Scottie Scheffler is back on the mend, telling ESPN’s Mark Schlabach he’s at “95 percent” ahead of the Tour Championship this weekend at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. That’s good news considering he was battling hand, foot and mouth disease during last week’s BMW Championship, where he finished tied for 12th. But get this: the physical stuff might not even be his biggest challenge as he chases his second career win.
Scheffler’s Road to Recovery and Last Week’s Rollercoaster
Okay, so last week was rough for Scheffler. He revealed he was feeling pain while gripping his clubs at the beginning of the week, battling that hand, foot and mouth disease. The Mayo Clinic says this viral illness typically hits infant children, but anyone can get it, bringing a low-grade fever, sore throat, rashes on the hands and feet, and painful lesions on the tongue, gums, and inside the cheeks. Yikes. No wonder he only managed a tied for 12th finish at the BMW Championship, coming in 10 strokes behind winner Wyndham Clark. That’s a far cry from how he *started* the FedEx Cup Playoffs, winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis by a dominant eight strokes. Now he’s saying he’s almost fully recovered, with only a couple of sores remaining in his throat, but you gotta wonder what kind of toll that takes mentally heading into such a big tournament.
The Real Heavyweight Fight: Balancing the Tour with Two Young Kids
Here’s where it gets real. Before he chases that second career Tour Championship win, Scheffler dropped some truth bombs about family life and how it shapes his play. He and his wife, Meredith, have been on the road with their two young sons, two-year-old Bennett and newborn Remy, hitting up several tournaments. Anyone with young kids knows this grind. Scheffler put it plainly: “It’s really hard having two young kids and taking care of them. I think anyone with young kids can relate; you’re just tired literally all the time.” Despite all the parenting hardships and that gnarly illness, he’s firm: he wouldn’t change a thing. He’s soaking it all in, knowing this special time with his kids on tour won’t last forever, talking about it often with Brian Harman, who’s “jealous” of guys who get to travel with their kids. It’s that classic “take the good with the bad” vibe.
So, as Scheffler heads to East Lake for the Tour Championship this weekend, he’s not just battling his competitors. He’s shaking off a viral illness and managing the beautiful chaos of family life. Will that 95 percent and the constant exhaustion from two little ones be too much, or will the joy of his family fuel him to a second career win? We’ll see how it plays out on the course.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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