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Scheffler (68) compares Round 1 strategy to Hatton's, DeChambeau's
Scottie Scheffler hit 13 of 14 fairways in shooting 2-under 68 in Round 1 of The Open. He compared his driving strategy to that of his playing competitors, Tyrrell Hatton and Bryson DeChambeau.
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