Cry baby Scottie Scheffler urged to apologize | Golf News

The world No. 1 discovered himself six photographs behind Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood, and Ryan Gerard after taking pictures a disappointing one-over-par first spherical. The American’s frustration erupted after his ball landed in the water on Thursday.

“I never thought that I was in the water. I don’t know what to do. I can’t hear a word you’re saying,” he exclaimed.

“I feel like that was a good shot. Now I’m in the water. Because it came in out of the right. Absolutely flushed a 7-iron and we get the wind wrong, and I end up in the water. I don’t think you understand how frustrating that is. I thought it was a good shot. It really was. … Golly.”

Scott stayed composed and didn’t reply to Scheffler, whose frustration surfaced again at the drop zone. “I liked that shot,” he said.

“I don’t understand what I’m meant to do. I don’t understand. I really don’t. I mean, it was five yards short of the green, flushed 7-iron, because it’s into off the right. Like there’s no way it could curve that much. … It’s so frustrating. … I’m hitting good shots and dropping. We cannot get the wind wrong.

“Absolutely flushed a seven iron, and we get the wind incorrect, and now I’m in the water. I do not assume you perceive how irritating that is,” he added.

Scheffler faced backlash following the exchange.

“I do not get unloading on a caddy. You’re top twenty in the world and you possibly can’t read the wind?” one fan questioned.

“No wind coming off the correct as the flag on the pin was down! Hopefully Scottie ought to apologize to Ted for his rant, when the error was his!” another commented.

One viewer remarked, “Dude you hit the shot. Own it. Becoming a bit of a cry baby these days.

“Been watching professional golf for nearly 30 years, and that was one of the wildest things I’ve ever witnessed,” another added. “I cannot remember a top player going on like that chirping their caddy for 15 mins straight as it’s all being televised in a featured group at a big tournament.

“If I used to be the Caddy I’d drop the bag and stroll off the course,” another said.