Stress free,” Scheffler said.Īdam Hadwin finished as the leading Canadian with a 66. Scheffler had six birdies and only few anxious moments. He took a penalty drop and hit the next one to tap-in range to escape with par. 3, his 12th hole, when he put his tee shot into the hazard. “Kept the ball in play for the most part today.” The biggest takeaway from Thursday was signing a card without bogeys. He had a good shot at winning the FedEx Cup until he didn't convert on the final hole.īut his game feels a long way from April, and Scheffler is playing three out of four weeks in the fall to try to build some momentum. 1 in the world when he won four times in six starts, capped off by the Masters. You've got to give yourself time to heal and time to get your game back. I'm so competitive and I want to be the mix so badly. But your expectations for coming back are so much higher than they should be. “It's definitely getting better,” English said. After five months away, he returned at the Memorial and it's been slow going. But then he had surgery on his hip, which had been nagging him for years. This might be just want English needed, especially with the good vibes of having won at Mayakoba in 2013 when he was just getting started.Įnglish capped off a two-win year in 2021 by making a solid Ryder Cup debut. The objective for everyone is to keep it in the mangrove-lined fairways, manage the wind and occasional bursts of showers, and take advantage of the relatively flat greens. The field is strong for this time of the year on the PGA Tour, especially with the addition of Scheffler and two-time major champion Collin Morikawa (71), along with Hovland, going for his third straight win at Mayakoba. It's just really about managing my expectations and my emotions, so I feel like I did a good job of that today.” So I didn't have many expectations coming into this week. “Played some really good golf for probably 68 holes and had a rough finish. “I just had an up-and-down week in Bermuda,” Gordon said. He played the final four holes in 4-over par and tied for 35th.
He thought he was off to a reasonable start in the new season by making every cut, and then he was five shots behind going into the final round in Bermuda last week. Gordon had to go back to the Korn Ferry Tour last year to regain his PGA Tour card. Also at 65 was two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland, who played alongside Scheffler in a balmy and occasionally breezy day in this Mexican resort. 1 ranking next to his name for the first time since March, Scheffler hit plenty of iron shots close and converted them into a 65. Harris English took another step back in his recovery from hip surgery and was at 64, part of a group that included former British Open champion Francesco Molinari.Īlso seeing positive signs was Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Gordon ran off four straight birdies to start the back nine on the El Camaleon course and finished with a 9-under 62 to take a one-shot lead over Russell Henley in the World Wide Technology Championship.
He had no complaints about his start Thursday at Mayakoba. PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Will Gordon was frustrated with the way he finished last week in Bermuda.
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