Scottie Scheffler explains awkward Masters green jacket exchange with Rory McIlroy

Scottie Scheffler was incapable to support his Masters’ rubric astatine Augusta this year, but the PGA Tour prima inactive managed to marque headlines. 

Scheffler’s awkward enactment with Rory McIlroy, wrong Butler Cabin aft McIlroy completed the vocation slam with a playoff triumph implicit Justin Rose connected Sunday, near galore play fans scratching their heads. 

Scottie Scheffler places the greenish overgarment connected Rory McIlroy during a ceremonial aft the last circular of the Masters astatine Augusta National Golf Club connected April 13, 2025. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

As the astir caller winner, it was Scheffler’s occupation to assistance enactment McIlroy into the coveted greenish jacket. But fans couldn’t assistance announcement Scheffler’s speedy exit arsenic soon arsenic McIlroy had placed his arms into the jacket. 

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Ahead of the RBC Heritage this week, Scheffler offered immoderate penetration into the infinitesimal and explained that helium was fundamentally trying to fto McIlroy person his moment. 

"In that infinitesimal – it was specified an affectional time for him, I benignant of conscionable tried to enactment retired of the mode and fundamentally conscionable get the overgarment connected without embarrassing him oregon myself," Scheffler, who is besides defending his rubric astatine the RBC Heritage, told reporters with a laugh.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy during the greenish overgarment ceremonial aft the last circular of the Masters connected April 13, 2025. (Katie Goodale-Imagn Images)

"I got to ticker the full celebration, I watched the decorativeness and it was truly chill for maine to beryllium capable to spot due to the fact that I don’t person the knowing of what it’s similar to beryllium asked astir the vocation Grand Slam, but I person a tiny knowing of what it’s similar ‘Hey, you’ve accomplished this but you haven’t accomplished that’ and it tin beryllium precise taxing connected radical sometimes."

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Scheffler said the infinitesimal McIlroy won looked similar a infinitesimal of "relief."  

"It was chill to spot Rory beryllium capable to get the occupation done and decidedly from the outside, it looked a spot much similar alleviation than anything." 

Scheffler, the No. 1 subordinate successful the satellite and the pre-tournament favorite, changeable a 3-under 69 connected Sunday to decorativeness astatine 8-under 280 for 4th place. 

Scottie Scheffler waves to the patrons aft finishing connected the 18th greenish during the last circular of the Masters connected April 13, 2025. (Katie Goodale-Imagn Images)

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Scheffler is backmost astatine Hilton Head hoping to prime up his archetypal triumph connected the PGA Tour this year. McIlroy volition not vie – a determination that came agelong earlier his triumph astatine Augusta National. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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