Scottie Scheffler’s Presidents Cup dunk encapsulates Team USA’s early Sunday dominance

On the opening hole at the Presidents Cup on Sunday, Scottie Scheffler pulled his second shot into the sand trap to the left of the green. Meanwhile, his opponent, Hideki Matsuyama, stuck a wedge a few inches from the hole, but it spun back and settled about 15 feet away.

Matsuyama still had a massive advantage until Scheffler decided to take matters into his own hands.

The reigning Masters champion dunked his third shot straight into the hole on the fly, giving himself the unlikeliest of birdies and draining all of the International’s momentum.

Scheffler’s birdie was one of seven par-breakers the Americans made on the opening

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