Scottie Scheffler Takes Aim At Augusta Course Conditions After Masters Loss

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Scottie Scheffler completed simply behind Rory McIlroy at the Masters this weekend, ending only a stroke behind the back-to-back inexperienced jacket winner.

Scheffler took difficulty with the conditions at Augusta National Golf Course and expressed as a lot after wrapping up the fourth spherical of the event on Sunday night, telling reporters he wasn’t “in charge of the course setup.”

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Scottie Scheffler walking toward the green on the 18th hole at Augusta National Golf Club

Scottie Scheffler walks to the inexperienced on the 18th gap in the course of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 11, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)

“I would’ve liked it to have been a little bit more equal in terms of the firmness on Thursday and Friday. I was a bit surprised at how soft things were on Friday afternoon, especially as it got late in the day. But the weather also changes, like it was a bit windy on Thursday,” he mentioned, via Golf.com.

“So who knows, it’s just that’s part of the game. We play an outdoor sport, and you don’t know how conditions are gonna change — especially course conditions. Overall, like I said, just Friday for me, going out early, not being able to shoot an under-par round, that definitely hurt my chances. I think I started the weekend maybe 12 back, so to get within one was a pretty good run.”

Scheffler mentioned his second spherical “probably hurt” his probabilities of successful the event probably the most. He shot a 74 that day with 4 bogeys earlier than storming again into rivalry.

Scottie Scheffler finishing final round at Augusta National Golf Club

Scottie Scheffler finishes his remaining spherical of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)

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“We went out on Thursday, Thursday afternoon were some of the most challenging conditions we had all week,” he mentioned. “I didn’t see many birdies out there Thursday afternoon, so going out on Friday, whatever they did to the greens to soften them up, they did some stuff, and I just wasn’t able to take advantage of that going on early on Friday.

“And then you definitely noticed the barrage of birdies that Rory made and Cam Young and a bunch of men made on Friday late within the day, and I feel I completed possibly two over par on Friday. So that day in all probability harm probably the most by way of my possibilities to win.”

Scheffler made 12 birdies and two eagles in the tournament. But he also settled for five bogeys over the four rounds.