Scottie Scheffler did one thing in his opening round at The Open which will have every other player very worried

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Scottie Scheffler made an ominous start to The Open Championship on Thursday.

Scheffler was by no means anywhere near his best on day one at Royal Portrush, but he posted a solid round of three-under par 68, and finds himself one shot off the lead at The Open Championship.

The Dallas native has a very good chance of winning The Open now.

Scheffler’s iron play was sensational on Thursday at The Open, despite the fact that he hit just three fairways all day.

Before the tournament began, Scheffler admitted that he is a big fan of playing at The Open, and it’s easy to see why, what with his creativity around the greens and ability to flight his ball down.

However, there was one aspect of his game that was said to be a weakness. Well, he proved his critics wrong on day one in that regard…

The Open field will be worried by what Scottie Scheffler has just done

Scheffler has historically been an average putter throughout the years.

However, he has performed really well on the greens this season, and is actually inside the top-25 for strokes gained putting.

That said, it’s a completely different story when it comes down to his performances on the greens on links courses in Britain.

Scheffler is usually a very tentative putter, and that is accentuated on the slower greens at Open Championships.

The world number one lost strokes to the field on the greens at The Scottish Open last week.

Incredibly though, he gained 2.34 shots on the field on day one at Royal Portrush.

What an unbelievable turnaround that is from Scheffler, and the rest of the field at the Open need to be very afraid.

Scottie Scheffler’s stats from day one at The Open

Scheffler wasn’t at his imperious best on Thursday at Royal Portrush, but he posted one of the better rounds of the day.

Here is how his numbers look from day one at The Open:

The 29-year-old clearly has to tighten up his driving, but the rest of his game seems to be in good shape.

If Scheffler continues to putt well this week, it should surprise nobody if he ends up winning The Open at a canter.