Scottie Scheffler was not a dominant player in the last tournament, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. With rounds of 67, 66, 65 and 67, the famous golfer finished the tournament 15 strokes under par, one stroke behind leaders Justin Rose and J.J. Spaun.
The 29-year-old golfer was well on his way to lifting the trophy, but he showed that even when he is not the dominant figure in one of the tournaments, he can still achieve a positive result.
Smiley Kaufman, an interesting face on the golf scene, commented on Scottie's performance, explaining why the famous golfer was unable to finish the job in the last tournament.
He put the emphasis on the front nine, talking about the fantastic moves of the golfer at some points. However, there were also aspects of the game of the world number 1 that Kaufman was not so happy with.
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I kinda want to talk a little bit more about Scotties front nine, and what he was accomplishing on the front. It was so good. He hit every single fairway on the front nine. The only missed shot he hit was a seven iron on the fifth hole right of the green, didnt get it up and down. Other than that, it was virtually a flawless ball-striking performance on the front nine.
He hit 50% of his fairways pretty much all week. He had started out the round hitting every single fairway until the 12th hole. He missed the 12th and 15th fairway, I believe that was all he missed.
Absolutely put on a stripe show off the tee. He was giving himself good look after good look. He missed a six-footer for birdie on the sixth hole for birdie coming off of a bogey at the fifth, makes a great birdie at seven, misses a putt from inside 10 feet at the eighth and the ninth hole."- Kaufman said, as reported by The Golfing Gazette.
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Statistics
Looking at the statistics of the last tournament, Scheffler was dominant in various aspects. However, his putting cost him the win and it is clear that he will have to work on it in the future.
There is no doubt that the 29-year-old will do everything to remain a dominant figure and to maintain his leadership position in the future.
