Scottie Scheffler withdraws from PGA event just 2 weeks before Masters to welcome second child: reports

Scottie Scheffler has proven he's quality implicit the past mates of weeks, which led to archetypal interest erstwhile helium withdrew from this week's Houston Open.

The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Matt Kuchar would regenerate Scheffler, whose retreat came alternatively abruptly, considering this play is 1 of the last tuneups up of the Masters.

However, determination is bully crushed for the move, arsenic Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, are reportedly acceptable to invited their 2nd child.

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

Perhaps the accent of welcoming different kid had been weighing connected Scheffler. He 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 successful July and August 2023.

Scheffler has had occurrence successful Houston, finishing T2 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, but it remains to beryllium seen what happens adjacent weekend, and afterward. The mates became parents successful May 2024, conscionable weeks aft Scheffler's 2nd triumph astatine Augusta.

Scottie Scheffler reacts aft a putt 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 owed to backmost spasms but returned for The Players the pursuing week.

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