Scottie Scheffler’s disastrous 3-putt derails Open chances

Scottie Scheffler needed his putter to cooperate on Sunday if he wanted to win the Claret Jug and his second major of the season.

He struggled on the greens during Saturday’s third round, failing to make a putt longer than eight feet and ranking 78th out of 80 players in strokes gained putting.

But nothing could compare to the disaster that Scheffler experienced on the par-4 9th hole on Sunday at Royal Troon.

Sitting at 4-under-par, two behind the leaders, Scheffler hit his approach shot just short of the green. He then chipped up to about seven feet beyond the hole, a distance he has struggled from all

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