Rory McIlroy: I'm not going to give Scottie Scheffler any more advice, that's for sure

Scheffler turned up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a mallet putter, on McIlroy's advice, and destroyed the field by making every putt inside of 15 feet to win by five shots.

WISE WORDS: Two weeks after Rory McIlroy opened his mouth and suggested that Scottie Scheffler might want to consider switching to a mallet putter to break out of an extended slump with the flat stick, Scheffler turned up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a mallet putter and destroyed the field. AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack.

In 50 years of the Players Championship, no winner has ever successfully defended his title. That streak is at stake this week with the world No. 1’s bid greatly enhanced by an assist from the world No. 2.

Two weeks after Rory McIlroy opened his mouth and suggested that Scottie Scheffler might want to consider switching to a mallet putter to break out of an extended slump with the flat stick, Scheffler turned up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a mallet putter and destroyed the field by making every putt inside of 15 feet on the weekend to win by five shots.