Masters chief had uncomfortable telephone name with Scottie Scheffler and his spouse after snub

Scottie Scheffler is the best ranked golf participant on the planet proper now, however he’s not the one main the Masters in the meanwhile

Scottie Scheffler and Meredith Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler and his spouse as soon as reached out to the present Masters chief (Picture: Carl Recine, Getty Photographs) This text comprises affiliate hyperlinks, we’ll obtain a fee on any gross sales we generate from it. Be taught extra

Scottie Scheffler and his spouse Meredith reached out to Sam Burns by way of a prolonged telephone name after an uncomfortable Ryder Cup incident. The 2 PGA Tour professionals have been shut mates since their teenage years. Their bond has run parallel to a meteoric rise to fame on the world’s programs and fairways.

Burns even served as finest man at Scheffler’s marriage ceremony when the 29-year-old tied the knot with Meredith Scudder in late 2020. Their shut relationship has meant their respective households have grown more and more intertwined through the years: sharing rental properties whereas away on tour, happening vacation collectively, and even having fun with cosy {couples}’ sport nights. But this rock-solid friendship was put beneath critical pressure by an uncomfortable incident 5 years in the past. Each males had been competing for the ultimate Ryder Cup berth when US captain Steve Stricker opted to miss Burns, ringing him to ship the blow he had not made the squad.

It comes as Burns at present holds the higher hand over Scheffler at this 12 months’s Masters at Augusta Nationwide, heading into spherical two degree on the prime of the leaderboard alongside defending champion Rory McIlroy. Each males carded spectacular scores of 5 beneath par on Thursday, because the match continues to captivate.

Scheffler, in contrast, might solely handle a rating of two beneath on the day. He at present sits T6 alongside Shane Lowry, Xander Schauffele and Justin Rose. Scheffler is ready to tee off alongside Robert MacIntyre and Gary Woodland at 3.19pm BST on Friday, whereas Burns begins his spherical at 5.23pm BST alongside Cameron Smith and Jake Knapp.