PGA Tour Fans Laugh Off Xander Schauffele’s Zozo Blunder That Might Kill His Edge Over Scottie Scheffler

Player of the Year! Even two majors in two months won’t be enough to help Xander Schauffele claim that title? The reason? Well, it’s all thanks to none other than Scottie Scheffler, the current No. 1 golfer in the world. But there was a chance for him to stand on par with his fellow American in the number of top-10 finishes he carded. However, even that dream seems to be drifting away, courtesy of an unfortunate tree root.

It was the par-4 ninth hole at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club when Lady Luck left him. The 30-year-old’s tee shot went ahead to wedge itself against a tree root, causing him to try and get it out and into play using his club. “Already, the damage is done, but you can’t keep hitting it there,” said Caddie Austin Kaiser after seeing his golfer unsuccessful in his mission to dislodge the ball. The result? A helpless laugh followed by Schauffele taking an unplayable.

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Quite an unfortunate moment in the golfer’s first round of play at the 2024 Zozo Championship. Although he was even par till the 8th hole, the next one caused him to cardie a quadruple-bogey 8. If he doesn’t manage to make up for that in the coming holes, or even rounds, then there is a high chance of him placing outside the top 10. But the bad news for the athlete just turned out to be hilarious in front of fans. And they didn’t waste a second before expressing themselves on the internet.