Scottie Scheffler will play again in the Masters, wanting to defend his title. The 28-year-old golfer is motivated to defend his title, and most give him and McIlroy the best chance to celebrate at this year's Masters.
Well-known figures from the world of golf give various predictions, and Patrick McDonald, a well-known golfer, reflected on Scheffler's recent performances, talking about the chances that the American will celebrate at the Masters again this year.
I think at a 9/10, McDonald said, as quoted by The Golfing Gazette.
I would say if last year was a 10/10 and 2022 was a 10/10, just a nine. There are some things in his game which make me a little bit uneasy. I saw the putter take a really nice step in Houston. He was 61 for 63 inside 10 feet, that is ridiculous for Scottie Scheffler, the best marker of his career."
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Patrick McDonald talks about the tournament
McDonald also noted weaknesses in the golfer, saying that iron play has become a problem for the American. Scottie excelled on the PGA Tour last year but has yet to show his superiority this year.
But the one issue that I had was with that iron play. It has not been Scottie Scheffler-like so far this season. I say this as a guy who has not finished outside the top 25. He has had a number of contention runs, almost winning at Torrey Pines and Houston. But we know Scottie Scheffler as the king of hitting his approach shots pin high. I think a great example of where that shortcoming almost came in was on that 72nd hole at Houston. He came up almost 20 or 30 yards short of that pin and you look just a year prior when Stephen Jaeger hit a similar shot coming down the stretch and he hit it inside five feet, he ended up missing the putt, but the point still stands."- he said.
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However, the famous journalist explains that Scheffler is a golfer with excellent qualities, and believes that many things are working in his favor on an unconscious level. He had words of praise for the world number 1's preparations for this tournament.
In addition, his experience in this tournament and previous victories give optimism that he will be dominant this year. Of course, it is difficult to give real predictions, especially when we know that there are many quality golfers in this tournament.
