World No.1 Scottie Scheffler has unleashed an all-time spray on his caddie during a frustrating opening round at the Memorial Tournament.

Chasing a rare PGA Tour three-peat, Scheffler made the turn at 2-under, but immediately gave one of them back on the par-4 10th.

Scottie Scheffler unleashed a wild spray at his caddy after his tee shot found the water. Fox Sports

After three more pars, he was back to even after a poor wedge shot on the 14th found the bunker, and he made bogey. Frustrations started to grow after his tee shot on the next hole found a fairway bunker, although he still managed to make par.

But he could no longer contain his emotions after his tee shot on the par-3 16th went to a watery grave in a greenside pond.

“I never thought I was in the water. I don’t know what to do,” he said towards caddie Ted Scott, who had already picked up Scheffler’s bag and was walking towards the drop zone.

“I felt like that was a good shot,” he said, to which Scott simply replied “it was”.

From then on, it was a monologue to which most weekend golfers could relate. He was ranting mostly about the wind direction, which he suggested in his rant had changed direction in the minutes leading up to the shot.

“Now I’m in the water because it came in out of the right,” Scheffler continued.

“Absolutely flushed a 7-iron and we get the wind wrong and I’m in the water. I don’t think you understand how frustrating that is.

Scheffler and caddy Ted Scott earlier in the round. Getty Images

“Like that was a good shot. Really was, flushed it, right on line. Wind turning out of the right. Golly.

“I don’t understand what I’m meant to. I don’t understand. I really don’t.

“It was five yards short of the green because it’s into, off the right. Like there’s no way it could curve that much if the wind is helping.

“It’s so frustrating … I’ve lost a ball. I’m hitting good shots and dropping from hazards. You cannot get the wind wrong.”

From the drop zone, he played his wedge to about three metres but couldn’t make the putt for a double-bogey 5. It ended a streak of 100 consecutive par-3s played without making a score of 5 or worse.

Scheffler bounced back with a chip-in birdie on the 17th, before signing for a 1-over 73 after a par on the 18th.

He’s six shots off the lead, shared at 5-under four ways between Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood and Ryan Gerard.

Scheffler ended the day 1-over, six shots off the lead. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

Scheffler and Scott began working together in 2021. Scott won two Masters with Bubba Watson before switching.

Adam Scott is best of the Aussies at even par. Jason Day and Min Woo Lee are two shots further back.

When asked post-round if he had any fun at any point during the round, Scheffler gave a half-laugh as he rubbed his chin and said: “Not that I can recall at the moment.”

A reporter then suggested his chip-in on the 17th.

“See, that’s the thing that can be so frustrating about golf. I striped one on the hole before that and I end up in the water. That one I kind of hit thin, and you get a good bounce and I end up on the fringe and I chip in.

“Yeah, what a game.

“I felt like I didn’t get anything out of the round, all of a sudden you get a lucky bounce, and you’re like, ‘OK, well, I’m going to try to smile.’ It’s still hard.”