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Scottie Scheffler vanished conscionable down Rory McIlroy astatine the Masters this weekend, finishing conscionable a changeable down nan back-to-back greenish overgarment winner.
Scheffler took rumor pinch nan conditions astatine Augusta National Golf Course and expressed it arsenic overmuch aft wrapping up nan 4th information of nan tourney connected Sunday evening, telling reporters he wasn’t "in complaint of nan people setup."
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Scottie Scheffler walks to nan greenish connected nan 18th spread during nan 3rd information of nan Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 11, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)
"I would’ve liked it to person been a small spot much adjacent successful position of nan firmness connected Thursday and Friday. I was a spot amazed astatine really soft things were connected Friday afternoon, particularly arsenic it sewage precocious successful nan day. But nan upwind besides changes, for illustration it was a spot windy connected Thursday," he said, via Golf.com.
"So who knows, it’s conscionable that’s portion of nan game. We play an outdoor sport, and you don’t cognize really conditions are gonna alteration — particularly people conditions. Overall, for illustration I said, conscionable Friday for me, going retired early, not being capable to sprout an under-par round, that decidedly wounded my chances. I deliberation I started nan play possibly 12 back, truthful to get wrong 1 was a beautiful bully run."
Scheffler said that his 2nd information "probably hurt" his chances of winning nan tourney nan most. He changeable a 74 that time pinch 4 bogeys earlier storming backmost into contention.
Scottie Scheffler finishes his last information of nan Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 12, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)
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"We went retired connected Thursday day were immoderate of nan astir challenging conditions we had each week," he said. "I didn’t spot galore birdies retired location Thursday afternoon, truthful going retired connected Friday, immoderate they did to nan greens to soften them up, they did immoderate stuff, and I conscionable wasn’t capable to return advantage of that going connected early connected Friday.
"And past you saw nan barrage of birdies that Rory made and Cam Young and a bunch of guys made connected Friday precocious successful nan day, and I deliberation I vanished possibly 2 complete par connected Friday. So that time astir apt wounded nan astir successful position of my chances to win."
Scheffler made 12 birdies and 2 eagles successful nan tournament. But he besides settled for 5 bogeys complete nan 4 rounds.
Scottie Scheffler watches his changeable connected nan first spread during nan 2nd information of nan Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 10, 2026. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
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He was 11-under par for nan tournament.
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