Scheffler lost his drive a bit to the right where it found a fairway bunker 104 yards from the hole. The reigning player of the year would then turn his fortunes around with a single swing. Scottie hit a perfect shot out of the sand and holed his 2nd into the par 4, making a hole-out eagle.

Scottie Scheffler is No. 1 in the world. But his definition of success involves neither money nor tournament victories.

Scottie Scheffler wasn't his steady self Thursday at the WM Phoenix Open, but the good narrowly outweighed the bad to give him a 2-under 69. Scheffler's first-round card at TPC Scottsdale — where he won 2022 and '23 — included two eagles,