Scottie Scheffler reacted angrily to a Masters reporter just moments after finishing his impressive third round on Saturday.
The two-time Masters champion carded a sparkling seven-under-par 65 to surge to seven under for the tournament as golf’s biggest names attempted to hunt down runaway leader Rory McIlroy.
But the world No. 1 didn’t take too kindly to some of the questions he was asked in his post-round press conference.
A reporter said to him: ‘That was a 65 today. What did it feel like it could have or should have been?’
Scheffler, unimpressed, scolded the reporter by responding: ‘That’s just a terrible question. Next question. Awful.’
He was then asked: ‘Along those lines, what color would you call these putting surfaces?’
Scottie Scheffler reacted angrily to a Masters reporter moments after finishing his third round
The two-time Masters winner carded a sparkling seven-under-par 65 to move into contention
Scheffer threatened to break the course-record 63 jointly held by Greg Norman and Nick Price
This time, a smiling Scheffler said: ‘Grass. I already ripped on one question that wasn’t that bad, so I’m not going to rip on another one.’
He also didn’t take too kindly to being asked: ‘This might qualify as another bad question, but you tended your own pin on 18. Do you remember the last time you’ve done that here?’
Less than impressed again, a laughing Scheffler replied: ‘Here? Shoot, I don’t know. Yeah, that’s not great.’
Scheffler proved to be the biggest mover of the day and the 2022 and 2024 Augusta winner ignited his round early with an eagle at the par-5 second before reeling off four birdies in five holes around the turn to vault to six under.
He collected another at the 16th, but rued missing a series of other short birdie putts that could have had the American threatening to break the course-record 63 jointly held by Greg Norman and Nick Price.
Still, Scheffler was safely in the clubhouse, five shots off the pace as McIlroy braced for the chasing pack to continue turning up the heat in the windier, late-afternoon conditions.
