Scottie Scheffler Says It’s a Constant ‘Battle’ to Not Let His Golf Career ‘Define Me’
Scottie Scheffler on April 8, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia Credit: Andrew Redington/Getty NEED TO KNOW Scottie Scheffler spoke openly about his "battle" to separate himself from his golf career as he competes in the Masters Scheffler said he'd "be a pretty miserable person" if he let his "bad golf" define him "Most of the time in golf, you're probably going to be a little bit disappointed at the end of the week just because there's only one winner and there's a lot more losers than that," Scheffler said Scottie Scheffler opened up about not letting his golf career "define" who he is as a person. As the Masters kicks off in Augusta, Georgia, the 29-year-old golfer said on Wednesday, April 8 that he's been in a "battle" to find balance with the sport. "I feel like, growing up, I think it's always a struggle.
I think that's still a struggle to this day," he told reporters, according to CBS Sports . "When you finish a round of golf, you post a score up there. I think you put so much time and effort into the game that you expect a lot out of it," Scheffler continued.
"Sometimes you do get some things out of it. Most of the time in golf, you're probably going to be a little bit disappointed at the end of the week just because there's only one winner and there's a lot more losers than that. " Scottie Scheffler on April 7, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia Credit: Jared C.
Tilton/Getty Scheffler, whose wife Meredith is supporting him at the Masters just 12 days after welcoming their second child, told CBS, "I would say it's always been a battle for me trying to strike a balance between continuing to work hard, staying competitive and also not having... my good golf or my bad golf define me because that could go one of two ways. " He said if he were to let his "bad golf" define him, "I'd be a pretty miserable person," and if he let his "good golf" define him, "whether or not it's a green jacket or an Open Championship, then I'd walk around pretty arrogant all the time," per the outlet.
"And I wouldn't be very nice to people because I think I'm hot stuff because I won a few golf tournaments," Scheffler added. The Scheffler crew was a party-of-four at the Masters on Wednesday as the golfer and his wife brought along their two sons, Bennett, 23 months, and Remy, 12 days old, for the annual Par 3 Contest, typically a family day at August National. "This is what it’s all about!