Scottie Scheffler steadily climbs into contention at FedEx St. Jude Championship

Scottie Scheffler’s hands are an underrated aspect of his game. Many marvel at his ball-striking statistics, and for good reason, but his short game minimizes the penalty for his rare mistakes.

Scheffler ranks eighth in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green this season, and those same hands that execute deft chips and pitches were helpful for a different reason on one of the final holes of his second round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. When he arrived at his tee shot in the 16th fairway, a bug lay on his ball. When it didn’t immediately fly away, he removed it with a grasp so gentle that no one was hurt in the process.

“It was entertaining because I grabbed both of its wings very gently,” Scheffler said. “I was able to grab it off the ball and it was trying to flutter as I had it by its wings so you could kind of feel it moving. I just wanted to make sure I put it away from my ball so it wouldn’t be going back on my ball.”