Scottie Scheffler takes his anger out on coach in tasty US Open exchange after testing day two
The World No.1 is battling to stay afloat at Oakmont
Exasperated Scottie Scheffler was involved in a feisty exchange with coach Randy Smith on the practice range as he battles to find a way back into the US Open.
The World No.1 didn't hide his frustrations after struggling for a second-successive day at Oakmont.
Scheffler headed straight from the course and his media duties to hit a load of balls and work on his game after the Friday irritation, a day where Rory McIlroy also lost his cool.
The American Ryder Cup star looked to be having a tasty conversation with his coach Randy Smith as they sought solutions to the issues with caddie Teddy Scott in attendance.
Scheffler, who had caught attention when smashing a club into the deck during the first round, didn't hide his disappointment again after round two as he said: 'I was not getting the ball in the correct spots and paying the price for it.
'I anticipated to hit it better. An time you're not hitting it the way or playing up to my expectations I think it's frustrating. Mentally this was as tough as I've battled for the whole day.
'There was a lot of stuff going on out there that was not going in my favour necessarily and I felt like Teddy and I did a great job of battling, especially coming down the stretch.
'You can get lucky sometimes and get a lie and maybe be able to get something to the green. But that wasn't really happening for me. I decided to just keep hitting it in the rough for some reason.
'I'm not in the position I'd want to be after two days, but by no means am I out of the tournament.
'I think forcing it around this place is probably not a good recipe to play too much good golf for me. You've got to be hitting fairways, you've got to be hitting greens, and hopefully I'll be able to do that on the weekend.
'There's a lot of places that ball could end up and it ends up in a place where I don't have a swing. So it's like, am I going mad about it, get frustrated, or am I just going to chip it out and see what I can do from there.
'I felt like that's what a lot of today was about, and hopefully be able to put together some good rounds over the weekend and see where I stand.'
Scheffler's mood wasn't helped by the dreadfully-slow pace of play and he added: 'It felt long to me. Both the par-gives, we basically walked up on the group in front of us.
'You've got a drivable par-four on 17. Eight is basically a drivable par-four, too. You guys are the ones watching. I'm just trying to play. I've got too many concerns other than the pace it takes to get around this place.
'If we're playing threesomes at Travelers next week, the scores are obviously going to be a bit different. There's not nearly the distance in between holes. Look at the ground we've got to cover out there to walk 18 holes.
'That's a big piece of property. It just takes time. It just takes time to hit that many golf shots.'
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