Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National with his entire family for the Masters, bringing his newborn son Remy, who is nine days old and the younger brother of Bennett, born in 2024. The whole family arrived on Sunday ahead of the tournament, with Meredith and Remy joining Scheffler alongside their firstborn, Bennett, making his entourage noticeably bigger at Wednesday's Par 3 tournament. Associated Press reporter Doug Ferguson revealed the news on social media, tweeting that the little fella is 9 days old and already at the Masters, and it came as a shock to most that Scheffler turned up in Georgia with an extra member of his family. According to Daily Mail - Sport, Scottie Scheffler described a cherished moment with Bennett, noting that while his son has no idea what the green jacket signifies, he hopes to share his golf journey with his kids as they age.
Scheffler has been away from competition recently, withdrawing from the Houston Open two weeks ago due to the upcoming birth of his second child and in anticipation of Remy's arrival on March 27. He has not played at all since The Players Championship in the middle of last month, but according to SVT Sport, Scottie Scheffler described training at home and being able to do a lot there. He will try to become the first player since Adam Scott in 2013 to win at Augusta National after having three weeks off, though how he managed his training schedule at home while preparing for the Masters remains unclear, and the impact of his recent break and family events on his performance is uncertain.
I have been training and have been able to do a lot at home.
Scheffler is very private about his family life and keeps it separate from golf. The Schefflers welcomed their first child, Bennett, in May 2024, just before the PGA Championship that year, and Bennett was spotted swinging a set of plastic golf clubs at a recent golf tournament in Phoenix. During the Par 3 Contest, Bennett Scheffler kept things simple by using only one club.
In terms of recent tournament performance, Scheffler is the favorite in this week's tournament. He won his first tournament of the year at The American Express in January, followed by top-five finishes at Phoenix and Pebble Beach, but has been outside the top 10 in three straight events and outside the top 20 in the last two of those. Notably, Scheffler was arrested before the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship for not following police instruction, with felony charges and three misdemeanors later dropped, but he made it back from jail in time to shoot 66 that day and finish tied for eighth.
[Meredith] got this great picture of me and Bennett walking into the clubhouse with me with my green jacket and holding his hand. But, I mean, he has no idea what it means. This place signifies so much for me in my golf journey, and that's something I'd love to be able to share with my kids. We'll see how that goes as they age. Right now I just — if I'm wearing it near him, I'm just hoping he doesn't ruin it or anything like that.
Rory McIlroy has been on the course all weekend handing out awards to amateur competitors. He is hosting the Champions Dinner on Tuesday night as the reigning champion and has put together the menu, though the exact menu details are not known. McIlroy said it is unfortunate that a couple of guys will not be in the room for the dinner, but he wants to make sure they are also recognized. According to official sources, McIlroy is thinking of Tiger Woods, who was recently involved in a traffic accident and is suspected of drug-related driving offenses, and Phil Mickelson, who is absent for personal health-related reasons within the family, with the specific reasons for Mickelson's absence and details of Woods' incident remaining undisclosed.
Scheffler played a round with his agent Blake Smith, who played the legendary course for the first time, according to official sources.