Scottie Scheffler hits himself in the face with his OWN club after a tee shot at the Travelers Championship
- Scheffler let go of his club on hole No. 4 when it bounced off his arm and hit him
- The Masters winner sits at seven-under par and eight shots behind the leaders
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Even the world’s top ranked golfer is prone to gaffes from time to time as Scottie Scheffler showed at the Travelers Championship Friday.
While teeing off at the par-4 fourth hole at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, Scheffler proceeded to let go of his club.
That proved to be unfortunate for him, as the club hit his arm, ricocheted back and whacked him in the face.
It was all caught on beautiful slow-mo – where we see Scheffler’s nose taking the brunt of the hit.
Even the broadcasters had a vocal reaction to seeing the major champion getting smacked by his own club.
Scottie Scheffler let go of his club after a tee shot and got hit in the face as a result
Scheffler took the brunt of the club as he teed off on the fourth hole at the Travelers
It was a rough second day for Scheffler in the Nutmeg State, with the 2022 Masters champion shooting an even-par 70 for his Friday round.
While even par might be a great score on some of the PGA’s toughest courses, TPC River Highlands is renowned for its low scoring opportunities and as a result Scheffler was left in the dust.
Even taking into consideration the seven-under-par 63 round he shot yesterday, -7 is only good enough for a tie for 22nd at the Travelers.
The 2022 Masters winner sits at -7 on the tournament, eight shots back of the leaders
Tyler Adams posed for photos with Scheffler (left) and Tony Finau on Friday
Scheffler will have a long climb ahead of him as he’s eight shots back of leaders Denny McCarthy and Keegan Bradley – who both sit atop the leaderboard at 15-under-par.
The blow may have been softened slightly, however, after meeting another American sporting star.
USA men’s national team captain Tyler Adams posed for photos with the world No. 1 and world No. 14 Tony Finau at the Cromwell, Connecticut tournament, which started Thursday.
The Leeds United midfielder also posed for a selfie with Scheffler’s caddie, Ted Scott, who said he wanted a picture for his soccer-loving son.
