Can anyone stop Scottie Scheffler if he's turned his putting around?

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- On a sizzling Sunday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, in late May, Scottie Scheffler had just tied for third in the Charles Schwab Challenge, missing a playoff with eventual winner Emiliano Grillo and Adam Schenk by one stroke.

Scheffler had once again led the field in strokes gained: tee to green, even making an ace on the par-3 eighth hole in the final round. After signing his scorecard, a reporter asked Scheffler a question that left him bewildered: "How are you going to turn this thing around?"

At the time, Scheffler was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world and had put together an incredible streak of 14 consecutive…