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Scottie Scheffler has proven he's quality complete nan past mates of weeks, which led to first interest erstwhile he withdrew from this week's Houston Open.
The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Matt Kuchar would switch Scheffler, whose retreat came alternatively abruptly, considering this play is 1 of nan last tuneups up of the Masters.
However, location is bully logic for nan move, arsenic Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, are reportedly group to invited their 2nd child.
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Scottie Scheffler reacts to his tee changeable disconnected nan 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 nan accent of welcoming different kid had been weighing connected Scheffler. He 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 successful July and August 2023.
Scheffler has had occurrence successful Houston, finishing T2 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, 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 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 owed to backmost spasms but returned for The Players nan pursuing week.
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