Why This PGA Tour Champ Keeps Eternal Perspective on the Golf Course

Published: March 30, 2026

By Mallory Mattingly

When PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler steps into the tee box, he remembers that his victory is already secure in Christ.

“Why do we play? Like, why do I practice really hard? Why do I want to win this tournament so badly? Like, what is the actual purpose behind me going out and teeing it up? Am I doing it so that I can win trophies, so that I can become famous, so I can make a lot of money? Why am I doing this?” Scheffler said in a video shared by College Golf Fellowship.

“And so if I can step up there — especially when you go into these high-pressure situations — I think about, you know, mornings of major championships when you have the lead. Those are always very difficult mornings just because I’ve quite literally practiced and dreamt about a moment like that since I was 5 years old, essentially. And then all of a sudden, it’s there, and it’s for the taking.”

But in those moments, negative thoughts can overwhelm.

“And all these thoughts and anxieties start flowing into your mind, and essentially, you just always have to remember your purpose,” the multi-time champion said. “Like, why? Why do I step up on the first tee? Am I stepping up on the first tee for me? Or am I stepping up on the first tee for God?”

“And one of my buddies told me — it was the morning before the 2024 Masters — he told me that the victory is already secured. You know, the victory was secured on the cross. I can go out and play and compete, and the victory is already won. Today is just one little blurp. And, you know, hopefully, a nice life, but at the end of the day, the victory is already secure. What I do on the golf course doesn’t have any effect on that,” Scheffler emphasized.

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Scheffler isn’t afraid to tell fans what he really thinks about his golf career.

“This is not a fulfilling life,” he told ESPN last year. “It’s fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it’s not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart.”

While he’s grateful for the wins that show his hard work paid off, he knows they ultimately won’t satisfy.

“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, what are we going to eat for dinner? Life goes on,” Scheffler quipped. “It feels like you work your whole life to celebrate winning a tournament for like a few minutes. It only lasts a few minutes.”

Instead, he keeps his focus on faith and family. In fact, he withdrew from the Houston Open last week as he and his wife, Meredith, prepare to welcome their second child soon.

Scheffler understands that his purpose in the course goes beyond winning. Just as he steadies his gaze on the cross, we too can trust that our future is secure in Christ.

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