On No. 10 the 2016 Charles Schwab Challenge champion sank a 28-foot birdie putt to cross over to safety. Then bogeys at No. 13 and 15 had Spieth in need of a birdie on the closing holes. He got it at No. 17, nestling his approach 6 feet from the cup and sinking the putt for a 71 to go to even-par for 36 holes.

Blades Brown and Michael Block can boast that they were on the same level as Scottie Scheffler, at least in the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Here are nine nuggets for the weekend. There are items on Scottie Scheffler’s caddie, Ted Scott, and the U.S. Women’s Open.

Scottie Scheffler is the clear World No. 1 and coming off a dominant win at the PGA Championship. Actually, he's coming off that dominant win and an even more dominant win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson his start before,

Reporters were interested in Scheffler's position on LIV Golf, asking him if he ever wondered what his career would have looked like if the Saudi-backed Tour had not arrived on the golf scene three years ago.

Scottie Scheffler and John Pak enjoyed the same start to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial with eagles on their respective first holes.

A PGA Championship win that included beating Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm drew an interesting question for the world No. 1 as he returned to a hometown event.

Scottie Scheffler isn’t looking back: 'They made their choice. I’m still here doing what I can on the PGA Tour.'

Did an iron change in the spring of 2021 change the course of Scottie Scheffler's career? We will never know but this story adds context.