Scottie Scheffler performed his twenty eighth spherical of 2024 on Thursday on the Houston Open, and for the twenty eighth consecutive spherical, he broke par. This spherical was higher than most — a bogey-free 65 that left him T3 and one again of co-leaders Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr. Regardless of being off the lead, Scheffler is actually within the driver’s seat for what can be his third consecutive PGA Tour victory.
To say that Scheffler is on a heater would do a disservice to heaters. He is in the course of a run that’s tantamount to if you put a code into NBA Jam Match Version the place your participant was afforded the flexibility to make use of limitless turbo and was on hearth for the whole lot of the sport. Generally, it appears like Scheffler is rarely going to lose once more.
Listed here are his scores thus far in 2024.
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64 |
3 |
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65 |
2 |
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66 |
7 |
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67 |
3 |
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68 |
4 |
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69 |
3 |
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70 |
5 |
| 71 | 1 |
| 72+ | 0 |
The scary half is that he is feeling higher than he was the week of the Gamers Championship, when he needed to struggle by a neck damage to win that occasion for the second 12 months in a row.
“Neck’s feeling higher, physique feels good,” he stated. “Like I stated, the off week was good for me to get some relaxation, get some rehab. I took a pair extra days off than I sometimes would final week, so it was some good restoration time.
The unusual half about Thursday’s first spherical is that Scheffler did not even do the factor he does higher than anybody — hit the ball along with his driver and irons — in addition to he has been. As a substitute, he putted the lights out, ending seventh in that class on the day. Scheffler made birdie putts of 11, 18 and 24 toes.
If that is what we’re getting from him now, then guys can begin enjoying for second.
It’s tough to contextualize what Scheffler is doing. Wins on the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Gamers Championship are one factor (in addition to spectacular), however statistically, Scheffler has been off the charts.
My colleague, Rick Gehman, in contrast Scheffler’s excellence in opposition to his friends to quarterback play within the NFL. He decided that Scheffler is averaging the equal of 900 yards passing per recreation proper now.
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You could have heard of the final three golfers to win three tournaments in a row on the PGA Tour: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. It’s a membership of hitters solely, and now Scheffler is sort of the odds-on favourite to affix them 25% of the best way by his event. His odds are practically near 1-1 now.
Regardless of this, Scheffler stated he is not serious about a 3rd straight win.
“I do not ever actually put expectations on myself,” stated Scheffler. “I attempt to be dedicated to my photographs, I attempt to keep affected person on the market. Firstly of the week I am not wanting towards Sunday, I am simply targeted on at the moment.
“I begin each event the identical approach, I try to keep affected person, I attempt to not look too far forward, I attempt to do my greatest,” he added. “Easy as that, actually only one shot at a time. I like to regulate issues I can management and that is being dedicated to the shot and attempting to execute. Like I stated, on Thursday I am undoubtedly not serious about Sunday.”
Knowledge Golf says he’ll win about one out of each 3 times this performs out. Once more, it is price mentioning that Scheffler doesn’t lead the event after 18 holes.
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Scheffler may not win this golf event come Sunday. However, actually … he most likely will. And that is when the actual hype begins. As a result of successful three in a row on the PGA Tour, even on the Palmer and the Gamers, is one factor. However making it 4 and touching it off with a second inexperienced jacket on the Masters? Nicely, that is one other world altogether.
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