World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler made more birdies Thursday at TPC River Highlands than in four rounds at the U.S. Open.
The world No. 1 was a surprising non-factor at the U.S. Open, finishing T41 with four straight rounds over par—more than he’d had the entireThursday at the Travelers Championship, Scheffler had more circles on his scorecard in the first 14 holes than in four rounds at Pinehurst No. 2 . That with just one bogey gave him an opening 5-under 65, putting him on the first page of the leaderboard in the season’s final signature event.“I feel like I hit it nice,” Scheffler said.
When asked Wednesday to characterize his week at Pinehurst after a few days removed, Scheffler laughed and said “long,” adding that he “didn’t have my best stuff.” On more than one occasion last week, Scheffler admitted to some fatigue following Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament, which he won but said didn’t fit into how he prefers to prepare for majors. Coincidentally or not,Scheffler has won the Masters and Players this season and feasted on the signature events, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage and Memorial. Of his more than $24 million earned this season, $13,388,000 has come from signature events.
In the opening round at TPC River Highlands, Scheffler hit 10 of 14 fairways and all but one green. He made three straight birdies from the 2nd through 4th holes, eagled the 536-yard par-5 13th by hitting it to within 8 feet in two and added one more birdie at the 14th.He was in the top 10 for the day in strokes-gained putting after losing strokes on the greens at Pinehurst.
“I struggled seeing the break on the greens last week,” he said Wednesday. “I had a hard time finding the right line. I felt like I hit a lot of good putts that came off the way I wanted to, and I looked up and they were just not even really close to going in at times. So that can always be a bit frustrating, but it's nice to get here on some familiar surfaces and hit some good putts and see some balls go in.
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