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SOUTHPORT, England (AP) \u2014 Scottie Scheffler finally heard about the text his PGA Tour friend never sent, a reminder that even the No. 1 player in golf with four majors and more than 20 victories doesn\u2019t know everything.<\/p>\n

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It was a list of things to do on the weekend after missing the cut.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was like: \u2018Hey, you can practice at the facilities. You can still go to the gym. You can also go to the next tournament.\u2019 It was basically all my options,\u201d Scheffler said Tuesday. \u201cHe never sent it to me, but he told me about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reason the text was created \u2014 without being sent, to Scheffler\u2019s disappointment \u2014 was missing the cut at the Scottish Open, his first missed cut in nearly four years, a streak of 78 consecutive cuts that was the longest since Tiger Woods set the record (142) from 1998 to 2005.<\/p>\n

Frustrating, yes. Despair? Hardly.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never want to have a weekend off, but going into a tournament when you\u2019re defending, there\u2019s always a bit more stuff to do,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cSo it wasn\u2019t the world thing in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among his duties was officially returning the claret jug he won last year at Royal Portrush, a ritual the Royal & Ancient has turned into a ceremony. Then, it was playing an exhibition with Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and others.<\/p>\n

But key to Scheffler\u2019s early arrival was Royal Birkdale, which has hosted the British Open more than any other links course in England since it first joined the rotation in 1954.<\/p>\n

He had never seen it. Scheffler had not seen conditions like this \u2014 a combination of yellow and brown, which translates to firm and fiery in a links vocabulary. St. Andrews came close in 2022, but Jon Rahm recalls the greens still being soft enough to allow for low scoring.<\/p>\n

Scheffler ticked off two items on his friend\u2019s list \u2014 he went to the gym in Scotland and then headed to the next tournament. That allowed him time to play 18 holes on Sunday, and to limit his energy in sunbaked Blighty to nine holes on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n

His general assessment: \u201cThe ball is just going to run forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is it driver to take it over the bunkers and possibly reach the green on the 393-yard, downwind 16th hole, or hit iron off the tee? Is the redesigned fifth hole at 321 yards worth trying to reach with a pond to the right, a series of bunkers short and a wee part of a wee burn to the left?<\/p>\n

\u201cOn each hole there\u2019s a good bit of strategy. There\u2019s a decent amount of thinking,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t as firm as it is now, there would be as much decision-making. But I think with the firmness, it creates a whole lot more challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rose is among four players \u2014 and at 45, the youngest \u2014 to have played Royal Birkdale three times in the Open dating to 1998. He was a 17-year-old amateur that year, full of joy and optimism when he holed out a wedge for birdie on the 18th to tie for fourth. He didn\u2019t finish in the top 50 his two times as a professional.<\/p>\n

Rose certainly has more experience than Scheffler, but only to a point.<\/p>\n

\u201cA links course is interesting because you never really get to know them that well,\u201d Rose said. \u201cLike 2008 I think it was, weather was dreadful. It was wet. You might have been hitting 2-irons and 3-woods into par 4s, and now you could be flicking 52-degree wedges.<\/p>\n

\u201cA golf course can play so differently decade to decade when we come back that you never really get to know the course that well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheffler said he felt at peace about his game, and he certainly looked the part. His game didn\u2019t look deplorable in the Scottish Open, just a matter of not hitting it terribly close and not making many putts and then moving on.<\/p>\n

It was no less frustrating \u2014 Scheffler is a killer when it comes to competing, which is one reason he has been No. 1 longer than anyone since Woods \u2014 but it was filled with perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it hurts as much as coming close to winning and finishing second,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI felt like coming in second at Travelers hurt more than missing the cut, but missing the cut is significantly more frustrating is how I would describe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s had plenty of experience finishing second. Scheffler\u2019s lone victory this year was his first tournament in January at The American Express. Since then, he has had four runner-up finishes, including the Masters. The most recent was a playoff loss to Viktor Hovland at the Travelers Championship two weeks ago when Scheffler missed a 4-foot slider.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just towards the end of the season, you get a little tired,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI got a couple days off, reset the mind, reset the body, and just kind of get back to feeling even and at peace. I\u2019ve had a very solid year, but like I said, frustrating at times because I\u2019ve been close and I haven\u2019t been able to get it done like I have been in years past.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to try and defend my title this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

That hasn\u2019t been done at the British Open since 2008 when Padraig Harrington won at Royal Birkdale. One week could change Scheffler\u2019s outlook on the year. But it\u2019s a week that presents a test the likes of which he hasn\u2019t seen all year.<\/p>\n

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AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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