Scottie Scheffler, throughout the third spherical of final week’s Tour Championship, bogeyed the 2nd gap — then birdied the third.
A day later, he bogeyed the fifth gap — then birdied the sixth.
And 9 holes later, he double-bogeyed the fifteenth gap — then birdied the 16.
Plus scores — instantly adopted by minus scores. Frowns — instantly turned the other way up. In fact, Scheffler would achieve this, as he’s the world No. 1 and winner of 5 tournaments this yr, together with a pair of main championships.
However he’s additionally “bouncing again” this yr at a fee just one different participant has bettered up to now 38 years on the PGA Tour — Tiger Woods in 2000, which is broadly thought of probably the greatest campaigns ever in skilled golf.
What’s “bounce again?” As outlined by the Tour’s web site, it’s when a participant follows an over-par rating on a gap with an under-par rating on the following gap. Put one other method, it’s hearth extinguishing. Or not letting issues snowball. It’s what any golfer would need.
And it’s what Scheffler has mentioned he prides himself in. Curiously, he mentioned on the Tour Championship that it was one thing he observed Woods did whereas taking part in with him throughout the ultimate spherical of the 2020 Masters. There, Woods carded a ten on the par-3 twelfth gap — then performed his final six holes at five-under par.
“And it was like, what’s this man nonetheless taking part in for?” Scheffler mentioned. “He’s received the Masters 4 or 5 instances. Finest end he’s going to have is like twentieth place at this level.
“I simply admired the depth that he introduced to every spherical, and that’s one thing that I attempt to emulate. If I’m going to take time to come back out right here every week — prefer it’s not a simple factor to play a golf event. If I’m going to take per week off, I would as nicely simply keep residence. I’m not going to come back out right here to take per week off. If I’m taking part in in a event, I’m going to provide it my all. That’s actually all it boils all the way down to.”
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5 years after that Masters spherical — and as first identified by golf stats guru Justin Ray — Scheffler is “bouncing again” 36.50 p.c of the time this yr. How good is that? Ought to he not play any extra occasions this yr, it might stand because the second-best share since 1987, which is way back to the Tour’s on-line document conserving goes. First is Woods at 36.51 p.c in 2000, which is simply fractionally higher. Notably, Scheffler’s margin over the second-best quantity this yr (30.19, by Harry Corridor) ranks because the widest margin within the 38-year interval.
There’s additionally this:
The stats run by way of the tip of the yr, so issues may change. And Scheffler has mentioned he plans to play the Procore Championship subsequent month as prep for the Ryder Cup.
