Is the PGA Tour pushing course conditions too far? After Round 2 of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler didn’t hold back, describing the Bay Hill greens as “already dead.”
From tossing his ball into the lake on the 18th to watching “trampoline” bounces on the 15th, Scottie’s frustration is reaching a boiling point. We break down the “straight carnage” at Arnie’s place, the purple/brown green conditions, and how Scottie is fighting to stay in contention with his new TaylorMade Qi4D driver.
If you’re on the journey to Scratch at 50, you know that mental toughness is everything—but as Scottie says, sometimes “Bay Hill is just beating us up.”
In this video:
Scottie Scheffler’s “Dead Greens” interview breakdown.
The 18th hole meltdown and ball toss explained.
Why Collin Morikawa thinks the greens will be “purple” by Sunday.
Analysis of the frictionless surfaces stimping at 14+.
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Arnie wouldn’t have whinged like this.
Scotty looks bored to death
It's okay to say you are not playing well and show some class. Better yet avoid the cameras if you can when you're in a mood.
Sorry to say I’m just no longer a fan…
The whole course looked burnt.Making a course hard by making greens hard as glass is a copout because they cant make the course long enough to make it difficult for todays equipment.
Golf is hard. He's been playing at a inhuman level for quite some time and I can imagine it makes the struggles way more brutal to experience.
Extreme drought and extreme cold at the same time will do that to a course
Amazing what happens when target practice with wedges turns into golf.
Click bait headlines are the worst.
He looked tired in his eyes. Maybe its just the week, or perhaps its the accumulation over time of the constant reminder AND expectation of being #1. What's that really matter, anyway? His overall performance speaks for itself. If he has a lull, that's OK. I always likened golfers to surfers….you paddle and paddle against the waves to catch a good one. When you do – ride it for as long as you can because eventually it will end and you have to paddle again to catch another one.
Classless
Ever since Tiger stopped playing I don't watch anymore
Scheffler has as much personality as a 4 iron. He projects a negative attitude and I can see why the police arrested him at Louisville at Valhalla PGA Championship
Stop complaining and play u get best conditions all year around
When he plays pish, he cries like a big baby
golf is hard bud figure it out like we all have to 😂