Scottie Scheffler Etches Name in Masters History With Remarkable Weekend Run

The stat was reported by SportsCenter on X who said, “Scottie Scheffler did something this weekend that NO ONE at The Masters has done since 1942. Scheffler finished the tournament with 39 straight bogey-free holes, becoming the first player without a bogey over the final 36 holes at The Masters in the last 84 years.”

An Almost Inch-Perfect Weekend by Scottie Scheffler on Sunday

Scottie Scheffler was so close to turning Augusta upside down on Sunday. After spending most of the tournament well behind the leaders, he suddenly made himself a real threat with one of the best weekend runs anyone had all week.

By the time the final groups reached the back nine, Scheffler had gone from an afterthought to a serious problem for everyone ahead of him. He started the weekend 12 shots back, but back-to-back rounds in the 60s put him right on Rory McIlroy’s heels. In the end, he finished only one stroke short, and a birdie putt on 17 that just slid by became the shot he will probably think about for a while.

Scheffler admitted afterward that he felt Friday put him in too deep a hole. He believed the players who got the softer afternoon conditions had an easier setup than the early starters, and his 74 that day left him chasing for the rest of the tournament. Still, he was careful not to lean too hard into that argument, saying weather shifts and changing conditions are simply part of playing golf outdoors.

More important than the near-miss was how Scheffler looked doing it. For much of this season, he has not seemed quite as locked in as usual, especially with his approach play. But over the weekend, the version of Scheffler that has dominated golf for the last few years suddenly showed up again.

He did not leave Augusta with another green jacket, but he left with something almost as important: proof that his game is back.