AUGUSTA, Ga. — It appeared as if every marshal from every corner of Augusta National had descended on the small thicket of trees that separate the 18th fairway from the back end of a concession stand.
This was the no-man’s land that Scottie Scheffler had duck-hooked his tee shot, suddenly casting a Masters he had been dominating for days on end into doubt. Maybe, just maybe, the 25-year-old Texan, presently on a two-month heater of all heaters but staring at the pressure of trying to close out his first major, was about to let things get interesting.
A lost ball on the 54th hole?