Scottie Scheffler's success on the course starts with his work off it

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It was not a shot that Scottie Scheffler would ever practice.

On the long, cliffside fourth hole at Torrey Pines during the second round of the Genesis Invitational in February, Scheffler's tee shot had found an awkward spot on the lip of a steep fairway bunker.

The lie was unique, but not so bad that the No. 1 player in the world couldn't find a way to make it work for him. Scheffler wasn't just looking to get the ball out of the bunker -- he grabbed a fairway wood -- he wanted to get the ball as close to the green as possible. He adjusted his 6-foot-3 frame accordingly, placing his right foot on the grass skirt surrounding the bunker while most of his left foot appeared…