“Scheffler has played 10 consecutive rounds without breaking par at the U.S. Open.”

Scottie Scheffler has once again been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons at the 2026 US Open, achieving an unwanted record that is beginning to haunt the American’s career. The world number one marked his 10th consecutive round in this major without breaking par, a statistic that surprises and shocks fans and experts alike, especially for a player who entered as the top favorite and was celebrating his 30th birthday.

After finishing the first day at Shinnecock Hills with a score of 2 over par, Scheffler saw his unfortunate streak of rounds without breaking par in this tournament extend, a cycle that began in the final round of the 2023 US Open in Los Angeles. Bob Harig, a golf journalist, highlighted on social media: “It’s hard to believe: Scottie Scheffler now has 10 consecutive rounds in the US Open without breaking par, since the final round of 2023 at LACC.” This number not only illustrates the unique challenge that the US Open has posed for Scheffler, but also underscores a very specific flaw in a career that has otherwise been brilliant.

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Recent results from Scheffler in this major show a pattern: second place in 2022, third in 2023, a disappointing 41st place at Pinehurst last year (with rounds of 71-74-71-72), and in 2025, a 7th place at Oakmont (73-71-70-70). The last time he broke par was in 2023, and since then, each round has tested his resilience.

At the start of this US Open, Scottie Scheffler’s journey was anything but smooth. The American accumulated a double bogey on the 8th hole, bogeys on the 4th and 6th holes, but still managed four birdies on the back nine. However, he stumbled again with more bogeys on the 13th and 15th holes, along with another double bogey on the 16th, finishing tied for 43rd place after the first 18 holes. In the end, he did not hide the difficulties he faced: “Today felt like one of those days where many good shots ended up being penalized. You had to hit a really excellent shot to avoid being punished. If someone had told me, when I was looking at the par putt on the 9th (when I was 3 over), that I would end up at 2 over, I would have accepted it right away. Overall, it was a good battle. Now, it’s time to rest and see how the course changes in the coming days,” Scheffler stated.

Despite leading the PGA Tour in Greens in Regulation with 71.99%, Scheffler ranks only 128th in Proximity to the Hole, with an average of 11.7 meters. In other words, while he hits the greens, he rarely places the ball in favorable birdie positions — a problem magnified at a US Open, where opportunities to lower the score are scarce and every inch counts. As Wyndham Clark mentioned, “It’s a nightmare on the greens,” and starting each hole 12 meters from the flag on fast, firm surfaces is almost equivalent to missing the green.

However, it cannot be said that Scheffler is in poor form this year. The American won the American Express, finished second at the Masters, repeated his second place at the Cadillac Championship, and was again a runner-up at the RBC Heritage. In 2026, he did not finish outside the top 24 in any tournament, a record that attests to his consistency at the highest level.

Still, many refuse to count Scheffler out. Rich Lerner, on the Golf Channel podcast with Rex & Lav, summarized the issue: “It’s not the eight shots that concern me. It’s the number of players between him and the lead that worries me at this stage. But we’re not even a quarter of the way through the tournament, so I don’t think it’s time to say that Scheffler is out of this. I think he can turn it around; whatever it is, he and Randy Smith are working on it.” Lerner also highlighted Scheffler’s ability to radically change his approach from one day to the next: “I still believe there’s a switch to be flipped when it comes to Scottie Scheffler,” he insisted.

The US Open is not exposing an out-of-form player, but rather revealing a surgical gap: Scheffler’s difficulty in converting good greens into birdie opportunities, precisely where this major is most unforgiving. Although he has never set winning the Grand Slam as a stated goal, the US Open has become the trophy that haunts him the most. The challenge now is to finally break this negative cycle in the second round and relaunch himself in the quest for the only major that eludes him.

The next chapter will take place tomorrow, and the pressure is mounting: will Scottie Scheffler be able to overcome this psychological and technical block, or will the US Open continue to be his “Achilles’ heel”? One thing is certain: all eyes will be on him, with the expectation that one of the greatest talents in world golf will finally turn things around in a tournament that stubbornly refuses to smile upon him.

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