TPC Twin Cities isn’t used to hosting an early gallery so large. But when the world number one tees off at 7.29 a.m. local time, apparently, even a breakfast tee time doesn’t keep fans away. Scottie Scheffler’s 3 am Open debut turned into the story of the day, and by the time he signed for his scorecard, he had sent a clear warning to the rest of the field.
Scheffler finished the round, carding a bogey-free six-under 65, needing every bit of his short game early before his ball-striking caught up with him.
“I didn’t hit a bunch of fairways early, but I was able to kind of manage my way around and get some of the trouble areas without making any bogeys. That was important for keeping my momentum going. Once I started to hit fairways, I gave myself looks. I was able to start making some birdies,” he said at the post-press conference…