job done. You know he wants to put a period on what has been a truly outstanding season.
Scheffler said that he is "all good" after battling some back tightness in Thursday's first round of the BMW Championship, the PGA Tour reports.
Scheffler's back issue was most notable on when he hit his second shot on the 17th hole and grabbed his back right after the strike. Scheffler said that he woke up with some back tightness and when he had to try to play a draw and make a full turn it caused him some discomfort. He did not sound concerned about it at all, as he has battled these kinds of things earlier this season and still played some fantastic golf. It's something to keep an eye on tomorrow, but for now it's business as usual for the No. 1 ranked golfer. Scheffler sits at one-under-par and five shots back of the lead.
Scheffler finished in solo fourth place at the FedEx St. Jude Championship after a four-under 66 in the final round.
Scheffler came into the week off winning gold at the Paris Olympics trying to get his FedExCup chase off to a strong start in the first of three legs. Scheffler had never posted a top-10 at TPC Southwind, but he was in the mix all weekend. He carded five birdies against just one bogey on Sunday, but it just wasn't enough to track down Hideki Matusyama. Scheffler lost a little ground to Xander Schuaffele who finished T2, but another showing like this at the BMW Championship next week should wrap up that No. 1 seed at the TOUR Championship and that two-stroke lead over second.
Scheffler fired a final round nine-under 62 to claim a Gold Medal at the Olympics by one stroke.
Scheffler began the day four shots off the lead but was able to get off to a great start with three consecutive birdies to trim the deficit. He caught fire on the back-nine, carding clutch birdies on 14-17 to take the lead, ultimately posting a bogey-free round to win by a single shot. Scheffler did it despite losing strokes on the greens, as he led the field by gaining over 10 shots on approach. It's Scheffler's seventh victory over his last 12 starts.
