Xander Schauffele led the PGA Tour in bogey avoidance this past season. But Thursday at the Zozo Championship, he admittedly got a bit stubborn.
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Xander Schauffele led the PGA Tour in bogey avoidance this past season.
But Thursday at the Zozo Championship, he admittedly got a bit stubborn.
After his tee shot nestled near a tree on the ninth hole, the world No. 2 compounded the error by taking two swipes in the span of five seconds, barely advancing the ball before he eventually decided to take an unplayable lie. He walked off with a quadruple-bogey 8, his only dropped shots during an opening round of 3-over 73 that matched his highest score on Tour since June.
Relatable
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Schauffeleistiedfor70thinthelimitedfieldof78players.
“IfitwasSunday,I’dbepissed,”hesaidafterward.“Today,I’mjusttryingtobrushitoff.I’vegotthreemoredaysinfrontofme.”
Schauffelehadmadeeightstraightparsbeforehistravailsontheninth.Approachinghisball,hesaidtheliewassopoor,sittingina“
