Scottie Scheffler wasn't his steady self Thursday at the WM Phoenix Open, but the good narrowly outweighed the bad to give him a 2-under 69. Scheffler's first-round card at TPC Scottsdale — where he won 2022 and '23 — included two eagles,

Scheffler lost his drive a bit to the right where it found a fairway bunker 104 yards from the hole. The reigning player of the year would then turn his fortunes around with a single swing. Scottie hit a perfect shot out of the sand and holed his 2nd into the par 4, making a hole-out eagle.

Scottie Scheffler is No. 1 in the world. But his definition of success involves neither money nor tournament victories.