Scottie Scheffler was spotted doing something very different during his practice round at Pinehurst on Tuesday 

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World number one Scottie Scheffler was spotted doing something very unusual during his practice round at Pinehurst No.2 on Tuesday.

The American is looking to land his second major of 2024 after claiming the Masters title at Augusta in April.

Scheffler is coming off a one-shot win at the Memorial Tournament and looks well-placed to compete for the U.S. Open title this week.

With his putter now seemingly behaving, the 27-year-old will be tough to beat once more.

What Scottie Scheffler was doing in his practice round at Pinehurst on Tuesday

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Pinehurst’s greens have been a talking point during the build-up to the U.S. Open. Slopes and grain have been the main issues players have had to contend with.

Despite the lightening fast putting surfaces, Scheffler has insisted the greens are in good shape ahead of day one.

The American’s tee-to-green play has never been an issue – and Claude Harmon has revealed Scheffler was skipping out tee and approach shots and walking straight to the green complexes during his practice round.

He told the Son of a Butch Podcast: “Scottie Scheffler, I saw him and his caddie on Tuesday, and they were just walking around the front nine with a bunch of clubs and a putter.

“They weren’t even hitting any tee shots or iron shots; they were just going out and going directly to all of the green complexes and having balls run off and go play them. It’s not even close; he is the best player in the game right now and has the most confidence of any player.”

Scottie Scheffler could be well-suited to Pinehurst

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Unfortunately for the rest of the field, Scheffler could be well suited to Pinehurst No.2’s set-up.

Players who can regularly hit the fairway and give themselves relatively simple approach shots will have a significant advantage.

The world number one rarely finds himself out of position and nearly always finds the green in regulation.

The test for Scheffler this week will come with the flat stick. As previously mentioned, massive improvements have been made, but Pinehurst will severely punish putts that are off-pace and offline.

There were some shaky efforts on the greens during the final round at Muirfield Village last week, something that must quickly be rectified in the third major of 2024.