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'Not where it needed to be' - Scheffler rues errors in failed Grand Slam bid
June 22, 2026
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Wyndham Clark claimed a one-shot win over Sam Burns as Scottie Scheffler, playing alongside Clark, ended four strokes back in tied-fourth; Scheffler was looking to claim a fifth major title and complete the career Grand Slam at Shinnecock Hills
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>Scottie Scheffler was left to rue another slow start to a tournament after falling short in his first attempt to complete the career Grand Slam at the US Open.
>Scheffler was the pre-tournament favourite to complete the missing major required to become the seventh male to complete the Grand Slam, only to immediately lose ground with an opening-round 72 at Shinnecock Hills.
>The world No 1 was eight strokes behind first-round leader Wyndham Clark but rallied to post rounds of 68 and 69 over the next two days to secure a Sunday pairing with Clark, then kept pushing forward to get within three of the lead with five holes to play.
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>Scheffler was unable to press further as he bogeyed the 14th and finished with four pars to end the week on even-par, four behind Clark, meaning Scheffler will have to wait at least another year for the Grand Slam.
>"It was good to be back in the arena," Scheffler said after a final-round 71. "I felt like at times this year I was on the outside looking in. I felt like I had given up too many shots early in the week.
>"This year I haven't had many 36-hole leads. I haven't had any 54-hole leads. This week will be another example where you could chalk it up to the first round.
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>"Wyndham went out late in the day on Thursday and shot six under to my two over in the morning - that's eight shots right there. I don't know exactly what it is.
>"I've been pretty good in first rounds over the last few years, and for some reason, the sharpness just hasn't been there early in tournaments. I haven't had those leads that I've needed in order to win tournaments."
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>Scheffler was serenaded with "happy birthday" cheers all afternoon as he celebrated his 30th birthday on Father's Day, while an encouraging performance produced a fifth top-four finish in his last seven worldwide starts.
>"It was a battle all week," Scheffler admitted. "The golf course was challenging. I felt like I did some good things. I felt like there are some things that I could have improved on. I felt close again - it's just little things here and there.
>"I felt like I did enough to have a really good round. I felt like I hit a lot of good putts that were really close to going in, but I just wasn't able to hole those. I made one [putt] on 10 and could feel some momentum building, then hit a lot of good putts down the stretch that just didn't drop."
>Clark was jeered by a section of the crowd during the final round of his wire-to-wire win, with Scheffler believing that his playing partner received "a bit much".
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>"The crowd was tough today," Scheffler said. "New Yorkers, they are tough people. There was a good turnout from the fans. You like seeing the fans cheer for you. I think sometimes it can get a little too much when balls are going off greens and you start hearing cheers.
>"But at the end of the day, I can't control fan behaviour. Being in the arena is not for everybody: there have been crowds that have been for me in my career; there have been crowds that have been significantly against me in my career.
>"I think it shows a lot about Wyndham, how he handled not only this golf course but I think the crowd today as well and is a well-deserving champion."
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>The PGA Tour heads to TPC River Highlands in Connecticut for the Travelers Championship, the latest Signature Event and starting Thursday, where Scheffler won in 2024.
>Both events are live from Thursday on Sky Sports Golf, along with the final men's major of the year - The Open at Royal Birkdale - from July 16-19. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.