Paul McGinley says what Scottie Scheffler must fix immediately if he’s to win another major

The 2014 Ryder Cup captain was a guest in the Sky Sports studio on Sunday to provide analysis during the final round of the Cadillac Championship.

McGinley responded when asked why Scheffler has struggled to get over the line and win during his last three events.

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“Scheffler is coming out of the blocks slowly,“ McGinley said.

*“*We talk about how great this player is and we haven’t seen this consistency since Tiger Woods. Yet he seems to come out of the blocks slow all the time.

*“*He did it again this week. He shot 71 in round one, Cameron Young shot 64, and that was the tournament right there.

*“*The same at The Masters, he was 12 shots behind Rory and only lost by a shot.

“He has got to fix that if he’s going to take the next step and win a major championship, which we know he is capable of.“

McGinley definitely has a point.

Scottie Scheffler’s first round struggles are now a real worry

Scheffler began slowly in three consecutive west coast events in February when he was in genuine danger of missing the cut at the WM Phoenix Open, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.

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He posted opening-round scores of 73, 72 and 72 respectively at those three events before finishing in a tie for third, a tie for fourth and a tie for twelfth.

Aside from his opening-round 63 at the American Express in January, Scheffler has broken 70 only once in the first rounds of the nine tournaments he has played this year.

Compare that to last season, when the world number one broke 70 in 16 of the 20 opening rounds that he played.

Scheffler’s form during the final three rounds of tournaments has been as good as ever, but he cannot continue to shoot around even-par on Thursdays and expect to win.

As Paul McGinley said, if Scottie Scheffler is to win another major championship anytime soon, he has to address his first-round woes.

Quite what the solution will be in that regard is anyone’s guess, though.