Scheffler questions the Mud Ball Rules after hard PGA Championship round
Scotty Chefler questioned the fairness of the mud ball rule and how it affects the elite shotmaking.
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When the US shows in New York to avenge its Rider Cup in September, at least one of them will be held in 2025 a major championship trophy.
The world’s number 1 player Scotty Sheffer on that Sunday ensured that for nine with nine like a procession in the PGA Championship that would probably be before several major titles, all this would be said and done.
There is no question that Schfler, as can be understood as his personality, has taken himself in a separate category of players in a separate category since the previous Rider Cup. He is now a colossus, who is following the history more history in the region. And when things ramps this fall in Bathpage Black, there is no question that the team will give the USA a chance to take back the cup on the soil of the house by being wrapped in the chefler red, white and blue.
But in half of the major championship season of 2025, is anyone else worried about the position of the American team, which is beyond the man who has won nine win since the beginning of last year?
Despite playing Live Golf, where he cannot earn the Rider Cup qualifying point, Bryson Decombo’s performance in Major in the last one year – one tie for another in PGA and a tie for the fifth in masters – he will get it in the team. It will be fine.
But if you look at the first two big companies of the year from the perspective of the Rider Cup, then this team is more than a little discomfort for the USA.
Xander Schaffele, who won two big companies last year, did not live well this year. Neither Max Homa, who went 3–1-1 in his first rider cup. Justin Thomas will get a rebound season in the team on the PGA tour, but a missed cut in PGA and a tie for the 36th in Masters is a mile from his capacity in two biggest tournaments so far. Colin Moricawa? There was no election in Augusta or quail hollow. Jordan Spith is almost a non-unit these days. Since winning the PGA in 2023, Brooks have been terrible in Koipka Major. Patrick cantley, as usual, has no-shows in the biggest events.
after this? We are in Andrew Novak/JJ Spon/Mavric Mackeli region. At least Harris English supported Masters Finnish at the end of this week with a tie in second place. Given other options, this Captain Keagan Bradley must have enough to get a long look – who may have to choose themselves to stay in the team at this point.
In a word: yikes.
It is not to suggest that we should move forward and the team should accept for Europe. They have also received some issues. A lot can change in four months. And at the end of the day, playing in the Bethpage – perhaps the most jingoist sites in American Games – may be everything else.
But good grace, it is difficult to come up with an American team that looks away from far away with two big companies in the Rider Cup year?
Do not make any mistake: In a large picture, no country produces greater quality golfers than the US, although the official world golf rankings have been slanting and presented almost irrelevant because there is no proper account of account for live, 15 Americans from top -30 to 11 Europeans. Similarly, 10 of the last 14 major companies have been won by Americans, while only three have been claimed by Europe.
But when you see who Europe is going to throw out this decline, you are talking about Masters Champion Rory McClero and runner-up Justin Rose. You are talking about John Rahm, who briefly led the PGA before falling into the last three holes. Despite a poor major record, SEPP Strack has won twice on the tour this year and Shane Lori already has six top -12 finish. Although Europe’s Scandinavian stars have not paid attention to expectations this season, Ludwig Eberg was at least T -7 in Masters and Slamping Victor Hoveland managed the top -30 finish in both big companies.
Is anyone going against an American team against a bunch that is not a group of people playing well beyond Skefler, Decombo and Thomas for now?
At least Bradley knows that he has found the best player in the world on his squad. Sheffler left the point with a major PGA win this week. But beyond that? He has cut his work for him.