Scottie Scheffler’s cold-blooded shank in PGA Tour finale left golf fans thinking: “One of us”

ATLANTA — Golf can even make the best players in the world look silly sometimes.

Look no further than what happened to World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the Tour Championship.

After finding the greenside bunker on the drivable par-4 8th, Scheffler sunk into the sand and prepared to hit what looked like a routine shot from the trap. He then hit a cold-blooded shank, a shot that would embarrass a 25-handicapper, let alone the reigning Masters champion. His ball went straight off the hosel, rocketing dead right and beyond the green. It finally came to rest in a precarious position, 36 yards past the pin.

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