Scottie Scheffler mysteriously withdraws from PGA event just 2 weeks before Masters

Scottie Scheffler has proven he's quality implicit the past mates of weeks, but possibly determination whitethorn beryllium a crushed for it.

With a mates of tune-ups successful Scheffler's location authorities of Texas earlier heading to Augusta National successful April, 1 of those is nary longer connected his schedule.

The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Scheffler withdrew from the Texas Children's Houston Open and was replaced by Matt Kuchar.

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Scottie Scheffler reacts to his tee changeable disconnected the 16th spread during the 3rd circular of The Players Championship play tourney astatine TPC Sawgrass successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, connected Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

The crushed was not given, but speechmaking betwixt the lines, Scheffler whitethorn beryllium dealing with thing — oregon possibly helium whitethorn conscionable request a interruption earlier going for his 3rd greenish jacket.

Scheffler finished T-22 astatine The Players earlier this period aft finishing T-24 astatine the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He began the 2026 play with a triumph astatine The American Express and followed up with emblematic results of T-3 astatine the Waste Management Phoenix Open and T-4 astatine the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He past finished T-12 astatine the Genesis Invitational.

Scottie Scheffler tees disconnected connected the sixth spread during the 3rd circular of the PGA Championship astatine Quail Hollow. (Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)

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For context, earlier this caller slump, Scheffler finished wrong the apical 10 successful each of his erstwhile 19 tournaments, and the past clip helium finished extracurricular the apical 20 successful back-to-back events was backmost successful July and August 2023.

At the precise least, determination is origin for interest for Scheffler to miss a tourney he's had plentifulness of occurrence with — he's finished T-2 successful 3 of the past 4 Children's Opens.

Scheffler won the Masters for the archetypal clip successful 2022, officially putting himself connected the map. Two years later, helium took the greenish overgarment backmost from Jon Rahm, proving himself arsenic the game's champion aft being named the PGA Tour Player of the Year successful each of the 2 years prior.

Scheffler's past accidental for a Masters warm-up volition beryllium adjacent week astatine the Valero Texas Open.

Scottie Scheffler reacts aft a putt connected the 13th spread during the 2nd circular of the U.S. Open astatine Pinehurst No. 2.  (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)

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Reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy had to retreat from the Arnold Palmer Invitational but returned for The Players the pursuing week.

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