Scottie Scheffler didn\u2019t feel like talking about the most memorable part of his singles victory over Nico Echavarria in the Presidents Cup in Medinah. His actions said plenty Sunday.<\/p>\n
Scheffler conceded a 30-foot par putt from off the back of the 14th green, all because of a fan who disrupted Echavarria in the middle of his tee shot.<\/p>\n
\u201c(It) shows the character of the No. 1 in the world,\u201d Echavarria said. \u201cHe\u2019s just different. Even how good he is, he\u2019s a truly amazing guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scheffler was comfortably ahead of Echavarria, a Colombian making his Presidents Cup debut who was left out of matches the previous two days. He was 3 up on the 14th tee when a fan yelled as Echavarria was in the middle of his swing.<\/p>\n
He dropped his driver as the tee shot sailed well to the right. Scheffler stepped in and barked at the fan, \u201cThere\u2019s no place for that!\u201d And they played on.<\/p>\n
Scheffler had a birdie putt from 18 feet. Echavarria could only advance his shot to some 60 yards short of the green, and his pitch was too strong and rolled just over the back.<\/p>\n
Scheffler conceded the par putt, and then missed his birdie putt. The hole was halved.<\/p>\n
It was more reminiscent of Payne Stewart conceding a long par putt to Colin Montgomerie on the 18th green at Brookline after the Ryder Cup had been won by the Americans. The raucous crowd had been brutal to Montgomerie all day.<\/p>\n
Asked about it in a television interview after Scheffler\u2019s 2-and-1 victory, he said, \u201cTo be honest with you, I don\u2019t even really want to talk about it. I think there\u2019s no real place for that in our game. I think we just leave it at that.\u201d<\/p>\n