The No. 1 player in the world has struggled on the greens. But if his putter can get hot, the rest of the PGA Tour could be in big trouble.
Scheffler had once again led the field in strokes gained: tee to green, even making an ace on the par-3 eighth hole in the final round. After signing his scorecard, a reporter asked Scheffler a question that left him bewildered:"How are you going to turn this thing around?"
According to Data Golf, Scheffler has gained 2.84 strokes on the field over the past year, which is more than a half-stroke better than any other player on tour and more than a full stroke better than all but four players . This season, he leads the tour in shots gained: total and tee-to-green and is second in approach , a testament to his world-class iron play that rivals Tiger Woods' ballstriking at the height of his career.
Going into last week's tournament, Scheffler ranked 144th on tour in strokes gained: putting, losing nearly a half-stroke to the field. He already had 11 three-putts this season. He has missed five putts from 6 feet, three from 5 feet, six from 4 feet and two from 3 feet. "I think that's why I love golf so much, just because I'm always working to try and get a little bit better at a time. I'm never going to solve the puzzle, but getting in there, putting in the work, is kind of what I enjoy about it."
"It's not they were doing it on purpose, they just expected perfection out of the guy, and it's unattainable in our sport," Scheffler said."That would be a great place for me to be if I'm not winning golf tournaments. It'd be like, 'Why isn't Scottie winning golf tournaments?' That would be amazing."That's exactly where Scheffler found himself before he won again at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
All the while, Scheffler believed his putting stroke was better than a year ago when there were more than a few times he immediately knew putts inside 10 feet had no chance of going in the hole. He hit too many putts on the heel of the putter and wasn't starting them on his chosen line."I've cleaned up a lot of that to where most of my putts are starting within the realm of where they should go in and it's exciting for me," Scheffler said.
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