U.S. Open: Scottie Scheffler comes up short at Los Angeles Country Club

Scottie Scheffler felt he didn’t carry his ‘A-game’ to the Los Angeles Nation Membership for the 2023 U.S. Open.

Regardless of that, Scheffler, the top-ranked participant on this planet, completed in third place, three photographs behind Wyndham Clark, the champion.

“I used to be not sharp sufficient at present to maneuver up the board,” Scheffler mentioned after his spherical. “I did a great job of conserving myself in it, however I simply wasn’t sharp sufficient.”

Scheffler started his spherical at 7-under par, three photographs behind Rickie Fowler and Clark, the 54-hole co-leaders.

He pared the primary six holes after which bogeyed the lengthy par-3 seventh. He instantly bounced again with a birdie on the par-5 eighth.

“I used to be attempting to hit some good photographs and get some seems to be,” Scheffler added. “However on the entrance 9, I didn’t give myself sufficient alternatives for birdie.”

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LACC’s entrance 9 is the place the sphere wants to attain.

Scheffler didn’t take benefit.

On the again 9, the more durable of the 2 sides, Scheffler continued to wrestle.

“I bogeyed 11 and 12, which type of harm my momentum, however then I bounced again properly with a birdie on 13,” Scheffler recalled. “It’s simply robust on the market. You’ve bought to place the ball in the correct spots, and it’s robust to make putts.”

Scheffler has had a troublesome time making putts as of late.

Earlier than the match, he tinkered along with his putter, hoping a change would carry extra success.

However like Rory McIlroy, Scheffler couldn’t get a putt to fall on Sunday. He ranked forty seventh out of 65 gamers within the remaining spherical in strokes gained placing but nonetheless managed to shoot an even-par 70.

Regardless of arising brief, the 2023 U.S. Open marks the third straight main Scheffler has completed within the prime 10.

His sizzling streak in golf’s largest occasions dates again to the 2020 PGA Championship. Since then, the wily Texan has notched 9 top-10s in majors, together with his 2022 victory at Augusta Nationwide.

“I fought exhausting at present, and I’m clearly a little bit pissed off to return up brief, however I put up a great combat,” Scheffler admitted. “Wyndham performed some implausible golf this week, so he’s a well-deserving champion.”