Scottie Scheffler Erupts After 16th-Hole Water Ball, Opening Memorial 6 Shots Back
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Scottie Scheffler Erupts After 16th-Hole Water Ball, Opening Memorial 6 Shots Back
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Summary
Scottie Scheffler shot 1-over in Thursday's first round at the Memorial, leaving the world No. 1 six shots behind after a back-nine stumble.
The flashpoint came at the par-3 16th, where his tee shot landed in the water and led to a double bogey; Scheffler was heard yelling at caddie Ted Scott that they had misread the wind.
Scheffler said afterward the wind switched from down off the right to sharply in off the right, turning what he called a flushed 7-iron into a hazard ball.
Two earlier bogeys on 10 and 14 had already pulled him back to even par before he birdied 17, but the late damage capped another frustrating week in a 2026 season full of near misses.
The round was a rare show of emotion from a player who has won the Memorial the past two years and remains one of the tournament favorites on a course where he usually separates from the field.