Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1, isn’t just winning golf tournaments. He’s battling contagious viruses and still managing to post some of the best numbers we’ve seen in decades. This dude is a walking anomaly, proving that even when he’s down, he’s still a threat the rest of the Tour can’t figure out.
The “Bug” That Almost Took Him Out
Last week at the BMW Championship, we heard whispers that Scheffler was battling a bug. Turns out, it was hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a nasty viral illness that usually hits young kids. As a dad to two little ones, Bennett and Remy (born in March), he’s right in the thick of it. Rory McIlroy even bumped into him on Monday at East Lake and was like, “Are you OK? Are you fine? Are you feeling better?” That tells you how noticeable it was. Scheffler confirmed he was dealing with blisters on his hands, throat, and feet. Seriously, blisters on your hands when your whole job is to grip a golf club? That’s insane. He even considered withdrawing from the tournament after coming down with it on Monday, but his “stubbornness” kept him in. Gary Woodland, who shares a coach with Scheffler, called it out. “He’s got blisters on his hands and trying to grip the club,” Woodland said, “That just shows you how dang good he is to show up and finish 12th.”
95 Percent Is Still World No. 1 Dominance
Even with HFMD, Scheffler managed to finish T-12 at the BMW Championship, despite bogieing three straight holes in the first round, something he hadn’t done since the 2022 U.S. Open. Now, heading into the Tour Championship, he’s declared himself “95 percent” ready, with just “a couple of sores in my throat.” Think about that. 95 percent of Scottie Scheffler is still better than 100 percent of most players on Tour. He enters the Tour Championship ranked first for the fifth time in his career, which is the most of any player in FedEx Cup history. He’s a two-time winner this season, a model of consistency, and his scoring average? An absolutely ridiculous 67.96. That’s the lowest scoring average in a season on the Tour since 1983!
What’s wild is that he’s still putting up these historic numbers while dealing with the realities of being a new parent. The guy is a machine, a certified legend in the making. Can he close out the Tour Championship and cap off this wild, dominant, and yes, even sick, season? You know we’ll be watching to find out.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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