Scottie Scheffler endured an unusually difficult week at the BMW Championship, with his performance taking a back seat to an illness that affected him throughout the tournament.
The 30-year-old entered the BMW Championship riding high after an eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup standings through the BMW Championship, along with a $23 million bonus. The seeding advantage also carries limited importance at next week’s Tour Championship, where the 30 qualifying players will compete at East Lake with the FedEx Cup ultimately going to the winner. Scheffler had briefly moved into the top 10 after producing three consecutive birdies, but his momentum faded late in the round when he made a bogey from a fairway bunker. Overall, he managed to hit only 65% of his greens during the tournament.
Jude Championship. He had also put himself in an excellent position heading into the final stretch of the PGA Tour season. He had already secured the No. “I think that’s part of my stubbornness, probably. “I’ve never been one to ever pull out of a tournament, especially in the middle of it. That’s really frustrating for me. But I’m proud of how I fought,” he added.
“So to start the week it was pretty painful to grip the club,” he said. “If I was smarter maybe I would have pulled out, but I was playing so good I felt like if I could knock it out quickly and just get through the first couple rounds I would still have a chance,” he explained. That’s probably a strength of mine and a weakness at times,” Scheffler said.
