Scottie Scheffler impressed golf fans with his performance in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, shooting a final round of 63. With three eagles in one round, Scottie Scheffler achieved a huge feat, considering that it was the first time in his career that he had managed to do so – on holes 2, 6 and 18.
Although the 29-year-old gave it his all, wanting to get back on top and try to win the trophy, he was unable to overtake Morikawa, who eventually won the title.
Scottie Scheffler finished in a tie for third place.
The American golfer shared his emotions after the tournament. He was proud of himself, as he didn't give up even when it seemed like he had absolutely no chance of winning the trophy.
“A frustrating start to both of the last couple weeks,” said Scheffler. “But I think these are some of the weeks when you look back, I'm very proud of sticking with it, not giving up even when I felt like things were going against me.”
The world number 1 explained his approach, saying he had to be aggressive given the huge deficit and that he knew he had to play his best game if he wanted to win. Scheffler revealed that he let himself be drawn into the game and simply played, and it was this approach that brought him this result.
“It's almost like I'm play(ing) a wolf game; you're trying to birdie every single hole,” he said. “If I shot 75 today it wouldn't make much difference. Just get up there and kind of freewheeled it and did some nice things.”
Scottie Scheffler on golf
Scheffler stressed that golf is an interesting game, because sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't, but his consistency is truly impressive and it seems that, if he continues at the same pace, there is no doubt that he will maintain his status as the best golfer. Scheffler hopes that he can do even better in the rest of the season and that he will win many more trophies.
“It's a funny game. Sometimes like things go your way and sometimes things don't,” Scheffler said. "Like today's the day where I holed a lot of putts from 10, 20 feet. On greens like this, there's a lot of suspense when the ball's rolling up to the hole. The beginning of the week those putts weren't falling and they all decided to go in today, so it's just a funny game.”
