There’s self-belief, and then there’s self-belief. Scheffler signed for a 71 in the second round and made the cut with a shot to spare. But he rammed home the 34-foot birdie putt to create a buffer between him and the cut line. He was in danger of missing the cut with two holes to play.įacing an early exit, Scheffler, finishing on TPC Scottsdale’s front nine, was far from pleased with his approach from 148 yards at the par-4 eighth hole.
After a so-so 68 on a low-scoring Thursday, the promising but winless PGA TOUR pro had made three birdies, two bogeys and a double in his second round. Scheffler was right on the cut line Friday at the WM Phoenix Open. These 10 shots tell the story of how Scottie Scheffler put together his successful season. Others, like his chip-in birdie in the final round of the Masters, are so obviously game-changing they practically come with a thunderclap.Īnd others still, like a crucial putt to ensure making the cut at the WM Phoenix Open, where he collected his first win two days later, can be fully appreciated only in retrospect.
1 Jon Rahm in their singles match at the Ryder Cup, provided no FedExCup points but infused Scheffler with vital self-belief for the season ahead. Some of those, like a near hole-out to go 4 up on world No. A season like the one that PGA TOUR Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler put together is built a little at a time, with a succession of great shots.