US EditionWhat Is a 'Mud Ball'? Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele Frustrated After Round 1 at 2025 PGA Championship
- The first round of the 2025 PGA Championship took place on Thursday at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., involving players like Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele who encountered mud balls on the course.
- Heavy rain soaked the course in the days before the tournament, leading the PGA of America to decide to play the ball as it lies without allowing preferred lies or cleaning mud off balls.
- The muddy fairways caused shots to deviate unpredictably, notably on Quail Hollow’s hardest hole, the 16th, where mud balls contributed to double bogeys by Scheffler and Schauffele.
- Scheffler expressed frustration over losing control of the golf ball despite years of practice, and Schauffele acknowledged the difficulty, noting that everyone experienced the same challenges.
- The decision to play without preferred lies challenged players' mental resilience and sparked debate about fairness, with the mud ball effect expected to persist as the course dries during the championship.
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The PGA of America chose to play the ball as it lies despite several days of rain that led to balls picking up mud when they landed in the fairway. Some weren't happy with that decision.
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