ATLANTA — Golf can even make the best players in the world look silly sometimes.
Scottie Scheffler’s cold-blooded shank in PGA Tour finale left golf fans thinking: “One of us”
Scottie Scheffler hit a bunker shot straight off the hosel of his wedge that you need to see to believe.
Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images
Jack Milko has been playing golf since he was five years old. He has yet to record a hole-in-one, but he did secure an M.A. in Sports Journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
Look no further than what happened to World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the Tour Championship.
After finding the greenside bunker on the drivable par-4 8th, Scheffler sunk into the sand and prepared to hit what looked like a routine shot from the trap. He then hit a cold-blooded shank, a shot that would embarrass a 25-handicapper, let alone the reigning Masters champion. His ball went straight off the hosel, rocketing dead right and beyond the green. It finally came to rest in a precarious position, 36 yards past the pin.
Scheffler ultimately made a bogey, which cut his lead to two over Collin Morikawa.
Scheffler’s shank led many fans to think of themselves while out on the course.
After Scheffler’s bogey, he rifled a 4-iron to five feet on the par-3 9th. He rebounded with a birdie there and added two more par-breakers on the 10th and 11th holes.
Yes, after he shanked it out of the bunker, Scheffler made three straight birdies to bounce back with a vengeance, reaffirming why he is the best player in the world.
Fans took notice, too.
By the time he hit his tee shot on the 12th, Scheffler again held a five-shot lead, the same margin with which he began his final round.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
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