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Scottie Scheffler’s cold-blooded shank in PGA Tour finale left golf fans thinking: “One of us”

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Scottie Scheffler hit a bunker shot straight off the hosel of his wedge that you need to see to believe.

ATLANTA — Golf can even make the best players in the world look silly sometimes.

Look no further than what happened to World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the Tour Championship.

After finding the greenside bunker on the drivable par-4 8th, Scheffler sunk into the sand and prepared to hit what looked like a routine shot from the trap. He then hit a cold-blooded shank, a shot that would embarrass a 25-handicapper, let alone the reigning Masters champion. His ball went straight off the hosel, rocketing dead right and beyond the green. It finally came to rest in a precarious position, 36 yards past the pin.

Scheffler ultimately made a bogey, which cut his lead to two over Collin Morikawa.

No one is immune to the shank.

Not even Scottie Scheffler. pic.twitter.com/RVlQfZyzjG

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 1, 2024

Scheffler’s shank led many fans to think of themselves while out on the course.

Scheffler with a stone cold shank pic.twitter.com/fCi5qU6dfz

— James Sheerin (@jumbosheerin) September 1, 2024

Oh my Scheffler…an absolute shank out of the bunker. Never seen him do anything like that.

— Andy Lang Bets (@BumpSports) September 1, 2024

Thank you Scottie Scheffler for that shank!!! Happens to us all!!! #golf

— Pep (@pepster1979) September 1, 2024

Scheffler shank!!!!! There’s hope for me yet

— Jul (@gobaith) September 1, 2024

Scheffler just shanked it out of the sand.
I shank if out of the sand.
By the transitive property, my golf game = Scheffler’s game

— Bob Lochel (@bobloch) September 1, 2024

Scheffler Shank! This is actually getting interesting.

— Robert Damron (@RobertDDamron) September 1, 2024

After Scheffler’s bogey, he rifled a 4-iron to five feet on the par-3 9th. He rebounded with a birdie there and added two more par-breakers on the 10th and 11th holes.

Yes, after he shanked it out of the bunker, Scheffler made three straight birdies to bounce back with a vengeance, reaffirming why he is the best player in the world.

Fans took notice, too.

Scottie Scheffler overcoming a shank to birdie the next two holes pic.twitter.com/ESyH7boVPT

— Ryan Ballengee (@RyanBallengee) September 1, 2024

three birdies after the shank

he’s built different

— TrackingScheffler (@SchefflerLegion) September 1, 2024

Scottie Scheffler response after 2- shot swing shank is just remarkable #FedExCup

— Brad Smith (@Bsmith4Jc) September 1, 2024

By the time he hit his tee shot on the 12th, Scheffler again held a five-shot lead, the same margin with which he began his final round.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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