Entitlement of Scottie Scheffler and rest of elite risks turning off golfing public

Players should remember the effect of golf’s fiscal vulgarity before they seek to dictate terms of media questioningMud balls. Hardly a provocative topic in the grand scheme of life. A chunk of soil attaches itself to a golf ball, meaning the individual hitting said object has less control than they would like. Scottie Scheffler and others believe the element of chance created by mud balls at the US PGA Championship is unbefitting of a major. There is an opposing view, one which says golf is not supposed to be perfect or fair. It’s a run-of-the-mill sporting debate.Scheffler had volunteered his own mud ball situation as rationale for a shot that flew into water on the 16th hole during round one at Quail Hollow. Within only three more questions, the world No 1 wanted to shut the conversation down. “By the way, this is going to be the last answer that I give [on this subject],” Scheffler began. Scheffler, once such a placid soul, was dictating what he may and may not be asked. About golf balls. Continue reading...

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