Scottie Scheffler takes issue with Masters' course conditions after second-place finish

Scottie Scheffler finished conscionable down Rory McIlroy astatine the Masters this weekend, finishing conscionable a changeable down the back-to-back greenish overgarment winner.

Scheffler took contented with the conditions astatine Augusta National Golf Course and expressed it arsenic overmuch aft wrapping up the 4th circular of the tourney connected Sunday evening, telling reporters helium wasn’t "in complaint of the people setup."

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Scottie Scheffler walks to the greenish connected the 18th spread during the 3rd circular of the Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 11, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)

"I would’ve liked it to person been a small spot much adjacent successful presumption of the firmness connected Thursday and Friday. I was a spot amazed astatine however brushed things were connected Friday afternoon, particularly arsenic it got precocious successful the day. But the upwind besides changes, similar it was a spot windy connected Thursday," helium said, via Golf.com.

"So who knows, it’s conscionable that’s portion of the game. We play an outdoor sport, and you don’t cognize however conditions are gonna alteration — particularly people conditions. Overall, similar I said, conscionable Friday for me, going retired early, not being capable to sprout an under-par round, that decidedly wounded my chances. I deliberation I started the play possibly 12 back, truthful to get wrong 1 was a beauteous bully run."

Scheffler said that his 2nd circular "probably hurt" his chances of winning the tourney the most. He changeable a 74 that time with 4 bogeys earlier storming backmost into contention.

Scottie Scheffler finishes his last circular of the Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 12, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)

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"We went retired connected Thursday day were immoderate of the astir challenging conditions we had each week," helium said. "I didn’t spot galore birdies retired determination Thursday afternoon, truthful going retired connected Friday, immoderate they did to the greens to soften them up, they did immoderate stuff, and I conscionable wasn’t capable to instrumentality vantage of that going connected aboriginal connected Friday.

"And past you saw the barrage of birdies that Rory made and Cam Young and a clump of guys made connected Friday precocious successful the day, and I deliberation I finished possibly 2 implicit par connected Friday. So that time astir apt wounded the astir successful presumption of my chances to win."

Scheffler made 12 birdies and 2 eagles successful the tournament. But helium besides settled for 5 bogeys implicit the 4 rounds.

Scottie Scheffler watches his changeable connected the archetypal spread during the 2nd circular of the Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 10, 2026. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

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He was 11-under par for the tournament.

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