Scheffler recovered from his shank to capture his seventh win on the PGA Tour on Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler had some good-natured fun with a reporter who asked him about his bad shot at the Tour Championship in Atlanta over the weekend.
The World No. 1 shanked a shot out of a fairway bunker on the 8th hole at East Lake, leading to his once seven-stroke lead to dwindle to two with 11 holes left in the final round. Scheffler managed to recover quickly, though, and Scheffler appeared to be in such a good mood after his FedEx Cup win on Sunday that he poked fun at a reporter who asked him a probing question about his one ugly, shanked shot of the tournament.“So, there’s the club, like there’s the straight part of the face and then over here is the hosel,” Scheffler elaborated, mimicking a club with his hands. “And on that one specifically, I caught too much of that part of the face. Then that’s why it went to the right.
, extended his historic season in which he also won the Players Championship, the Masters and the Arnold Palmer Invitational, among other tournaments. Following his FedEx Cup title triumph, the 28-year-old Scheffler recorded his seventh official win on the PGA Tour this year, which marks the most of any player since Tiger Woods in 2007.Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Scottie Scheffler fires 65, now up 7 at Tour ChampionshipScottie Scheffler had five birdies over his last seven holes on a sweltering afternoon at renovated East Lake to pull away from Xander Schauffele and everyone else at the Tour Championship.
Read more »
Scottie Scheffler takes giant leap toward $25 million FedEx Cup prizeScottie Scheffler started the Tour Championship with a two-shot lead. He had the best round of the opening day. The math in the FedEx Cup suddenly isn't all that hard to figure out. The world's No. 1 player made five birdies over the last seven holes at revamped East Lake for a 65. With the head start, he now leads by seven shots.
Read more »
With 9 More Birdies, Collin Morikawa Closes Gap on Scottie SchefflerThe Cal grad is alone in second place after two rounds at the Tour Championship, now just four strokes back of the world's top-rankted player
Read more »
Everyone starts out chasing Scottie Scheffler for the FedEx Cup title at East LakeScottie Scheffler is the best player in golf. And now the other 29 players at the Tour Championship are spotting him a two-shot lead. Shane Lowry says he's used to giving his friends a few shots at home. But he says his friends are not named Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
Read more »
Everyone starts out chasing Scottie Scheffler for FedEx Cup titleDallas local Scheffler is the best player in golf. And now the other 29 players at the Tour Championship are spotting him a two-shot lead.
Read more »
Scottie Scheffler closes in on $25 million FedEx Cup prize with late burst of birdiesScottie Scheffler has extended his lead to five shots going into the final day of the Tour Championship. At stake is richest prize in golf, with $25 million for the FedEx Cup. He finished with four birdies in his last five holes for a 66. Collin Morikawa wound up losing a little ground with a 67 and has a tall order on the final day.
Read more »