Scottie Scheffler Breaks Silence After Bad Day at the US Open 2025 originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Scottie Scheffler failed to work his magic during the first round of the U.S. Open. He managed three birdies on the toughest course but bogeyed too many times to end up with a score of 3-over par after 18.
Scheffler was visibly disappointed with his performance, which even involved him slamming his club on the ground after a shot at the 14th hole. After the first round, Scheffler was T49 with a long climb ahead.
“It’s one of those places. There’s not a ton of strategy, I would say,” Scheffler told reporters on Thursday.
“It’s just you step up there on a tee box and (are) like what club can I get into this fairway and then you try and hit that club in the fairway and if you don’t, it’s like all right how am I gonna get out of this rough and get the ball back into the fairway so I can have a shot at the green.”
“It’s not like an overly strategic golf course where you know there’s a lot of club options off the tee and stuff like that,” Scheffer added. “It’s just the golf course where you step on the tee box, you look at that fairway and you’re like, all right, keep balling that thing.”
The World No. 1 was not alone in having such a bad start. Even Bryson DeChambeau, the defending US Open champion, along with Rory McIlroy had a disappointing start to the major.
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DeChambeau birdied two holes but bogeyed five, taking his score to 3-over par just like Scheffler after round one. The LIV Golf star also finished T49 after the first round.
McIlroy started strong with two birdies on the back nine but bogeyed the fourth hole and double bogeyed one to finish with a score of 4-over par at T62.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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