Scottie Scheffler appears to be running out of steam after a grueling Masters victory just four days ago as he trailed JT Poston by six shots after the first round at the RBC Heritage.
World No. 1 Scheffler carded a 6-under 69 at Harbor Town Golf Links four days after winning his second Masters title.
Scheffler, seeking his fourth victory in his last five starts, bounced back from a double bogey on the third hole to make four birdies on the day and record his 37th consecutive round of par or better.
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Watch the story of Scottie Scheffler’s final round as he earned a second green jacket at Augusta with a four-under-par 68, his second Masters victory in the last three years.
“I felt like I played way better than my score,” Scheffler said. “I tried to give myself a little grace today, just because I was a little tired. I hit that bunker shot today out of three and I was like, OK, this is a little unusual. I think maybe mentally I couldn’t do it.
“But I didn’t show up to the tournament to hear any sort of ceremony, to hear a bunch of congratulations and so on. I came to play and compete, and so I was pretty frustrated by the time we got there at about 1 or 14 o’clock and I look up and JT is already at eight under or whatever and I’m sitting there almost over par.
“But I fought well, I finished well. It was good to put something in red numbers today.”
Poston set the tone on an idyllic day on Hilton Head Island with nine birdies – including six over a seven-hole stretch – for a 63 that gave him a two-shot lead over Collin Morikawa and Seamus Power.
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Ludvig Åberg, runner-up at Augusta, was in the group another shot behind while Rory McIlroy birdied his final two holes to salvage a scrappy day with the irons for a 67.
“I felt like it was one of those days where if I could look at myself, and I felt pretty confident that I could make those putts, whether it was a tight putt or a 20- or 25-footer,” said Posto. . “It kind of freed up the tee to the green a little bit, I guess you could say.”
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