Scottie Scheffler Among Two Masters Stars Who Could withdraw During Tournament
Masters favourite Scottie Scheffler is on standby at Augusta National this week due to off-the-course events that could end his hopes of wearing the Green Jacket again
Scottie Scheffler prepares to play his shot from the ninth tee during a practice round
Scottie Scheffler could have his hopes of a second Masters success scuppered by a call from the hospital this week at Augusta National.
Scheffler, 27, is the big favourite heading into the year’s first major after a scarily good start to the PGA Tour season. The world No.1 defended his The Players Championship title last month and also won at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
After that, he warmed up for Augusta by finishing as a runner-up at the Houston Open. The American Express is the only one of his eight starts at which Scheffler did not finish inside the top 10, coming tied-17th at PGA West. But that consistency could come to an end at any point this week.
The American is on standby as his pregnant wife, Meredith, is due this month with the expectant couple’s first child. Scheffler’s high-school sweetheart often attends tournaments to see her husband play but will not be at Augusta mere weeks before her due date.
Instead, Meredith is remaining in Dallas, where the couple reside. Scheffler could also be back home sooner than expected should nature call.
Texas’ biggest city is almost a straight line west of Augusta in Georgia and around a two-and-a-half-hour flight away. That trip is one Scheffler has committed to doing should Meredith go into labour this week.
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