Scottie Scheffler confronted his caddie after a double bogey on the 16th hole during the opening round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village on Thursday, on-course microphones captured. Scheffler was heard addressing caddie Ted Scott, saying, “I don’t know what to do. I can’t hear a word you’re saying.”
Scheffler is ranked No. 1 by the Official World Golf Ranking. According to PGA Tour records, he won multiple high-profile events in 2024, including The Masters and The Players Championship, and won the PGA Championship and The Open in 2025.
He began Thursday two under through nine but bogeyed the 10th and 14th to fall back to even. On the par-3 16th, his tee shot came up short and bounced into the water, leading to a double bogey. On-course microphones captured Scheffler saying, “I absolutely flush a seven iron, and we get the wind wrong, and I’m in the water,” and, “I don’t think you understand how frustrating that is.”
After the round Scheffler told reporters the wind had shifted. “That’s just another really good iron shot, and the wind switched from down off the right to pretty significantly in off the right,” he said. He birdied the 17th and finished the round at 1-over, six shots behind the leaders, according to PGA Tour scoring.
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