Scottie Scheffler Gets Honest About Life Changes With Wife Meredith, Son Bennett
Scottie Scheffler Gets Honest About Life Changes With Wife Meredith, Son Bennett originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Scottie Scheffler has made it clear that his wife Meredith Scheffler and the couple's son Bennett are his biggest priorities beyond his faith. As Scheffler continues to make his family the priority, the PGA Tour star is excelling on the course as well.
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Scheffler is celebrating his 29th birthday on Saturday, and the golfer finds himself in contention to win the Travelers Championship. The couple are high school sweethearts and got married on Dec. 4, 2020.
Prior to the U.S. Open, Scheffler opened up about how his life has changed now that he is a pro golfer who is also a husband and dad.
Scottie Scheffler celebrates with his wife, Meredith, and son, Bennett, after winning the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin following the final round on June 1, 2025.Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Scheffler admitted that there is little margin for error when it comes to how the gofler manages his time.
"So I've learned over the course of my career to focus a little bit more on the rest side of things, especially when I get home," Scheffler told reporters on June 10. "Early in my career I was -- I've always been the guy that I think works the hardest, and if something is not the way that I feel like it should be, I'm going to go out there and figure it out, and that's just kind of how I've always approached things.
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"Early in my career I was able to come out to courses and spend as much time as I wanted to out here, and that's just because I didn't really have any other obligations," Scheffler continued.
"I'd just come out and practice, practice, practice and do whatever I wanted to do, but now things are a little bit different with having a wife and a son and some other obligations at tournaments, as well. The schedule is just a bit different."
Despite the slow start at the U.S. Open, it looks like this balance is paying off as Scheffler finished T7 at Oakmont. Scheffler is pushing for his fourth win of 2025 as the golfer aims to win another trophy at the Travelers Championship.
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Related: Scottie Scheffler and Wife Meredith Scheffler Make Faith Center of Family
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
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