Scottie Scheffler is in the lead as it stands at the Houston Open but worryingly for the rest of the field, he’s admitted one part of his game is not even firing.
Scheffler carded a quite brilliant second round of eight under par to go into the lead on 11-under and give himself the perfect chance at winning in Houston.
With the Masters around the corner, Scheffler will be delighted to see some form coming into his game and in particular, his putting stood out.
Scheffler knocked in multiple long-distance efforts for birdie on his way to a bogey free 62.
However, Scheffler’s putting is usually very much secondary to his iron play and according to the man himself, his iron play was not where he wants it to be.
Scottie Scheffler explains why his putting rescued him in round two of the Houston Open
Scottie Scheffler was in high spirits coming off the course and after such an electric display of putting, why wouldn’t he be?
Indeed, speaking to the media, Scheffler actually admitted his usual best asset let him down a bit.
“Yeah, I felt like I was hitting so many good putts, especially at The Players, putts that were going around the edge,” Scheffler said in his post-round run-down.
“Today was a day where I felt like my ball-striking could have been better and I was able to hole some putts. I hit a lot of greens but I felt like my irons were just barely off, and I felt like I could have been hitting them a little bit closer to the hole, but overall kept it on the green, kept giving myself looks.
“The way I was putting, I didn’t feel I had to force ’em there by many pins if I wasn’t totally comfortable with the shot, so good results.”
With Scheffler finding form on the greens, he could well be unstoppable and the likes of Rory McIlroy will be worried ahead of Augusta.
Scottie Scheffler’s putting at the Houston Open
Scottie Scheffler putting well is bad news for pretty much everyone else on the PGA Tour.
There is a common feeling that if Scottie Scheffler putts well, then he wins. It’s that simple.
At the Houston Open, he’s gained more than five strokes against the field in putting over 36 holes, was just one short of the course record, and didn’t make a single bogey all day in round two.
Scheffler didn’t make a single three putt all day and going into the third round over the weekend, it’s a worrying trend for the rest of the field.
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