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Scottie Scheffler has proven he's quality complete nan past mates of weeks, but possibly location whitethorn beryllium a logic 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 nan Texas Children's Houston Open and was replaced by Matt Kuchar.
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Scottie Scheffler reacts to his tee changeable disconnected nan 16th spread during nan 3rd information 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 logic was not given, but reference betwixt nan lines, Scheffler whitethorn beryllium dealing pinch thing — aliases possibly he whitethorn conscionable request a break earlier going for his 3rd greenish jacket.
Scheffler vanished T-22 astatine The Players earlier this period aft finishing T-24 astatine nan Arnold Palmer Invitational. He began nan 2026 play pinch a triumph astatine The American Express and followed up pinch emblematic results of T-3 astatine nan Waste Management Phoenix Open and T-4 astatine nan AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He past vanished T-12 astatine nan Genesis Invitational.
Scottie Scheffler tees disconnected connected nan sixth spread during nan 3rd information of nan PGA Championship astatine Quail Hollow. (Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)
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For context, earlier this caller slump, Scheffler vanished wrong nan apical 10 successful each of his erstwhile 19 tournaments, and nan past clip he vanished extracurricular nan apical 20 successful back-to-back events was backmost successful July and August 2023.
At nan very least, location is origin for interest for Scheffler to miss a tourney he's had plentifulness of occurrence pinch — he's vanished T-2 successful 3 of nan past 4 Children's Opens.
Scheffler won nan Masters for nan first clip successful 2022, officially putting himself connected nan map. Two years later, he took nan greenish overgarment backmost from Jon Rahm, proving himself arsenic nan game's champion aft being named nan PGA Tour Player of nan Year successful each of nan 2 years prior.
Scheffler's past chance for a Masters warm-up will beryllium adjacent week astatine nan Valero Texas Open.
Scottie Scheffler reacts aft a putt connected nan 13th spread during nan 2nd information of nan 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 nan Arnold Palmer Invitational but returned for The Players nan pursuing week.
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