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WATCH: Scottie Scheffler nails hole-in-one at Colonial

Scheffler’s shot on eight sparked a huge crowd eruption at the Colonial.

Scottie Scheffler jumped back into the mix at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday with a hole-in-one on the par-three eighth hole.

The No. 1 player in the world started six shots back of the lead entering the final round of play. His hole-in-one helped Scheffler get into contention down the stretch.

Scheffler’s moment was especially cool as it took place in North Texas. He grew up attending the tournament and spoke with GolfWeek about what it means to him to play at the Colonial.

“I remember showing up here with my dad and just coming out and watching… So come out here on practice round days and watch guys,” per Golfweek. “I typically liked the practice round days more just because you could get closer to guys and I liked just watching.”

Scheffler’s shot on eight sparked a huge crowd eruption for the Dallas native. Here is how social media reacted to Scheffler’s clutch hole out.

WATCH: Jordan Spieth hits impossible shot at Ryder Cup

After the first shot landed in a less than ideal spot, Jordan Spieth was facing an impossible chip. Somehow, someway, he was able to stick it on the green.

After being postponed by a year, the Ryder Cup is underway at Whistling Straights Golf Course. Texas has two former players competing for the United States this year in Jordan Speith and Scottie Scheffler.

Speith was the first group to tee off, pairing up with his good friend Justin Thomas. Facing off against John Rahm and Sergio Garcia, the two Spaniards were leading by two with two holes to play.

Wins on holes No. 17 and No. 18 were required just to get half a point. The first of which was a short Par 3.

After Thomas’ first shot landed in a less than ideal spot, Spieth was facing an impossible chip. Landing it anywhere near the green seemed unlikely. Even getting over the ridge was going to be a tough ask.

Somehow, someway, Spieth was able to stick it on the green and give Thomas a chance to extend the match. He almost fell into the lake as well.

You can watch the shot here:

Spieth and Thomas ended up losing the match but the United States currently leads 3-1 after the Friday morning sessions. Saturday will consist of more fourball/foursomes, followed by single matches on Sunday.

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Jordan Spieth finishes third, Scottie Scheffler tied for 18th at The Masters

Three former Texas stars participated in the Masters in Dylan Frittelli, Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth. See where all three finished.

The Masters finally felt like The Masters again this week, having it back in the traditional second weekend in April slot. Three former Longhorns were in the field this week in the way of Dylan Frittelli, Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth.

While Spieth was never fully in contention over the weekend, he finished tied for third with Xander Schauffele at -7. The former Masters champion posted scores of 71, 68, 72, and 70.

Spieth’s highlight of the week came from his short game, chipping in on the 10th hole on Saturday. At the time, it put him only two shots back on the leader Justin Rose but was never able to capitalize.

If it were not for a bogey on the 18th hole, Spieth would have taken sole possession of third place. Spieth has finished inside the top three five times in eight career Masters appearances.

Scheffler on the other hand did not perform his best. Friday ended with him +1, two shots above the cut. Augusta National treated the Dallas native a little more kindly over the weekend, shooting a 71 on both Saturday and Sunday.

I feel like I’ve been stuck in neutral this week,” Scheffler said. “Every time I feel like I was gonna get something done, I’d make a silly mistake.”

This was only his second Masters appearance, finishing tied for 19th in November. Scheffler’s placement this season was his second-best ever in a major championship, after finishing fourth in the 2020 PGA Championship.

Frittelli missed the cut after shooting a 76 on Thursday and a 74 on Friday. 11 bogeys doomed the South African, shooting bogeys on holes one, six, and 17 both days.

WATCH: Jordan Spieth takes the lead at Charles Schwab Challenge

Texas ex Jordan Spieth had an impressive Friday morning at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

On Friday morning, Texas ex Jordan Spieth had two of the best rounds we’ve seen from him in a long time. Continue reading “WATCH: Jordan Spieth takes the lead at Charles Schwab Challenge”

Texas Golf: Texas takes team title at The Prestige

The Texas Longhorns golf team took the Prestige over the number one team in the country Pepperdine.

The Texas Longhorns golf team was on the courses in La Quinta, California and battled it out with six other top 25 golf teams in the nation. The 2019 NCAA runner up came out swinging for Texas.

The Longhorns led the number one ranked Pepperdine Waves by five strokes heading into the final round.  Texas finished the round (-20), they shot (-6) in the final round.

Spencer Soosman’s round today, 65 on this golf course with these hole locations, was outstanding. We’ve been waiting for a little bit of a breakout performance from him and today was that. – Texas coach John Fields

The Longhorns took second place in their most recent tournament on February 8th in the Amer Ari Invitational. Their next event takes place on March 1st with the Southern Highlands Collegiate.