Coming off a win in his first start of the season, Scheffler showed a lot of negative emotion in a 2-over 73 in Round 1 of the WM Phoenix Open.
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Scottie Scheffler struggled at TPC Scottsdale on Thursday and Chris Gotterup took advantage of an early start times to lay claim to the leaderboard. In the afternoon, Hideki Matsuyama, Joel Dahmen and Keith Mitchell shined. The famous 16th hole "Coliseum" saw plenty of birdie putts, and an incredible chip-in from Dahmen.
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