Unshakable & Unstoppable
“Masters champion Scottie Scheffler’s faith and focus make him unshakable, and perhaps, unstoppable.” “With Scottie Scheffler’s wife home pregnant, 2024 Masters winner succeeds despite absence of his rock.”
Those were the headlines after Scottie became the Masters Open champion on Sunday. Aw! “His faith! His wife!” Words that touch my heart strings!
It was a leisurely Sunday for us — knowing Scottie Scheffler, a University of Texas alumni, and Ludvig Aberg, a Texas Tech alumni, were playing. It was a momentous game to watch – especially that Scheffler won and Aberg came in second.
I remembered two years ago when our family converged at Austin Country Club for the PGA’s World Golf Championship Match Play finale. We had a birds-eye view of Scottie’s wife running to his side when he had won the game.
I was confused when I didn’t see her swarm her husband when he became the Masters Open Champion on Sunday. Yesterday’s news gave me the reason why. When I read about Scottie’s faith AND his wife, I knew a blog was coming.
Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket in three years by capturing the 2024 Masters by four strokes over Ludvig Åberg.
Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, who is by his side at every tournament on the PGA Tour schedule, is due to give birth to the couple’s first child any week now. She chose to forego traveling to Augusta.
Scheffler repeatedly stated throughout the week that he would withdraw from the Masters if called upon by his wife to return for the birth of their child.
Meredith’s absence was particularly noteworthy given the context of Scheffler’s 2022 Masters victory. The 27-year-old revealed that Meredith calmed him. While the two connected throughout the week digitally, Scottie was without the presence of his rock.
Scottie and Meredith have proven to be a power couple on the PGA Tour. Whenever Scheffler wins a trophy, it is not hardware that is the first item in his arms but rather his wife.
He speaks about Meredith’s importance to his mindset and preparation every week. She keeps him grounded and is always there for him as his biggest supporter. While she was not physically at the Masters this week, Meredith was able to speak with Scottie before his final round.
“She just asked me if she could pray for me,” he explained. “She sent a lot of prayers. My neck was bugging me a little bit. Just prayed for some healing and prayed for a lot of peace out there.”
In a sport that pushes relentless pursuit — more wins, more money, more fame – Scottie’s worldview of contentment as a Christian, as a husband and as a soon-to-be father is a gift.
I love a faith and love-filled testimony of success that comes from being grounded in God’s love and grace. Grounded! Isn’t that what we want, too?
1 Corinthians 13:7 “Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”