Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele are grouped jointly for the initially round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The star-studded trio is scheduled to tee off at 1:14 p.m. ET in what has to be the most interesting grouping of the tournament. McIlroy resolved the media on Tuesday and experienced the line of the match about the world’s No. 1 golfer.
All through his press conference, McIlroy joked that only jail could retain Scheffler from successful a golf event suitable now, a nod to Scheffler’s trouble with the law at the PGA Championship a handful of months in the past.
“The reality that the only matter that took him from profitable a golf tournament was going into a jail mobile for an hour.”
Whilst it truly is a funny comment, it is not solely accurate. Scheffler was arrested, but he was nevertheless in a position to make his tee time and shot a 66 in the next spherical and head into the weekend with a authentic possibility to win. Sadly, when the adrenaline wore off he fell back to Earth and shot a 73 in the third round. He finished up ending tied for eighth, 8 pictures driving Schauffele who received his 1st Major.
Now the two will participate in jointly in the to start with two rounds of the U.S. Open up along with McIlroy, who is looking for his very first Major championship since 2014. As long as all 3 make it via stability, it should really be very a show.
