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Scottie Scheffler Had a Sweet Answer About His Wife After Winning Players Championship
Scottie Scheffler made history Sunday when he stormed back to win his second straight Players Championship with a final round at TPC Sawgrass that never will be forgotten.
The No. 1 player in the world fired an 8-under 64 and then held on to win after three players, including Wyndham Clark, missed birdie putts on the final hole that would have forced a playoff.
Scheffler became the first golfer to ever win back-to-back Players Championships, and he also picked up his second straight win in as many weeks after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
Scheffler talked Sunday night about what keeps him grounded and how his wife, Meredith, is key to that:
Scottie Scheffler after winning 2024 Players Championship: "I have a great wife, and if I started taking my trophies and putting them all over the house and walking in all big-time, I think she would smack me on the side of the head and tell me to get over myself pretty quickly." pic.twitter.com/WJMGeYP09W
— Golfweek (@golfweek) March 17, 2024
Golf fans loved it:
How can you not love this guy.
— EMQBets (@EMQBets) March 18, 2024
A great role model and a genuinely good man. At the top of his profession. https://t.co/vqd2jOghOl
How can ya not love Scottie and Meredith Scheffler?? 😂 https://t.co/oIrBC4P54O
— Adam Awes (@AdamAwes10K) March 18, 2024
Huge win for the Tour that the best player on the planet since Prime Tiger also happens to be one of the most down to earth, normal dudes you’ll find https://t.co/m20kt1Bzk5
— Hot Karl (@karl_mamba) March 18, 2024
Congratulations Scottie! Glad you are grounded & that your wife keeps you that way. So happy I have someone to root for that is humble, likeable, & great for the game. Cant wait to watch you at Augusta! https://t.co/jRFDUt8lo5
— Carol Marsh (@philsno154) March 18, 2024
— Rea Schuessler, PGA (@SchuesslerRea) March 18, 2024
Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.