Scottie Scheffler's debut on the Silverado Resort course didn't go as planned for the world number one from Texas, who saw his streak of 21 sub-70 scores come to an end.
By shooting a 70 on Thursday in the first round of the Procore Championship, a tournament he's playing for the first time, Scottie Scheffler failed to completely break the record of 21 consecutive sub-70s he shares with his compatriot Patrick Cantlay.
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"It was a pretty frustrating day overall," said Scheffler after a final par on the 18th, where the Texan visited the Californian course located in Napa Valley. "I felt like I did a good job, but I wasn't really rewarded".
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Ranked 38th in the rankings after the first round, the two-time Major champion could also see his streak of consecutive top-8 tournament finishes come to an end on Sunday.
This streak began at the end of March with a second-place finish at the Texas Children's Houston Open, and since then, the world number 1 has never ranked higher than 8th in his 13 subsequent appearances.
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