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[McKinnie (Texas, USA) = Reporter Kim Yong from Sports Chosun] It's like a college student and an elementary school student.
The PGA Tour's The CJ Cup Byron Nelson (hereinafter referred to as The CJ Cup), which is being held in McKinney near Dallas, Texas, is not a special competition. So many star players were absent. Only one player ranked within the top 10 in the world participated.
But this one is too important. Scottie Scheffler. World No. 1. And home to Dallas.
Since the previous Byron Nelson competition, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been accessible and has many galleries. But this year is a box office hit. To put it a little exaggerated, it is no exaggeration to say that 99 out of 100 people visited the venue to see Scheffler.
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| Scheffler checking putting on the practice green just before the start of hole 1. Photo = Reporter Kim Yong |
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Only Schaeffler's Zoe Gallery gathers intensively. Wouldn't it be burdensome to think that too many people are looking at them.
No. Scheffler was grateful that he was able to perform his game in front of his fans in his hometown, and he was full of confidence. This was the reason why they applied to participate in the competition early, which the top rankers did not look for. And I repaid it with my performance.
That was amazing. Round 1, 10 under par. Round 2, 8 under par. And he hit five under par in the third round. He broke the record for the lowest total number of hits in the second and third rounds of the tournament. The 36-hole record was 15 under, and the 54-hole record was 18 under. If he reduces one more shot in the fourth round, he will set a new record of minimum pars in 72 holes in the tournament. It is no exaggeration to say that it is actually a reservation to win the championship because it is the lead by eight strokes.
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| Gallery watching Scheffler's green play. Photo = Reporter Kim Yong |
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Really excitedly sent the tee shot to the fairway exactly, stuck the ball to the hole cup, putted the putt. Scheffler is also a person. A mistake comes out. However, his greatest strength is his ability to recover from any time and place.
I watched Scheffler's play directly from the side. A spectator who looked back at nine holes in the second half of the first round and nine holes in the first half of the third round.
What I'm most curious about is the driver's distance. Long hitter Scheffler played the first and second rounds with Kim Si-woo and Jordan Spieth. It was consistent. If Kim Si-woo and Spieth send a similar distance, Scheffler was always 5-10 meters ahead. Not much difference, but Schaeffler's slight advantage with all three of them close to each other. He was even superior to Stephenson and Castillo of the U.S., who were long hitters in the third round.
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| One ball on the right belongs to Scheffler. The ball in the back is a ball between Kim Si-woo and Spieth. Photo = Reporter Kim Yong |
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What stood out most was the concentration in the crisis. In the first half of the first round, the number of pars was reduced by seven, but in the second half, it slowed down a little. The iron shot kept pushing to the right. But he didn't lose the stroke. No bogey play until round two. Still, even if I missed the green, it was surprising that if I hit the approach, it would stick around the hole cup. Round 1. Hole 11. In a difficult battery green, there was not much space between the pin and the ball. From there, he even fed the spin and stuck it next to the hole cup, and many fans exclaimed.
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| The Schaeffler-specific low-finish motion, whether it is a driver or an iron, remains unchanged at any time. Photo = Reporter Kim Yong |
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Of course, Scheffler was not a machine. There were also mistakes. Two third round bogeys came out. The par-3 fourth hole. I tried to take a tee shot, but there seemed to be something wrong, so I relaxed. I went back into the routine, but I fell short in front of the green to see if my concentration was broken. Another bag, green. I put it pretty close with an approach, but I was anxious, constantly checking the line ahead of the last short putt. In the end, he missed a short putt and recorded his first bogey of the tournament. Monkeys sometimes fall from trees. What's scary about Scheffler, however, is that he easily succeeded in the par-5 hole and bounced back with a birdie.
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| Huge number of fans following Scheffler. Photo = Reporter Kim Yong |
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Countless fans followed Scheffler and chanted "Go! Scotty". A scene where you can feel for yourself how great his popularity is in the Dallas area. Scheffler plays in the final round of the tournament with South Africa's Eric Van Rueen in the final group. Scheffler, who won the championship as if he were eating, did not win the championship. More fans are expected to flock to the TPC Craigslist.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
