Scottie Scheffler cracks up reporters with understandable Masters WD plans

World number one and overwhelming 2024 Masters favourite Scottie Scheffler confirmed to reporters he'll be 'out of here' in a flash if his heavily pregnant wife Meredith goes into labour. 

Scheffler's wife is only weeks away from giving birth to their first child. 

But speaking to a group of reporters before his latest tilt at adding another green jacket to his collection, Scheffler confirmed he is prepared to hotfoot it out of Augusta National to be by her side. 

Asked for his plans should Meredith go into labour over the weekend, Scheffler drew laughs when he said: "I'll be out of here!

"I think [having] a first child wins over quite... over many things in my life."

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He added: "If she calls me while I’m on the 17th, then I better go home."

The answer was not hugely surprising from the 27-year-old, who comes into the first major of the year having won The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass and the Arnold Palmer Invitational. 

Earlier in the week Scheffler showed a glimpse into his mindset and what makes him so good. 

The man is hardly a self-promoter, despite some suggesting that he is now the best player since Tiger Woods. 

But during his pre-tournament news conference, Scheffler pointed to the influence of his father, in particular, that has led to him becoming calm and measured on the golf course. 

He also leaned on his faith. 

"He never pushed me to become a good golfer," Scheffler said of his father. 

"That was never what he wanted for me. My parents pushed more education and being kind to people on me.

"So I think playing junior golf, I think sometimes you see a lot of parents who really want their kid to become really, really good at something, and they think that's what's going to bring them joy.

"But becoming a really good golfer may bring you a little bit of momentary joy, but it doesn't sustain it for very long. 

"Winning a tournament makes me happy for about five minutes, and then you got to did a bunch of other things that are a little bit more difficult than winning the tournament."

He continued: "So the way I was raised, golf wasn't really a huge deal in my house. 

"It was just something that I always loved to do. I had a very supportive family in doing so. 

"I have three sisters, and I'm sure they went to way more golf tournaments than they would have hoped to when I was growing up.

"But [I] just had a great support system at home. 

"And I feel like I've said it a bunch, golf is not just -- it's something that I do. It's not my life, you know."

Scheffler will be playing the first two rounds of the 2024 Masters alongside Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. 

He tops most of the PGA Tour's key metrics from tee to green coming into the Masters and, should he have an average week with the flatstick, then many are expecting Scheffler to be victorious. 

That's providing little Scheffler doesn't come calling early. 

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