Masters champion Scheffler set to miss cut at Southern Hills
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[May 21, 2022]
TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -
Scottie Scheffler, who soared to new heights with a red-hot start to
the year that included a Masters triumph, was brought back down to
earth on Friday at the PGA Championship where he was set to miss the
cut.
Scheffler arrived at Southern Hills Country Club this week as a co-favourite
but followed a disappointing first round with a five-over-par 75
that left him at six-over on the week and two shots outside the
projected cut line.
"Definitely frustrating," Scheffler said in a report on the Golf
Channel website. "I'm disappointed, too. It's never fun missing
cuts; I wanted to play the weekend. I tried to grind it out as hard
as I could, and I just didn't have it this week."
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Barring a dramatic shift in the projected cut line, this will mark
the second consecutive year that the world's top-ranked player
misses the cut at the PGA Championship as Dustin Johnson suffered
the same fate at Kiawah Island in 2021.
Scheffler started his day on the 10th hole in blustery conditions
but looked ready to make a move after reaching the turn with nine
consecutive pars before things fell apart.
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Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the 13th tee during the second
round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills
Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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He carded bogeys at his 10th and 11th holes and
gained some hope with a birdie at the par-four fourth but then
proceeded to bogey two of his next three holes.
Scheffler was right on the cut line when he reached his final hole
of the day but sent his drive into a fairway bunker and went on to
three-putt from about 14 feet for double-bogey.
"I hit some good shots, hit some bad ones, and was punished pretty
severely for the bad ones," said Scheffler.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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