The lesson of Scottie Scheffler at this U.S. Open, from the man who taught him

PINEHURST, N.C. — Randy Smith saw something that needed fixing, so he went about fixing it. “The head’s gotta move, man,” Smith said, stressing hard. “That’d be like telling a basketball player to keep his eye on the ball during a free throw.” Smith still spends more than half of his time at Royal Oaks working with kids and when he does, he first wants to see good contact. “I’m gonna throw this ball right at Scottie’s ass,” he said, pointing across the green at Scheffler. “But if they’re out there 170 yards, middle of the fairway, staring at the pin, they’re thinking about all kinds of other stuff,” Smith said.