Scottie Scheffler’s self-assessment of his game after slamming club in anger

After his frustrations boiled over with a moment of petulance during the second round at the RBC Heritage, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has reflected on his performance during a mixed outing

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has acknowledged that he is not “leading every tournament” during what has been a winless 2025 – after his frustrations boiled over during the second round at the RBC Heritage.

The American’s unrest was plain to see at the par-four eighth hole after driving his approach into a left-flank bunker, before appearing to turn around to hand his club back to caddie Ted Scott. However, the red mist momentarily descended as the two-time major championships victor instead then hurled the club to the ground as he let out his angst in an ugly scene.

The 28-year-old had impressed in the opening round at Harbour Town Golf Links, with a 7-under 64 to put himself in early contention. While Justin Thomas had tied the course record to lead after Round 1, Scheffler’s birdies on the par-5 2nd and par-4 3rd preceded a bogey on the par-5 5th – which seemingly sparked the star’s temper.

On eight, he seemed to feel the pressure as he threw his club to the floor – before he typically rallied back with a birdie on nine to spare his blushes. Eventually, Scheffler emerged from what had been a tempestuous outing on Friday just four shots adrift of the lead as he looks to put this episode of petulance behind him.

The two-time Masters champion is defending his RBC Heritage crown having failed to have won a single tournament so far this calendar year. Remarking upon his recent form, the New Jersey-native admitted that he has been far from dominant in his displays, asserting: “I think I maybe only had one 36-hole lead this year, is that right?

“It’s not like I’m leading every tournament. I feel like I’ve been in this position where I’m a touch on the outside looking in a lot. Two more solid days, and I’ll be right in it.

“I thought the golf course was tougher today. I felt like the fairways I hit it in, the pins were hard to get to, and the fairways that I missed, it was kind of the gettable pins is what I felt like at times out there,” he continued, as he assessed his performance at the RBC Heritage.

“The back nine, I felt like it was hard to get it close to some of those pins. An important hole to hit the fairway, 15, the reachable par-5, I missed the fairway there. Gettable pin on 11, I missed the fairway there. In position on 13, hard pin to get to. 16 in position, can’t really get it to that pin today.”

Scheffler then reinforced his confidence in his own abilities, adding: “So just little stuff like that where it’s almost like I didn’t time my good shots at the right moment, and I ended up at 1-under. Overall, I feel like my game is in a good spot.”