You won't believe how many holes Scottie Scheffler went between TRIPLE bogeys?!
Scottie Scheffler made his first triple bogey or worse on the PGA Tour this season in the first round of the Tour Championship.
Scottie Scheffler made his first triple bogey or worse on the PGA Tour since the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson in round one of the Tour Championship on Thursday.
Scheffler started the round two strokes clear of Viktor Hovland in the staggered scoring start at East Lake, but he ended the day one shot off the pace following a lacklustre 71.
The World No.1 had marched into a commanding five-stroke lead at one stage on the front nine but he slipped back into the pack around the turn when playing holes 11 thru 15 in 5-over par.
That was largely a result of a shocking triple-bogey six at the daunting par-3 15th.
WATCH SCHEFFLER'S TRIPLE HERE:
Triple bogey for Scheffler on No. 15.
He now trails by two @TOURChamp. pic.twitter.com/JM6FNIFdlc
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 24, 2023
Scheffler tugged his tee shot way left into the water.
He then took his penalty drop and sent a wedge onto the green to some 15 feet.
But the putter went cold once again for Scheffler, who returned to an old flame in round one, as he three-jabbed for a triple.
According to PGA Tour stats guru Justin Ray, it marked Scheffler's first triple bogey or worse all season on the PGA Tour, and his first since making one en route to a T15 at the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson.
That was incredibly 2,179 holes ago!
Scottie Scheffler's triple bogey at 15 was his first triple or worse all season.
Scheffler went 2,179 holes played on Tour between triples.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) August 24, 2023
No, but good guess - AT&T Byron Nelson the following month he made one
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) August 24, 2023
Scheffler birdied the par-5 18th to move one stroke behind heading into the second round as he bids to win his first FedEx Cup title.
Despite winning twice this season, many believe Scheffler should have won five or six times as has been his dominance from tee to green.
He's been so dominant with his irons and wedges that he had the opportunity to match a crazy long-time Tiger Woods record this week.
Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley and Viktor Hovland share the first-round lead on 10-under par, with Scheffler occupying second.
Morikawa went round in a stunning 61, his lowest ever round on the PGA Tour.
Rory McIlroy carded a respectable round of level-par 70 to remain at 7-under par having sustained a back injury earlier in the week.
McIlroy said "he couldn't move".
One PGA Tour winner has questioned why McIlroy is even still playing in the Tour Championship.
McIlroy is going search of a fourth FedEx Cup.
