For the second year running, there is something of a question mark hanging over Scottie Scheffler heading into The Masters.
The world number one has won on the PGA Tour this season. However, his form in recent weeks has been underwhelming by his incredible standards.
Scheffler also withdrew from the Texas Children’s Houston Open due to the birth of his second child. With that, his most recent result remains his tied for 22nd finish at The Players Championship.
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So it is incredibly difficult to know what to expect from Scheffler at Augusta National over the coming days.
Of course, Scottie Scheffler has won The Masters twice already. Meanwhile, he finished fourth 12 months ago despite looking to be nowhere near his best.
That start to his 2025 season could largely be put down to a hand injury. This year, however, there have been no obvious signs that Scheffler is dealing with any sort of issue, particularly given that he won The American Express in his first start.
Speaking on The Smylie Show ahead of Thursday’s opening round, Smylie Kaufman insisted that he would not be at all shocked to see Scheffler in the mix at Augusta National.
However, he did express some concern about his recent form.
“I still feel very good about Scottie this week. It’s probably in the eight [out of 10] range. I’m not quite at the nine or 10 which I would be at for Scottie. But I think when you look at Scottie Scheffler this season and you look at all of his statistics, you’ll notice that the approach stats are down. He’s currently strokes gained this season 82nd approach. This is a guy who’s lived in the top three over the last three years strokes gained approach. It’s been his superpower,” he said.
