Scottie Scheffler: ‘Fortunate’ to finish CJ Cup Byron Nelson 3rd round | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Scottie Scheffler explains his decision to play through the dark and finish the third round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, discussing how he put himself in position to win the tournament on Sunday. #Golf #GolfChannel #PGATour #ScottieScheffler
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THE DAY DIDN’T SEEM TO FAZE HIM WHATSOEVER. HE’S EXTENDED THAT TO EIGHT. SO LET’S HEAR FROM THE WORLD NUMBER 1 AS RIGHT NOW HE IS JOINING THE MEDIA AT TPC CRAIG RANCH. >> SCOTTIE, FIRST OFF, THANKS FOR WEARING SOME WHITE BECAUSE I COULDN’T HAVE SEEN YOU IF YOU WEREN’T WEARING WHITE. TELL ME ABOUT THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH 18. >> I THINK IF WE WERE GOING TO COME BACK WE WERE GOING TO COME BACK FAIRLY EARLY IN THE MOSH MORNING. IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A SHOT BASED ON ENERGY AND NOT HAVING TO COME OUT HERE AND WAIT FIVE HOURS OR SO TO TEE OFF. ONCE THEY GAVE US THE GO-AHEAD TO FINISH I WAS DEFINITELY VERY ANXIOUS TO FINISH. >> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU HAD YOUR BEST STUFF TODAY BUT YOU STARTED WITH A SIX-SHOT LEAD, YOU TAKE AN EIGHT-SHOT LEAD INTO THE FINAL ROUND. THAT’S GOOD GOLF. >> YEAH, IT WAS GOOD GOLF. I DID A GOOD JOB OF GETTING AROUND TODAY I DEFINITELY WASN’T AS SHARP AS THE LAST TWO DAYS BUT OVERALL I POSTED A PRETTY GOOD SCORE. OVER 72-HOLE TOURNAMENT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE DAYS OR AT LEAST ONE DAY WHERE YOUR SWING’S NOT FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TWO DAYS. IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU BATTLE THROUGH THAT. TODAY I DID A GOOD JOB AND HOPEFULLY TOMORROW IT’S THERE. >> GET SOME REST. >> THANKS. >> SCOTTIE, AT ANY POINT OUT THERE DID YOU THINK YOU MIGHT NOT FINISH TONIGHT? >> YEAH, WHEN WE GOT TO THE 13 THERE WAS TWO GROUPS ON IT. IT WAS POSSIBLE. BUT I DIDN’T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT OTHER THAN THAT. ONCE YOU’RE ON THE BACK NINE I FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO FINISH. I’M KIND OF AN OPTIMIST WHEN IT COMES TO STUFF LIKE THAT. I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO GET US AROUND. NOBODY WANTS TO COME BACK IN THE MORNING. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET DONE. >> HOW WAS IT TO PLAY THE LAST HOLE? HOW WELL COULD YOU ACTUALLY SEE? >> I MEAN, I COULDN’T SEE VERY WELL. BUT I FINISHED IN THE DARK MANY TIMES GROWING UP. SO IT’S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. >> OKAY. >> THE APPROACH ON 18 YOU BASICALLY COULDN’T SEE ANYTHING ONCE YOU SWUNG? >> I SAW THE BALL TAKE OFF, AND THEN AFTER THAT I WAS KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I SAW IT TAKE OFF THE WAY I WANTED TO. BUT AFTER THAT, YEAH, I COULDN’T SEE THAT FAR. REALLY I’D SAY THE MOST CHALLENGING PART WAS READING A GREEN I THINK IN THE DARK IS PROBABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING. >> HAVE YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF TO THINK ABOUT TOMORROW OR HAS IT JUST BEEN CRAZY TO JUST FINISH TODAY? >> YEAH, I JUST WALKED OFF THE GOLF COURSE. TOMORROW’S NOT A CONCERN OF MINE RIGHT NOW. >> WELL, IT IS YOUR HOMETOWN EVENT. YOU’VE BEEN EXCITED TO PLAY ALL WEEK. NO ONE SINCE SCOTT VERPLANK, NO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OF DALLAS HAS WON THE NELSON SINCE VERPLANK IN ’07. WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO YOU? >> IT WOULD MEAN A LOT. THIS TOURNAMENT’S BEEN GOOD TO ME OVER THE YEARS. MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL START IN 2014. THEY GAVE ME A SPOT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD A GREAT WEEK. THIS TOURNAMENT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I GREW UP COMING OUT HERE TO WATCH. YEAH, TOMORROW SHOULD BE A FUN DAY AND A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GO OUT AND HAVE A GOOD ROUND AND HOPEFULLY WIN THE TOURNAMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS. >> ONE MORE. YOU GOOD? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANKS. >> SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER CERTAINLY NO STRANGER TO THIS POSITION, LEADING THROUGH 54 HOLES. LOOKING AT HIS MOST RECENT EVENTS WHERE HE HAS HELD THE LEAD AT THIS POINT IN THE TOURNAMENT, HE HAS WON THE LAST FOUR EVENTS, MOST RECENTLY THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN HE WAS LEADING BY FIVE THROUGH 54 HOLES. SO YOU CAN SEE WHEN HE PUTS HIMSELF IN THIS POSITION HE IS ONE OF THE GREAT CLOSERS THAT WE HAVE GOT IN THIS GAME RIGHT NOW. BUT TRIPP, LET ME JUST POSE TO YOU THIS, WHICH IS YES, OF COURSE HE IS PLAYING SOME REMARKABLY GOOD GOLF. AND YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DISPUTE THAT. IF SOMEONE WAKES UP TOMORROW MORNING AND READS THE HEADLINE, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER’S LEADING BY EIGHT THEY’RE GOING TO THINK WOW, SCOTTIE’S BACK, HE’S GOING TO BE A NUMBER ONE CONTENDER IN ALL THE MAJORS THIS SEASON, WHICH HE WILL. BUT YOU LOOK AT THE FIELD. THERE WAS ONLY SEVEN OF THE TOP 50 IN THE WORLD WHO STARTED THIS WEEK. HE’S COMPETING ON ONE OF THE EASIEST COURSES THAT THEY SEE ALL YEAR ON THE PGA TOUR. HE’S IN HIS HOMETOWN. IS THIS EIGHT-SHOT LEAD REPRESENTATIVE OF HOW GOOD HIS GOLF IS, OR IS THE COMPETITION PERHAPS NOT QUITE AS TOUGH AS WE WILL SEE DOWN THE LINE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON? >> I DON’T CARE WHERE YOU ARE, ANYWHERE ON ANY TOUR, WHEN YOU BUILD AN EIGHT-SHOT LEAD AND IF IT’S THE PGA TOUR, WHICH ARE THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD, YES, SOME OF THE OTHER TOP-RANKED PLAYERS ARE NOT IN THIS FIELD BUT IF THEY WERE THEY WOULD STILL BE ABOUT EIGHT SHOTS BEHIND. UNLESS IT WAS SOMEONE LIKE A RORY McILROY CLICKING ON ALL CYLINDERS. THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU’D SEE THAT SEPARATION. BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU IT WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT IF THIS WAS A SIGNATURE EVENT ON THIS. UNLESS THERE WAS, LIKE I SAID, ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS GETTING REALLY, REALLY HOT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT WHAT HE SAID THERE IS — WELL, TWO THINGS. IS ONE, HE SAID THE DECISION TO FINISH, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WOULD HAVE SAID — HE SAID WELL, EVEN IF IT WOULD HAVE COST ME ONE SHOT FINISHING IN THE DARK, IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A SHOT TOMORROW IN THE FACT THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD TO GET UP AT 4:00 A.M. AND GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO WARM UP AND THEN HAVE TO WARM UP AGAIN. SO GREAT DECISION-MAKING BY SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER. AND THAT SHOWS WHERE HE IS IN THE MOMENT, THINKING YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY AND MAKING GREAT DECISIONS. AND THAT’S ONE OF THE KEYS TO PLAYING GREAT GOLF. THE OTHER KEY TO PLAYING GREAT GOLF IS AS HE SAID, IN A 72-HOLE RACE, IN A 72-HOLE TOURNAMENT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A STRETCH WHERE YOU’RE NOT ON ALL CYLINDERS, YOU’RE NOT FIRING. I TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE. TODAY WAS THAT DAY. AND ANNA, HE SHOT 5 UNDER PAR WITHOUT HIS BEST STUFF. YEAH. THAT SAYS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER. HE WOULD SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM EVEN THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. THE WAY HE’S PLAYED. AND HE’S G