Scottie Scheffler’s placing woes this previous summer time had been nicely documented because the World No. 1 putt collectively among the finest ball-striking years of all time on the PGA Tour however received simply twice.

His struggles on the greens even caught the attention of a fellow Dallas-area resident, Lee Trevino.

Trevino was the visitor on this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar as he bought able to play on this week’s PNC Championship for the twenty sixth time. He advised co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz that Scheffler was combating a mistake loads of golfers take care of.

“He’s a hitter. He hits [putts, as opposed to stroking them]. And if you don’t stroke a putt and you are taking a putter again and also you hit it, you may’t have the ball too far ahead, that’s the place you make the error,” Trevino mentioned. “Dangerous putters, if you begin having placing issues, typically it’s as a result of the ball is just too far ahead in your stance.”

Trevino mentioned he talked concerning the challenge with Scheffler’s coach, Randy Smith.

“You’re a tree with 2 limbs. Your limbs can solely go that far that means” Trevino mentioned. “In different phrases, the trunks not transferring. So in placing, if the arms can solely go up to now out and if the ball is means up there, it’s going to begin rotating. The putter will begin rotating to the left. Then you definitely’ll attempt to compensate, then you definately’ll push to the fitting.

“Should you seen, he pushed loads of putts, pulled loads of putts, after which he bought it straightened out.”

Scheffler positively had issues straightened out by the Hero World Problem two weeks in the past. He and new placing coach Phil Kenyon appeared to have the difficulty resolved as he placed on a clinic with the flat stick over the primary three rounds, coasting to a three-shot win.

For extra from Trevino, hear or watch the complete episode of Subpar under.

Jack Hirsh

Golf.com Editor

Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State College, incomes levels in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his highschool golf group and not too long ago returned to this system to function head coach. Jack additionally nonetheless *tries* to stay aggressive in native amateurs. Earlier than becoming a member of GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but in addition producing, anchoring and even presenting the climate. He might be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.