“With it being a little bit tight, it was hard for me to get through it, and I was laboring most of the day to get through the ball,” Scheffler said. “On 17 I was trying to hit a high draw, and that’s a shot where I’ve really got to use a big turn, big motion. Really just felt it a little bit. But other than that, all good.
“Maybe I hit a few too many balls yesterday or something. It was just a little sore. I’m sure I’ll get some ice on it and stuff and I’ll be totally fin
Scheffler’s usual ball-striking excellence was absent Thursday. The runaway leader in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green this season, Scheffler lost strokes to the field in the first round. He was buoyed by a strong putting performance, holing 107 feet of putts. He made a crucial 25-foot bogey putt on the par-4 15th after dumping his approach in the water. All three of his birdie putts came from outside 10 feet.