Scottie Scheffler reflects on first days of fatherhood ahead of 2024 PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler is returning to competition at the PGA Championship this week following the birth of his son.

Scheffler was asked plenty about his golf game on Tuesday as he is the hottest player in the world entering golf’s second major, but he was also asked now about being a parent.

He described what it has been like since his son was born.

“First few days have been nice,” Scottie Scheffler said. “It was good to get some time at home. It’s pretty wild. A lot of fun. It’s a pretty exciting time for Meredith and me.”

This marked the first child for Scheffler and his wife Meredith. He admitted that there was “a lot” that surprised him about the process.

“I think it’s just wild watching Meredith go through that. It’s just nuts. I don’t really know how to describe it,” Scheffler said. “Watching the little dude come out of Meredith, and we waited, and it was a surprise for us whether it was going to be a boy or girl, so being able to tell my wife that it was a boy. Yeah, it was a wild ride.”

Scheffler spent a few days at home after the birth of his son, before leaving for Valhalla and the PGA Championship. He arrived on Monday and was able to get some practice time in.

“Her first Mother’s Day was fun. Her first Mother’s Day was Sunday and then her birthday Monday, so it was a fun five, six days for us,” Scheffler said. “She’s doing well, recovering nicely. We’re very fortunate to be in this position with a healthy mom and healthy baby. Hopefully that will continue.”

As for his golf game, Scheffler doesn’t expect to be rusty, despite going about a month without playing in a PGA Tour event. He continued to work on his game back home and even bet some with his friends to up the stakes.

Scheffler enters the PGA Championship having won four of the past five events that he competed in.

“I was able to practice and play plenty at home. Obviously the last week was a bit different with our son coming. But yeah, I would say three weeks is probably a bit of a longer break than I would usually take. I’m sure on a normal year I probably would have been playing at the Nelson,” Scheffler said.

“But yeah, definitely rested going into this week, for sure. I don’t really feel like any rust has accumulated. I was able to practice and play a lot at home. I’m able to do stuff at home to simulate tournament golf, especially on the greens, competing and gambling with my buddies, I don’t really want to lose to them, either, so I was able to simulate a little bit of competition at home.”