{"id":437793,"date":"2026-03-15T02:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=437793"},"modified":"2026-03-15T02:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:25:35","slug":"scottie-scheffler-nearly-misses-cut-at-players-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/scottie-scheffler-nearly-misses-cut-at-players-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler Nearly Misses Cut At Players Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past week, during the Players Championship<\/a>, fans, commentators, and players noticed something was off with Scottie Scheffler.\u00a0 The world’s No. 1 was not swinging like he normally does.\u00a0 This difference in performance nearly led to Scheffler missing the cut for the first time since the 2022 FedEx Cup.\u00a0 He managed to keep his streak going, netting in 70 consecutive tournaments, but fans are still wondering what\u2019s happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brandel Chamblee Takes Note On Scheffler<\/span><\/h2>\n

While observing the tournament, Brandel Chamblee kept an eye on Scottie Scheffler.\u00a0 During his observations, Chamblee noticed how Scheffler\u2019s swings looked shorter than usual.\u00a0 By a foot and a half, to be specific.\u00a0 Paul McGinley, who was on the same show<\/a>, agreed with Chamblee and began theorizing about what was happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite clear how much shorter his swing is now,\u201d McGinley said. \u201cGenerally, in my experience, when your swing gets shorter, it has to do with anxiety. You\u2019re not free-flowing. You\u2019re trying to poke it down there. You\u2019re afraid to miss it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During the broadcast, Chamblee and McGinley were trying to figure out where the change was.\u00a0 His shoulder turn was the same, so the problem could be in the wrist.\u00a0 It\u2019s a simple change, but it can make the difference of a few shots.\u00a0 Luckily for Scheffler, it\u2019s a mistake that can be corrected with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other Players Take Note<\/span><\/h2>\n

On the field, players like Justin Thomas have also taken note.\u00a0 Thomas would describe the course as naturally more difficult than other courses on the Tour schedule.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you can just tell,\u201d\u00a0 Thomas said about Scheffler.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s just timing and trying to match [the swing] up. He\u2019s still hitting shots that not many people on planet earth can hit in the same rounds. It\u2019s just golf. \u2026 He\u2019s still had a pretty damned good year. I know I\u2019d trade with him, but I\u2019m probably not the person to ask.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the only tournament Scheffler has had an off day in.\u00a0 During the Genesis Invitational, Scheffler broke his top-10 streak<\/a>.\u00a0 During the Arnold Palmer, he missed a par by what looked like a couple of inches<\/a>.\u00a0 A missed opportunity that left him frustrated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheffler Still At The Top<\/span><\/h2>\n

Scottie Scheffler may be having a bit more of a difficult time of late, but he is still the world\u2019s No. 1.\u00a0 He has the record to back up his skill, and he\u2019s far enough ahead that a couple of bad games aren\u2019t going to sink him.\u00a0 That does come with the caveat of everyone having the highest standards for him.\u00a0 Because of Scheffler\u2019s standing, he is compared to Tiger Woods, who made a deep impact on the sport while he was growing up.\u00a0 Fans and commentators are looking towards him for the next career grand slam, as well as maintaining his position on the OWGR.\u00a0 Despite the trouble, he has kept his cut streak going for over three years.\u00a0 The pressure is on, and despite all the praise, he will face scrutiny with any misstep.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Photo Credit:\u00a0 \u00a9 Corey Perrine\/Florida Times-Union \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This past week, during the Players Championship, fans, commentators, and players noticed something was off with Scottie Scheffler.\u00a0 The world’s No. 1 was not swinging like he normally does.\u00a0 This difference in performance nearly led to Scheffler missing the cut for the first time since the 2022 FedEx Cup.\u00a0 He managed to keep his streak […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5429,"featured_media":437794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,246,19],"tags":[309,50,154,282],"class_list":["post-437793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-golf-news","category-pga","tag-brandel-chamblee","tag-justin-thomas","tag-scottie-scheffler","tag-the-players-championship"],"modified_by":"Taylor Craig","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437795,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437793\/revisions\/437795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}