Scottie Scheffler bolted out of the blocks and did not look again final 12 months on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Scheffler recorded a scintillating 61 in the course of the first spherical and a 63 within the second and fourth rounds as a part of his eight-stroke, wire-to-wire victory. The 29-year-old Dallas resident set the match scoring report and tied the PGA Tour scoring report by ending at a sturdy 31-under par 253.
“Yeah, positively good recollections from final 12 months,” Scheffler mentioned on Wednesday, someday earlier than the beginning of this 12 months’s match at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
“I had a very nice week, simply performed loads of actually stable golf. I used to be lucky to be the winner on the finish of the week.
“By way of simply preparing for this week, it was good to have a house week, particularly coming off a significant championship. Obtained some relaxation Monday, did some observe at Royal Oaks yesterday, Professional-Am as we speak, and go house and get some relaxation and prepare for an early one tomorrow.”
Scheffler made his PGA Tour debut on this occasion in 2014. The years have been form to him, naturally, as he has fine-tuned his recreation to the purpose the place he’s the unquestioned top-ranked golfer on the earth.
Now Scheffler’s again on the course which underwent a $25 million overhaul led by World Golf Corridor of Fame member Lanny Wadkins.
“I really got here up and performed the course a couple of weeks in the past,” Scheffler mentioned. “I feel tee-to-green it’s positively higher than what it was earlier than. I feel it is a extra attention-grabbing take a look at. The greens have added a big quantity of slope to them, and a few are a bit aggressive, however total I feel (Wadkins) did a very good job of making some good pin areas, and also you positively should suppose your method round this place much more than you probably did earlier than.”
Scheffler will attempt his luck at repeating as champion on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson after seeing a couple of putts go awry throughout his 14th-place end final weekend on the PGA Championship.
“Yeah, I feel — I assume simply placing particular … you form of simply undergo ebbs and flows, and placing is one thing, particularly if you’re placing in wind and on greens with out a lot slope, there’s going to be variants and the way issues are going,” he mentioned.
“Total, I really feel like I am in a great place. I’ve really putted the very best that I’ve in my profession thus far this 12 months and simply form of get a reset, get on some new greens, work on my reads, be certain that I am checking all my fundamentals.”
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