Scottie Scheffler has played far below his expectations at the BMW Championship so far. After 36 holes, the leader of the FedExCup ranking is only tied 29th. During the second round at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado, the otherwise calm and controlled world number one showed an unusually emotional side. The normally level-headed Texan had a moment on Friday that many amateur golfers know only too well: Frustration after a failed shot.
Scottie Scheffler Freaks Out After Hitting the Water at the BMW Championship
After a solid start to the round, with a front nine one under par, Scheffler seemed to be on course. But there was a scene on the par-4 10th that quickly made the rounds on social media. Scheffler sent his tee shot 335 meters into the right rough, leaving him with a difficult approach shot over a water hazard. The attempt to reach the green failed and the ball landed in the water. On his next attempt to reach the green, this time from the drop zone about 90 meters from the flag, the situation got out of hand. His wedge shot missed the green, which visibly infuriated the otherwise so controlled professional. “Isn’t that uphill?” Scheffler asked loudly, while his caddie, Ted Scott, walked on silently. But the outburst didn’t end there: “How? HOW?” Scheffler repeated several times. “How is that possible? What the f*ck! That’s impossible!”
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The following putt from around seven meters was solid, but Scheffler still had to settle for a double bogey – his worst result of the day. At the end of the round, his score was even-par 72, which dropped him to T29 in the tournament, twelve strokes behind the leader Adam Scott. However, Scheffler does not have to worry about his lead in the season rankings just yet. On the one hand, his lead is enormous and on the other, his closest rival Xander Schauffele has not performed brilliantly in Castle Rock so far.