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Scottie Scheffler on father’s day, birthday and attempting to win the Grand Slam at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
Scottie Scheffler will head into the final round of the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills with more than just a major championship on his mind. The world No. 1 enters Sunday chasing Wyndham Clark while also celebrating two significant personal milestones, his 30th birthday and Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
Scheffler remains in contention despite trailing Clark by six shots after 54 holes. A victory on Sunday would not only deliver the U.S. Open title but would also complete the career Grand Slam, a feat achieved by only six golfers in men\u2019s major championship history.<\/p>\n
The three-time major champion acknowledged the significance of the moment after his third-round 69, admitting he understands exactly what is at stake. While the challenge remains substantial, Scheffler said these are the situations every golfer works toward throughout their career.<\/p>\n
Scottie Scheffler Reflects on Birthday, Father\u2019s Day and Grand Slam Opportunity<\/p>\n
Following his third round, Scheffler was asked about the possibility of winning the U.S. Open on both Father\u2019s Day and his 30th birthday while completing the career Grand Slam.<\/p>\n
The American did not shy away from the magnitude of the opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I think it\u2019s appropriate to understand what\u2019s at stake,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked really hard for a long time to have a chance to win golf tournaments and to win major championships.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scheffler explained that recognizing the importance of the moment is part of competing at the highest level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think understanding the moment and giving it your best shot, I think, is all part of the process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The timing of the final round adds another layer of significance for the reigning world No. 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cFather\u2019s Day, my birthday, I kind of lost a day there,\u201d Scheffler joked. \u201cYou only get one day to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the personal milestones, Scheffler\u2019s focus remains on the task ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to be in these positions,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is why we practice and play, to have the opportunity to win golf tournaments, and that\u2019s what tomorrow is.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the time of his press conference, Scheffler was unsure exactly how many shots he would trail Clark entering Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now I think I\u2019m five shots back, but we\u2019ll see what happens as the day goes on,\u201d he said. \u201cI could be seven shots back. It could be three shots back. I don\u2019t know what it\u2019s going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
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GettyScottie Scheffler of the United States<\/p>\n
Scheffler\u2019s position near the top of the leaderboard<\/a> was built through a strong back-nine performance Saturday.<\/p>\n After opening with two bogeys in his first two holes, Scheffler battled through difficult conditions before producing one of the loudest moments of the championship at the par-4 14th.<\/p>\n Facing a difficult chip from roughly 65 feet, he holed out for birdie and immediately celebrated with a fist pump and roar that echoed across Shinnecock Hills.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been battling for three days now,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cSo to steal a shot there at least is a pretty good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n The momentum continued.<\/p>\n Scheffler birdied the 15th and 16th holes to complete a run of three consecutive birdies, marking the first time in his U.S. Open career that he had accomplished that feat in a single round.<\/p>\n The surge helped him post a 69, one of only two under-par rounds recorded during the third round.<\/p>\n After signing his scorecard, Scheffler acknowledged that catching Clark will require another strong effort.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s extremely challenging out there,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll need a really nice round tomorrow if I\u2019m going to try and catch Wyndham.\u201d<\/p>\n Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, enters the final round with a six-shot lead and will play alongside Scheffler in the final pairing.<\/p>\n Scheffler welcomed the opportunity to play directly beside the leader.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re in the final group, that\u2019s less people you\u2019ve got to chase,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Regardless of the outcome, Scheffler enters Sunday with a chance to make history. On a day that combines Father\u2019s Day, his 30th birthday, and a shot at completing the career Grand Slam, the world\u2019s top-ranked golfer will have one final opportunity to challenge for another major championship at Shinnecock Hills.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDebayan Biswas<\/a> Debayan Biswas is a sports writer at Heavy Sports covering NBA, NFL, Soccer, and Golf. His work has been syndicated on Yahoo Sports, Yardbarker, Flipboard, The Sun News, and The Olympian. Previously, he contributed to Athlon Sports, EssentiallySports, and PFSN. More about Debayan Biswas<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Scottie Scheffler on father’s day, birthday and attempting to win the Grand Slam at the U.S. Open.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-750855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}