Multiple PGA Tour winner issues verdict on Scottie Scheffler's behaviour at the Memorial

Multiple PGA Tour winner Kevin Kisner suggested Scottie Scheffler was not out of line during a heated exchange with his caddie at last week's Memorial Tournament.

Scheffler, 29, returned to action for the first time since the PGA Championship at the Jack Nicklaus-hosted signature event at Muirfield Village. 

The world number one eventually finished in a share of 12th place in Ohio but attracted significant criticism after he appeared to berate Ted Scott in the opening round after finding the water at the 16th hole despite "flushing" his tee shot. 

As Scheffler walked towards the drop zone, hot mics picked up the four-time major winner appearing to take exception with his long-time looper. 

But Kisner, 42, appeared to indicate on the most recent edition of the ForePlay podcast that the whole incident was potentially overblown. 

And he revealed that when he was on the PGA Tour, he had a pact with his caddie Duane 'Dewey' Bock, that anything he said inside the ropes was never personal. 

"You got to put yourself in Scottie's shoes, right?" Kisner said.  

"He is doing everything that he possibly can to hit a great golf shot, and he thinks he's pulled it off, and now he's playing three from 150 yards. Your mind is so jumbled at that moment in time, like you just can't process what just happened. 

"You stood over this tee shot, you had a great game plan, you thought with your teammate, and now I'm in the water, and as I touched it and watched it fly, I thought I was making a hole in one or a two."

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He added: "Dewey and I had a pact, man. Whatever I said to him inside the ropes couldn't be taken personally. We made it 14 years, and only one time did we have to have a conversation after the round.

"I was winning the tournament or tied for the lead. It was a perfect six-iron to a back pin, and he talked me into hitting a seven-iron, and it came up 30 feet short, and I just hit the most ... just like Scottie, I did everything correct.

"I hit a beautiful seven-iron right at the flag, winning the tournament, and it's 30 feet short, and I couldn't process it, and I just lost my mind on him, and I called him so many bad names. 

"After the round, he goes, hey, kid, we got to talk, and I was like, what's up? And he's like, do you know what you called me in the 14th fairway? And I said, no idea, dude. You called me a fat ass, and I said, dude, I told you, nothing personal in the middle of the round."

Scheffler will soon turn his attentions to the third men's major of the year. 

He has decided to skip the RBC Canadian Open to re-charge his batteries before heading to Shinnecock Hills for the U.S. Open. 

It will represent Scheffler's first attempt at attempting to join the career grand slam club. 

Scheffler added the third leg of the feat at last July's Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. 

Despite being the favourite to win the gold medal, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee believes he has seen enough to make the declaration that his game is off. 

"He's still the man to beat, but he is no longer the man that can't be beat," Chamblee said.