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Scheffler wiped out from Masters and opens with a 69 at Hilton Head. He trails Poston by 6 shots

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is running on fumes after an exhausting Masters victory just four days ago. He hit a shank from a bunker. He nearly lost his mind from mud on his golf ball. And he still managed a 2-under 69 at the RBC Heritage on Thursday. J.T. Poston set the pace on an idyllic day on Hilton Head Island with nine birdies — six of them in a seven-hole stretch — for a 63 that gave him a two-shot lead over Collin Morikawa and Seamus Power. Mackenzie Hughes of Hamil

HILTONHEADISLAND,S.C.(AP)—ScottieSchefflerisrunningonfumesafteranexhaustingMastersvictoryjustfourdaysago.Hehitashankfromabunker.Henearlylosthismindfrommudonhisgolfball.Andhestillmanageda2-under69attheRBCHeritageonThursday. J.T.PostonsetthepaceonanidyllicdayonHiltonHeadIslandwithninebirdies—sixoftheminaseven-holestretch—fora63thatgavehimatwo-shotleadoverCollinMorikawaandSeamusPower. MackenzieHughesofHamilton,Ontario,isthreeshotsbackofPostonandtiedforfourth.AdamHadwin,ofAbbotsford,B.C.,istiedfor10that4-under. LudvigAberg,therunner-upatAugusta,wasinthegroupwithHughesat5-un