Scottie Scheffler is putting together one of the most remarkable runs in the post-Tiger era – a pair of Masters wins, an Olympic gold medal, tour wins on an arm’s length and the occasional prison visit – yet he still generally holds the balance in equilibrium. behavior. That is, unless you challenge him to a putting contest.
Early on Day 1 of the Presidents Cup, Tom Kim made a long putt to put the pressure on Scheffler. But Scottie didn’t become the best in the world by avoiding a challenge:
“What was that?” Scheffler roared, while Kim and partner Sungjae Im celebrated.
A hole later, Kim and I decided to go for a little gamesmanship, leaving the green completely and heading to the tee box before Scheffler went out.
🚨💀⛳️ #BAD BLOOD – Tom Kim and Sungjae Im leave the 8th hole and walk 60 yards to the 9th tee box before Scottie Scheffler finishes putting out the fire. Paul McGinley: “That borders on bad behavior… that’s disrespectful in my opinion.” pic.twitter.com/zNO2XYV9Xw
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) September 26, 2024
Scheffler and playing partner Russell Henley controlled the first holes of the match. But credit to Kim for poking the bear. Not many people would try that, and Scheffler showed why.
Kim and Scheffler continued to go back and forth on the 10th, where Scheffler sank a long birdie and Kim followed it with a 20-footer of her own. A few fist pumps later, the two teams walked off the green and threw haymakers in the best match of the first round of the Presidents Cup.
