Scottie Scheffler was a strong player aiming for his third consecutive WM Phoenix Open title, but a poor putting failure prevented him from achieving that goal.
He finished the third round firing on all cylinders Sunday morning. Scheffler made five straight birdies to push himself into contention. However, further hardships prevented him from going down in history.
“I’m a little frustrated. I didn’t finish as well as I wanted to, but I gave myself a good chance this week,” Scheffler said. “I played a lot of solid golf and did a lot of good things. Obviously I’m a little frustrated with the way I finished, but other than that, I gave myself a good chance and I was able to finish it off.” I couldn’t do it.”
He missed the green on the 14th and 18th and made bogey. enter the bunker The completion of the third round was the first sign that a three-peat might not happen.
The Texas Longhorn was unmemorable after starting the final round with four birdies in his first five holes.
But a three-putt for par on the 13th changed things for the world No. 1 player. He then bogeyed the 14th and settled for par on the 15th. Scheffler reached 5 under par on the 16th round, but two consecutive pars sealed another top-three finish.
His T3 Sunday marked his 20th top-three finish on the PGA Tour in the past three seasons. Three-peat or not, it’s still something to watch.
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