{"id":579755,"date":"2026-04-12T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/579755\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:50:13","slug":"confident-scottie-scheffler-spells-trouble-at-2026-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/579755\/","title":{"rendered":"Confident Scottie Scheffler Spells Trouble at 2026 Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

After two days of mediocre golf \u2014 at least by his standards \u2014 Scottie Scheffler came to life on Saturday, shooting the lowest round of his Masters career with a 7-under 65 to roar back into the tournament. For the first time this season, he looked like the player who dominated last year with his iron play, firing lasers at pins and getting up-and-down when he was out of position. He was so good in stretches that his 65 felt like it could have been two or three shots lower. <\/p>\n

Scheffler\u2019s competitive intensity also appeared to reemerge. He conceded in his TV interview with Amanda Balionis that he\u2019d gotten a couple bad breaks on the two par 5s, a mudball on 13, and a gust of wind on 15. \u201cOn the back nine, I felt I did a lot of really good things and felt like I didn\u2019t get the reward for it,\u201d Scheffler said. <\/p>\n

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But when he met with the media 10 minutes later, he did not appreciate being asked how much lower it could have been. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just a terrible question,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cNext question. Awful.\u201d <\/p>\n

When Scheffler is ornery, it often means he\u2019s in the heat of contention. He can occasionally get pithy with the media, but almost always immediately walks it back with a chuckle and a smile. That was the case on Saturday. As he went through a description of his round, he conceded that, okay, maybe it wasn\u2019t such a bad question after all. He did leave some shots out there. <\/p>\n

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He didn\u2019t make a single bogey, he eagled the second hole, he made birdies at Nos. 7, 8, 9, 11, and 16, but he missed two short birdie putts on 10 and 17, and he failed to birdie either par 5 on the second nine. He hit two great drives on the 13th and 15th holes, but walked away with par on both.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess to answer your question \u2014 it wasn’t maybe that bad \u2014 it definitely could have been lower,\u201d Scheffler said. <\/p>\n

Is Scheffler truly in the mix for a third green jacket? He thinks so. McIlroy\u2019s sloppy third round brought a lot of people back into contention. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m out of the tournament,\u201d Scheffler said.<\/p>\n

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