AUGUSTA, Ga. — When the Masters begins on Thursday, there’ll be no shortage of top contenders. Scottie Scheffler is seeking to become the first back-to-back champion since Tiger Woods more than 20 years ago, and only the second to win three times in four years (Jack Nicklaus, of course, was the first.). Rory McIlroy is…
To know how Scottie Scheffler plots his way around Augusta National is to understand how a handyman tackles a leaky pipe. “It’s kind of like he’s got a toolbox, right?” says Randy Smith, Scheffler’s swing coach since he was 7. “OK, you’re going to go fix some plumbing. You look in your toolbox and say,…
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler was attempting to make homemade ravioli on Christmas Day — with limited equipment in a rental home — when he realized he’d made a serious mistake. He decided to use an empty wine glass to shape and slice his pasta dough. “I had my hand on top of it…