Scottie Scheffler never panicked; overcomes bad lie to vault back into Olympics mix

Scottie Scheffler never panicked, even though he had every reason to do so midway through his second round at Le Golf National.

The top-ranked player in the world uncharacteristically rifled his drive way right of the 7th fairway as it came to rest in some whispy, gnarly hay. The tall, thick grass completely blanketed his ball, leaving Scheffler no choice but to hack it out. But the lie was so bad that the big-swinging Texan only hit it four feet in front of him, a shocking sight that the golfing world rarely sees. His second landed in more tall grass, leading to a rather difficult situation.

“I took a

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