Scottie Scheffler Reveals He Played BMW Championship With Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Finishing 12th
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Scottie Scheffler Reveals He Played BMW Championship With Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Finishing 12th
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
Scottie Scheffler said painful hand-foot-and-mouth disease made it hard to grip the club as he still finished 12th at the BMW Championship with a final-round 68.
Monday night, a day after his 8-shot win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the world No. 1 got sick and played all week with blisters and a sore throat.
Scheffler said he considered withdrawing and later called that the smarter move, but stayed in because he was playing well and rarely pulls out mid-tournament.
The 30-year-old said his hands felt normal by Sunday though his throat still bothered him, and he hopes rest will have him ready for Thursday's Tour Championship at East Lake.