What happened to Scottie Scheffler? Exploring why the world No.1 got outperformed by Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk at the Charles Schwab Challenge 2023

Scottie Scheffler and Harry Hall tied for third place with a score of -7 at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge. Scheffler finished second in the competition last year and was the betting favorite last week. Emiliano Grillo won the standings following the final round on Sunday, May 28.

Scheffler began the Charles Schwab Challenge with a birdie on the opening hole on Thursday, May 25. He got off to a fantastic start in the event, shooting 67 after four birdies and a bogey, but derailed as the game progressed.

On Friday, Scheffler had a bogey-free round with a score of 67. However, on Saturday, the current World No.1 golfer recorded three birdies and five bogeys to finish with a score of 72.

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In the final round, he shot 67 with two birdies, an eagle, and a bogey to finish with a seven-shot deficit. After finishing in third place, Scottie Scheffler said:

"Pretty much the exact same shot I hit there yesterday. Tee box was a little further up, and there was a little bit more wind in our face, so it kind of set up nicely. Yeah, it landed and went in. That was definitely a lot of fun."

Scheffler's putter cost him 4.565 strokes this week. However, he enjoyed playing in the event and stated on Golf Channel:

"I made a few today, but overall I probably lost a few strokes on the greens, which is frustrating. For a weekend where I really struggled with the putter, to give myself still a chance to win was nice."

Charles Schwab Challenge 2023 leaderboard

Here is the full leaderboard of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge:

1. Emiliano Grillo
2. Adam Schenk
T3. Scottie Scheffler
T3. Harry Hall
5. Paul Haley II
T6. Michael Kim
T6. Rickie Fowler
T6. Sam Burns
T9. Max Homa
T9. Mark Hubbard
T9. Kevin Streelman
T12. Justin Rose
T12. Chad Ramey
T12. Aaron Rai
T12. Harris English
T16. Russell Henley
T16. Austin Eckroat
T16. David Lipsky
T16. Viktor Hovland
T16. Justin Suh
T21. Aaron Baddeley
T21. Carson Young
T21. Kramer Hickok
T21. Austin Smotherman
T21. Thomas Detry
T21. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
T21. Ryan Fox
T21. Byeong Hun An
T29: Alex Noren
T29: Lee Hodges
T29: Collin Morikawa
T29: Robby Shelton
T29: Sepp Straka
T29: Sam Stevens
T29: Peter Malnati
T29: Si Woo Kim
T29: Andrew Putnam
T29: Brian Harman
T40: Chez Reavie
T40: Jimmy Walker
T40: Billy Horschel
T40: Scott Piercy
T40: Luke Donald
T40: Alex Smalley
T40: Andrew Novak
T40: Min Woo Lee
T48: Matthew NeSmith
T48: Nick Hardy
T48: Vincent Norrman
T48: Patton Kizzire
T52: Maverick McNealy
T52: Ben Griffin
T52: Tom Hoge
T52: Will Gordon
T52: Ben Griffin
T52: Tom Hoge
T52: Maverick McNealy
56: Akshay Bhatia
T57: K.H. Lee
T57: Luke List
T57: Justin Lower
T57: Ben Martin
T57: Patrick Rodgers
T57: Brendon Todd
T63: Cameron Champ
T63: Erik Compton
T63: Zecheng Dou
T63: Cody Gribble
T63: J.J. Spaun
T68: Joel Dahmen
T68: Stephan Jaeger
T70: Beau Hossler
T70: Matthias Schwab
72: Russell Knox