Scottie Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, earlier this month on the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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We’ve seen Scottie Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, usually. We maybe met her in earnest, although, in April of 2022, on the Masters.
On the morning of the ultimate spherical, 18 holes away from his first main championship, Scottie didn’t assume he was prepared for what may come. He admitted he broke down. He mentioned he cried.
But Meredith was steadfast.
She’d have none of that.
“She told me, ‘Who are you to say that you are not ready? Who am I to say that I know what’s best for my life?’” Scheffler mentioned.
“So what we talked about is that God is in control and that the Lord is leading me, and if today is my time, it’s my time. And if I shot 82 today, you know, somehow I was going to use it for His glory. Gosh, it was a long morning. It was long.”
Revelatory, isn’t it? Scottie’s admittance. And Meredith’s counsel. It was a peek inside their dynamic. Later that day, Scottie gained at Augusta. And he hasn’t stopped successful. Last 12 months, he repeated on the WM Phoenix Open. He gained the Players Championship. He gained the Hero World Challenge. This 12 months, he’s gained the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Sunday, he repeated on the Players.
At that newest win, we obtained one other Scottie and Meredith glimpse. Two of ‘em. One toward the start of the action. One at the end. We’ll go so as. The first is sweet, if you happen to’re into emotion.
It’d been captured by the PGA Tour’s social team forward of the Players, then shared final Tuesday. On the 18th inexperienced, Scottie was reflecting on his 2023 win, his sport. Interestingly, on the video, he mentioned he doesn’t take follow strokes on putts, and takes two behind the ball on full swings. He additionally mentioned he usually can’t hear what’s round him when he’s over the ball.
For a minute, he talked about Meredith. About seeing her on the finish.
Below is the video. Below that are the phrases on his wife.
“I just remember everybody was kind of over here and my family was back there. And so I do always remember after we got done and kind of celebrated, you know, I always look for, for them.”
Here, Scottie began to choke up. He itched his chin.
“And uh, like, I’ve seen the spotlight on TV, and it appears to be like like I’m going on the crowd like this [holds arms up], however I’m actually simply Mere on the hill. [Chokes up.] And so like we’re sort of down within the again and she’s on the hill. [Chokes up.] And then, yeah, that was it. [Wipes away tears.]
Here a replay was proven of Scottie hugging Meredith.
“Yeah, I at all times get emotional once I speak about Meredith for some purpose.
“I think Mere has such a good understanding of kind of how much work it takes to get to this point. Like, in order to win a tournament like this. You know, all the work that we both put in day in, day out, in order to be able to do this and so it’s really fun when we’re able to celebrate good times like winning a tournament and accomplishing your goal. That’s something that’s pretty rare and just a lot of fun to be able to celebrate.”
It’s OK to get pleasure from that final paragraph. Makes you assume.
Days later, Scottie gained a second Players. Meredith was there once more. She and Scottie predict their first youngster quickly.
After the victory, Scottie talked with reporters. What did he consider Wyndham Clark’s miss? (He didn’t see it; he was on the vary.) Did he assume he’d win after injuring his shoulder earlier within the match? (That was the hope.) How in another way does he really feel with his placing, a supply of irritation this 12 months? (He believed in his course of.) Is it arduous to be in competition each week? (It is, but it surely’s additionally enjoyable.) But about halfway by means of, GOLF’s Michael Bamberger questioned about Scottie’s “unpretentious, unassuming” demeanor, together with its origin, and Bamberger eloquently used a part of the alternate in a column written Sunday evening (which you’ll be able to — and ought to — learn right here).
In response to the query, Scheffler talked of not altering who he’s. The journey dwelling can be the identical. Other stuff can be the identical. He credited his assist system. Great dad and mom. Great siblings. Great Meredith.
Bamberger then requested a follow-up. The response is sweet, if you happen to’re into being saved humble. Below is the query. Below that is Scottie’s reply.
“That one comment you made after winning at the Masters when you said you cried with your wife, and it was like, I’m not really sure if I’m ready for this. Have you found that that sort of entered the public consciousness because it very much did for me just watching you from a distance?”
“Well, I just think that I try to be as honest as I can,” Scheffler began. “This atmosphere right here, the place all the pieces’s being recorded, I feel it may be a tricky place to be one hundred pc sincere on a regular basis. You obtained to be cautious and don’t wish to say the improper factor this present day and age.
“But on the finish of the day, I feel all of it goes again to the assist system at dwelling. I actually do have an amazing assist system. I’m very grateful for it. I’ve an amazing wife, and if I began taking my trophies and placing them all around the home and strolling in all big-time, I feel she would smack me on the facet of the top and inform me to recover from myself fairly rapidly.
“Winning golf tournaments doesn’t give me any brownie points at home, so I just try and do my best.”
At that Scottie laughed.
You is perhaps too.
