Scheffler's 2026 season, while hardly disastrous, has yet to reach the heights of his previous two years.In 2024, it seemed like he won every time he started, bringing home The Players, The Masters, the Memorial Tournament, the Tour Championship, and of course, Olympic gold.He followed that up in 2025 by winning two majors, the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and The Open Championship at Royal Portrush.While he won his first start in 2026, The American Express in Palm Springs, his results since have been a frustrating mix of top-5s and near misses.
He was T3 at the WM Phoenix Open.T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Finished a solo second at The Masters by shooting 65-68 on the weekend.Lost in a playoff at the RBC Heritage, then finished second at the Cadillac Championship.
While he was squarely in the mix at the PGA Championship, his 71-71 on Friday and Saturday meant he fell short of defending his 2025 win.He then followed that up with a third place at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson.PGA TOUR 2026: BEST BETS, 'ONE-AND-DONE' PICK FOR THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE GOLF CLUBScottie Scheffler reacts to his tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4, 2026.
(Ben Jared/PGA Tour)But this week is the Memorial at Muirfield Village, a course renowned for its difficulty, which typically allows the best players, like Scheffler, to separate from the field.Unsurprisingly, he's won two years in a row and finished third in 2023 and 2021.Thursday's opening round started strong, with Scheffler finishing the front nine at -2.
But the back nine was a struggle, and on the par 3 16th hole it boiled over.He bogeyed 10 and bogeyed 14 to sink back to even par, then stared down a difficult pin on 16.But in a rare sight for Scheffler, he came up well short, with his tee shot bouncing into the water.
He'd eventually make double bogey, but most surprising was his immediate reaction and ...