Scottie Scheffler's cold-blooded shank in PGA Tour finale left golf fans thinking: "One of us"
01/09/2024 20:32
Scottie Scheffler hit a bunker shot straight off the hosel of his wedge that you need to see to believe.
ATLANTA — Golf can even make the best players in the world look silly sometimes.
Look no further than what happened to World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the Tour Championship.
After finding the greenside bunker on the drivable par-4 8th, Scheffler sunk into the sand and prepared to hit what looked like a routine shot from the trap. He then hit a cold-blooded shank, a shot that would embarrass a 25-handicapper. His ball went straight off the hosel, rocketing dead right out of the sand. It finally came to rest in a precarious position behind the bunker beyond the green, 36 yards past the pin. Scheffler ultimately made a bogey, which cut his lead to two over Collin Morikawa.
No one is immune to the shank.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 1, 2024
Not even Scottie Scheffler. pic.twitter.com/RVlQfZyzjG
Scheffler's shank led many fans to think of themselves while out on the course.
Scheffler with a stone cold shank pic.twitter.com/fCi5qU6dfz
— James Sheerin (@jumbosheerin) September 1, 2024
Oh my Scheffler...an absolute shank out of the bunker. Never seen him do anything like that.
— Andy Lang Bets (@BumpSports) September 1, 2024
Thank you Scottie Scheffler for that shank!!! Happens to us all!!! #golf
— Pep (@pepster1979) September 1, 2024
Scheffler shank!!!!! There's hope for me yet
— Jul (@gobaith) September 1, 2024
Scheffler just shanked it out of the sand.
— Bob Lochel (@bobloch) September 1, 2024
I shank if out of the sand.
By the transitive property, my golf game = Scheffler's game
Scheffler Shank! This is actually getting interesting.
— Robert Damron (@RobertDDamron) September 1, 2024
After Scheffler's bogey, as a result of his shank, he rifled a 4-iron to five feet on the par-3 9th. He bounced back with a birdie there and added two more par-breakers on the 10th and 11th holes.
Yes, after he shanked it out of the bunker, Scheffler made three straight birdies to bounce back with a vengeance, reaffirming why he is the best player in the world.
Fans took notice, too.
Scottie Scheffler overcoming a shank to birdie the next two holes pic.twitter.com/ESyH7boVPT
— Ryan Ballengee (@RyanBallengee) September 1, 2024
three birdies after the shank
— TrackingScheffler (@SchefflerLegion) September 1, 2024
he's built different
Scottie Scheffler response after 2- shot swing shank is just remarkable #FedExCup
— Brad Smith (@Bsmith4Jc) September 1, 2024
By the time he hit his tee shot on the 12th, Scheffler again held a five-shot lead, the same margin with which he began his final round.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation's Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThroughfor more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
