{"id":522981,"date":"2026-03-08T18:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/522981\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:03:12","slug":"a-little-silly-scottie-scheffler-explains-furious-reaction-to-missed-putt-at-bay-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/522981\/","title":{"rendered":"“A little silly” – Scottie Scheffler explains furious reaction to missed putt at Bay Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler says the greens at Bay Hill are “already dead”.<\/p>\n

Scheffler, 29, made a small climb up the leaderboard on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The American added a one-under 71 to add to his opening 70 and is currently 10 strokes behind surprise 36-hole pacesetter Daniel Berger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scheffler<\/a> got a tad frustrated on a few occasions on Friday, particularly with the state of the putting surfaces which players believe are going to get increasingly brown over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On one particular occasion, Scheffler believed he flagged his approach at the 15th only to watch his golf ball hit the surface hard and bounce into the back bunker and plug.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Scheffler was even filmed lobbing his golf ball into the water at the 18th after missing a 10-footer to salvage a par. “Was in the middle until it broke left!” he fumed to caddie Ted Scott.<\/p>\n

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“They’re already dead,” Scheffler told the Associated Press of the greens. “I’m not sure how much deader they can get. Like 15 is completely dead.”<\/p>\n

Explaining his anger at the last, Scheffler said: “You can always hit it softer. I was surprised the ball picked up speed as it was rolling. There’s no friction. When the ball starts rolling, you’re at the mercy of the wind and the bumps.”<\/p>\n

Scheffler added: “It’s been like this before. Typically here, if you go late Friday, they’re pretty much already dead. It’s not anything unusual. It’s a good test. It’s hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There are certain holes that get a little silly because the run-ups are soft and the greens are so firm. But it’s like that every year. This year is actually less windy.<\/p>\n

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“If we had crazy wind, they probably would have had to stop.”<\/p>\n

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Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

Justin Thomas<\/a>, who missed the cut, also told reporters in his post-round interview that in a way he was glad to be making an early exit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thomas, who said his consecutive rounds of 79 left him feeling “humiliated” on his first start back on the PGA Tour<\/a> in nearly six months, added: “There is zero chance that they are going to be alive Sunday.<\/p>\n

“That is one good thing about now playing here this weekend because it is going to suck.”<\/p>\n

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