Scottie Scheffler Went Out and Broke a Course Record Because He Was ‘Angry’

Scottie Scheffler is currently competing at the Houston Open at the Memorial Park Golf Course. Moreover, he set a course record in the second round as he lost his cool after the fourth hole. He carded -8 in the second round to set the course record for Memorial Park after shooting two over in the first round. 

Notably, the 25-year-old hasn’t won an event on the PGA Tour yet. However, he has got himself in a strong position this time, thanks to his incredible second round. In the post-round interview, he talked about how his anger helped him in posting this score.

Scottie Scheffler reveals how he broke the course record

Scottie Scheffler had a disappointing start to the tournament as he was +2 after round one. Moreover, even in the second round, he started poorly, as he bogeyed the fourth hole. “I think I just got really mad,” said Scheffler.

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“Started focusing a little bit harder, and then I just started hitting good shots. I still didn’t feel super comfortable over the ball, but I hit a lot more fairways than I did yesterday, and I was able to hit some iron shots and make a few putts.”

Meanwhile, even though Scheffler said he got mad, it wasn’t like he was snapping the clubs. He looked composed outside, even though he says there was frustration inside his mind. More importantly, he made sure that he uses this frustration and anger in the right way and turned the negative emotion into positive. 

“I mean, I think anger can go a few ways on the golf course,” he said. “You can use it and get even more frustrated and more pissed off, and you start thinking negatively. I used that anger today as a positive.”

Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler is currently at T4 going into the weekend. He is currently just four strokes behind the leader, Martin Trainer, who leads the event with a score of -10. 

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