Scheffler says he played BMW Championship with hand, foot and mouth disease
Scottie Scheffler says he was sick at the BMW Championship and he shared just how bad it was
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS Sports · Aug 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM ET
- Coverage span: 1h 29m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 29m

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ABC NewsTier B
Scheffler says he played BMW Championship with hand, foot and mouth disease(opens original report in a new tab)CBS SportsTier B
Scottie Scheffler reveals hand, foot and mouth disease struggles during 2026 BMW Championship(opens original report in a new tab)The world No. 1 was nowhere near 100% this week in St. Louis during the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs — CBS Sports
How coverage developed
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Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 2 sources
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 69.7 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 30.8 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: velocity, 5 of 5. How each signal is calculated.
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