How did Scottie Scheffler manage the challenging Augusta conditions?

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Scottie Scheffler managed the Augusta conditions by staying patient, attacking key holes, and refusing to get stuck on the lead.

He described the week as “a grind” on a golf course that was “so challenging,” with Thursday bringing strong wind and Friday afternoon becoming especially difficult. Instead of playing defensively, he kept pushing, soaked in the atmosphere, and said he felt in control of his emotions while still competing aggressively.
He treated the week as a battle rather than a comfortable lead
Scheffler said this Masters felt very different from the one two years earlier, when he had built a lead on Friday afternoon and could play more comfortably. This time, he said he was “battling the whole week” and had to work through “ups and downs” over four days.
He handled the worst conditions by staying composed
On Thursday, he faced very windy conditions but still shot a great score. He said the next two days were “really just a fight,” and Friday afternoon was difficult enough that he could not even fully describe it.
He chose aggression on the back nine
Scheffler said he did not let himself get attached to the lead and kept pushing instead of playing for pars. He went for the green in two on 13 and made birdie, attacked the pin on 14 for another birdie, went for it again on 15 and made par, then hit a strong shot on 16 for birdie.
He leaned on focus, emotion control, and a sense of perspective
He said he tried to soak in the trees and the patrons’ energy while competing for four or five hours at a time. He also said he was playing “really good golf,” was as much in control of his emotions as ever, and felt he was maturing as a person on the course.

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