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Scottie Scheffler arrives at Masters with large shock after match withdrawal

World primary Scottie Scheffler has arrived at Augusta Nationwide with a significant household shock forward of the Masters this week.

Scottie Scheffler and his spouse Meredith have welcomed the delivery of their second son. (Picture: Getty)

Scottie Scheffler touched down at Augusta Nationwide on Sunday together with his complete household in tow, together with the latest and smallest addition — nine-day-old child boy Remy, who might nicely be the youngest particular person ever to stroll the grounds of the world’s most celebrated golf course.

The world primary had pulled out of the Houston Open a fortnight in the past, citing a household matter, with no additional particulars disclosed on the time. On Sunday, all turned clear. Scheffler confirmed that his spouse, Meredith, welcomed their second youngster on twenty seventh March, the exact same day Tiger Woods was arrested on DUI expenses following his Jupiter Island rollover crash.

Whereas {the golfing} world was gripped by that exact story, the Scheffler household was quietly celebrating Remy’s arrival.

“We had one other boy a few weeks in the past, and it has been very nice and enjoyable,” Scheffler informed Golf Channel’s Cara Banks. “I am actually glad they have been capable of journey with me this week. My spouse is a trooper and introduced the boys this week, and it has been enjoyable.”

Meredith was noticed close to the enduring oak tree outdoors the Augusta Nationwide clubhouse, pushing Remy in a pram. Scheffler’s dad and mom, Scott and Diane, have been additionally current alongside the couple’s first son, Bennett, who was born in Might 2024 forward of the PGA Championship.

The Schefflers now have two boys each underneath the age of two. When questioned concerning the title, the two-time Masters champion was sometimes candid. “We simply preferred it,” he mentioned. “We did not have very many good boy names, to be sincere with you.”

Scheffler has not competed in match golf since The Gamers Championship initially of March, the place he completed in a tie for twenty second place, eight photographs behind the chief.

Reigning champion Rory McIlroy, who was additionally at Augusta Nationwide on Sunday, attended the Drive, Chip and Putt Nationwide Finals and the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Beginner trophy presentation. Bryson DeChambeau is subsequent within the odds at +1000.

Scheffler opted to spend his Sunday enjoying a apply spherical at Augusta together with his long-time supervisor, Blake Smith, who had by no means performed the course earlier than.

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