Scottie Scheffler waits to play his second shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the 2024 Masters. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images
Despite leading after 54 holes at The Masters, Scottie Scheffler revealed he would still withdraw if he received an important phone call.
Scottie Scheffler holds the 54-hole lead at The Masters, as he has his sights set on winning a second Green Jacket.
But he also has more important things on his mind.
His wife Meredith is currently eight months pregnant, which explains why she stayed home in Dallas this week instead of traveling to Augusta National to support her husband. Scheffler revealed this fact earlier in the week, and in doing so, he said that he would withdraw should his wife go into labor early.
He remained steadfast in that decision after his round on Saturday.
“Right now, the most exciting thing is not winning the Masters; it’s a baby coming pretty soon,” Scheffler said Saturday evening.
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Scottie and Meredith Scheffler after the 2024 Players Championship.
“I definitely have a way to get home pretty quickly. We have somebody here who has access to their cell phone, if that’s all right. And, yes, I’ll be available to go home then whenever I need to.”
Scheffler is a man of faith and family. He values his beliefs and his loved ones more than his craft. The way in which he speaks about his wife, Meredith, is both wholesome and admirable.
He also leans on her heavily for support and did so before the final round of the 2022 Masters, which proved to be his first major triumph.
“It was just an unusual position for me because, at the time, starting off 2022, I hadn’t won yet on Tour. I had a good Ryder Cup and played a lot of consistent golf, but I still hadn’t won on Tour,” Scheffler explained.
“All of a sudden, I win Phoenix, the Match Play, and Bay Hill. I win the Match Play against the number one in the world. Show up [at Augusta] as number one in the world. And then, going into Sunday, Meredith and I were just a little bit emotional about what was going on at the time because our lives were changing at a very rapid pace. Things are a lot different now, and I feel like we’ve both matured.”
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
