By India McCarty
Scottie Scheffler might be a three-time golf champion, with two Masters and a PGA win under his belt, but he says his success on the green isn’t what “satisfies” him — his family is.
“There’s a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfill them in life, and you get there, you get to No. 1 in the world, and they’re like, what’s the point?” Scheffler said at a recent press conference.
He said he “wrestle[s]” with figuring out why he wants to win tournaments, adding, “if I win, it’s going to be awesome for two minutes. Then we’re going to get to the next week [and tournament].”
“You win it, you celebrate, get to hug my family, my sister’s there, it’s such an amazing moment. Then it’s like, ‘OK, now what are we going to eat for dinner?’” Scheffler joked. “Life goes on.”
He continued, “Is it great to be able to win tournaments and to accomplish the things I have in the game of golf? Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes just to think about, because I’ve literally worked my entire life to be good at this sport. To have that kind of sense of accomplishment, I think, is a pretty cool feeling.”
Scheffler made it clear that his career as a professional golfer is “not a fulfilling life…from a sense of the deepest places of your heart.”
At the end of the day, he said, his family is the most important thing in his life. He and wife Meredith share 1-year-old son Bennett.
“I’m blessed to be able to come out here and play golf. But if my golf ever started affecting my home life or if it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know, that’s going to be the last day that I play out here for a living,” he explained. “I would much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer.”
Scheffler has made similar comments about the importance he places on family in the past. In a 2024 appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, he shared, “Golf can be tough, and we can all be our own harshest critic…But when you get home and you see Bennett and he just sees you walk through the door and he’s like ‘hey man, what’s up?’ you truly do just forget about everything else. It’s pretty amazing.”
JJ Spaun, another celebrated golfer, agreed with Scheffler’s recent statements, adding, “I think it goes back to your priorities, what you really want to accomplish not only in this game, but in your life. I think that’s true to what Scottie said, like he’s more focused on being a better person off the course than achieving historic monuments, monumental things on the course,” per Newsweek.
While Scheffler has made himself a major star in the world of pro golf, it’s clear he prioritizes family over any trophies and titles he might win.
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