Scottie Scheffler

2022 - 5 - 20

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Scottie Scheffler slams driver into bag in anger after wayward shot at ... (Irish Mirror)

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler teed off at the US PGA Championship on Thursday as the tournament favourite, but things didn't go to plan as he carded a ...

It leaves him tied for 99th place and in need of a big display on Friday to make the weekend. But after a scratchy start, the seemingly unflappable star lost his cool after driving into the water on 18. And it followed a stellar start to 2022 which saw him capture three tournament wins.

WATCH: 'Frustrated' Scottie Scheffler runs hot after water ball, still ... (Golf.com)

Scottie Scheffler showed a moment of frustration on the final hole of his first round of the PGA (but still made an amazing par save).

“Bogeying the last three is definitely not very fun, so it was good to make that par at the end. “Definitely going to make my dinner taste a little better,” Scheffler said of the par save on 18. Scheffler, the 25-year-old World No. 1, was one under on the front nine of Southern Hills on Thursday, but his back nine was much more eventful.

WATCH: Scottie Scheffler has temper tantrum at PGA Championship (Golfmagic.com)

Scottie Scheffler took out his frustration on his driver during the opening round of the PGA Championship.

"I'm definitely a lot further back than I had hoped to be, but at the end of the day I'll probably be in 40th place. Scheffler was playing his final hole of the day and sent his drive into the water and had to take a penalty drop. He told the media: "Yeah, I mean, it's early in the week; still a lot of golf left to play. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler appeared to let his temper get the better of him during his opening round of the PGA Championship. The footage shows Scheffler taking out his frustration on the club. Scottie Scheffler took out his frustration on his driver during the opening round of the PGA Championship.

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So far 2022 on the PGA Tour has been the year of Scottie Scheffler as he has taken the golf world by storm with several PGA Tour wins, including a dominant ...

After three straight pars, Scheffler would pick up three bogeys on holes No. 9-13, as he slipped down the leaderboard, sitting at even after 13 holes. What was setting up to be a solid finish all fell apart in the final four holes though, as Spieth would pick up three bogeys to bring his score to +2 over par, which sees him at T56 after Thursday. Spieth hit the course first and appeared to be getting off to a solid start, hitting par on the first five holes of the course. Scheffler had a slightly better opening round than Spieth, but not by much. He too would pick up a par on the first four holes before an impressive eagle putt on the Par five hole No. 5, putting him at -2 under par on the day. After four straight pars on holes No. 8-11, Spieth would pick up a birdie on the Par four hole No. 12 to give him a -1 under par for the day.

Scottie Scheffler