Scottie Scheffler snubs media after insane PGA Tour streak ends in Phoenix

Scottie Scheffler's insane streak of 33 consecutive rounds of par or better came to an end on day one of the WM Phoenix Open. 

The four-time major champion, 29, came into the PGA Tour event at TPC Scottsdale with Tiger Woods-like odds favouritism. 

But after 18 holes of the people's open in Arizona, the runaway world number one is facing a battle to make the cut.

An error-riddled round on Thursday included plenty of uncharacteristic mistakes, as well as a duffed chip that rolled back to his feet.

His two-over 73 left him 10 strokes behind in-form American Chris Gotterup, who surged into the early lead with a flawless eight-under 63.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, Pierceson Coody, Nicolai Hojgaard and Michael Thorbjornsen were among those to start well. 

The last time Scheffler shot over par came in the third round of the Travelers Championship in June 2025.

He entered the week holding the PGA Tour's longest active cut streak (65) but will now need something special if he is to stick around for the weekend. 

According to the PGA Tour, Scheffler declined to speak to media after his round and headed straight for the practice facilities. 

Scheffler's woes

Scheffler began on the back nine and opened with a birdie, but then it all went wrong. 

In his pre-tournament news conference, Scheffler discussed the difficulty of the tee shot on the par-four 11th. 

"If you hit up the left centre of the fairway the ball is pretty much going to go in the water," he said. 

Scheffler's drive found a watery grave and it led to his first bogey of the day.

Scheffler made birdie on 13, dropped a stroke on 14 and put more circles on his card at 15 and 17. 

On his ninth hole of the day, the par-four 18th, Scheffler missed the green from 114 yards. 

From there, a duffed chip saw his ball roll back to his feet and he reacted with an outburst of anger.

Things got worse for Scheffler with bogey at the first and a double bogey at the second. 

Scheffler reduced the damage with a birdie at the par-five third and made four consecutive pars before dropping another shot at the eighth after three-putting from 38 feet.