We’ve seen Scottie Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, often. We perhaps met her in earnest, though, in April of 2022, at the Masters.
On the morning of the final round, 18 holes away from his first major championship, Scottie didn’t think he was ready for what could come. He admitted he broke down. He said he cried.
But Meredith was steadfast.
She’d have none of that.
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“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 said.
“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 won at Augusta. And he hasn’t stopped winning. Last year, he repeated at the WM Phoenix Open. He won the Players Championship. He won the Hero World Challenge. This year, he’s won the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Sunday, he repeated at the Players.
At that latest win, we got another Scottie and Meredith glimpse. Two of ‘em. One toward the start of the action. One at the end. We’ll go in order. The first is good, if you’re into emotion.
It’d been captured by the PGA Tour’s social team ahead of the Players, then shared last Tuesday. On the 18th green, Scottie was reflecting on his 2023 win, his game. Interestingly, on the video, he said he doesn’t take practice strokes on putts, and takes two behind the ball on full swings. He also said he often can’t hear what’s around him when he’s over the ball.
For a minute, he talked about Meredith. About seeing her at the end.
Below is the video. Below that are the words on his wife.
Still emotional reflecting on 2023.
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“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 started to choke up. He itched his chin.
“And uh, like, I’ve seen the highlight on TV, and it looks like I’m going at the crowd like this [holds arms up], but I’m really just looking at Mere on the hill. [Chokes up.] And so like we’re kind of down in the back and she’s on the hill. [Chokes up.] And then, yeah, that was it. [Wipes away tears.]
Here a replay was shown of Scottie hugging Meredith.