PINEHURST, North Carolina — Scottie Scheffler, the world's most dominant golfer, was so frustrated Friday (Saturday in Manila) at the US Open that he flipped a putter in the air and slammed a driver to the ground.
PINEHURST, North Carolina — Scottie Scheffler , the world's most dominant golfer, was so frustrated Friday at the US Open that he flipped a putter in the air and slammed a driver to the ground.Top-ranked Scheffler struggled to a four-over par 74 in the second round at Pinehurst, his first birdie-less round at a major.Standing on five-over 145 for 36 holes, Scheffler finished on the cut line and defied his own expectations by being among 74 players to reach the weekend.
No golfer had won five PGA Tour events before the US Open since Tom Watson in 1980. He had 12 top-10 efforts in 13 2024 starts.He started on the back nine in a glory group with second-ranked Xander Schauffele, last month's PGA Championship winner, and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy.Scheffler began on the back nine and made bogeys at the par-3 15th and 17th holes, then stumbled to a double bogey at the par-5 fifth.
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