World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had a decent Friday on the course at TPC River Highlands, shooting even par.
It’s not the kind of round that will win you the tournament, but he remains in the hunt heading into the weekend at seven under.
That’s nothing to be embarrassed about. However, he might want to be embarrassed about a moment that ended with him taking a golf club to the face after a shot.
Who says golf isn’t a contact sport? 😅 pic.twitter.com/SB0sx5gbqs
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 23, 2023
Scheffler looked pretty stunned after the club whacked him in the face and understandably so. The “oh no” right before the clip cuts out makes it all the more perfect. There’s certainly more context available but, honestly, do you really want it? The clip is a perfect meme in the making.
Sideshow Scheff https://t.co/QYUQSI1Iov pic.twitter.com/rrWlEM9016
— W (@ZitiDoggsGolf) June 23, 2023
As Golf Digest notes, this might have been some karmic payback from when Scheffler tossed a driver last week when he was trying to figure out which club he wanted for the 2023 U.S. Open.
Scottie the last player on the range. Was testing a new driver head, which he ended up swapping in to replace the old one.
This was the exact moment he made his decision (wait for it…) pic.twitter.com/GDpwF3kfYj
— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) June 17, 2023
As far as we’re aware, the club he threw last week was still spinning in the air until it hit Scheffler in the face on Friday.
