Fascinating mental battle awaits Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim
For Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim, Sunday's final round will offer a comfy pairing.
Scheffler, left, and Kim, right, have already seen plenty of each other this week. Getty Images On Friday afternoon, after Si Woo Kim carded a (somehow disappointing) 60 , the best quote came from his playing partner. “It’s always fun to watch Si Woo do his thing,” Scottie Scheffler said, an idea he detailed a moment earlier: “I felt like I was hitting all my shots to 15, 20 feet and Si Woo was hitting all his shots to like 8 feet or closer.
” Scheffler and Kim are Dallas pals and were rightfully grouped together during the first two rounds of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson , held in Dallas. The vibes were great but, as tends to happen at golf tournaments, the friendly vibes are about to change. Entering the final round, Scheffler and Kim will play together again … in Sunday’s final pairing.
Kim will start with a two-shot lead. Beating Scottie Scheffler on any day is difficult, as Kim knows very well. He plays practice rounds with Scheffler on occasion.
But to beat him over 72 holes is what puzzles every pro golfer these days. The longer the race, the more time for Scheffler to hang around and elevate, the closer to the top of the leaderboard he gets. Saturday was a nice reminder.