Scottie Scheffler skipped this week’s Wells Fargo Championship as he and his wife, Meredith, prepare for the birth of the couple’s first child, with the year’s second major looming next week.
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ScottieSchefflerskippedtheWellsFargoChampionshipasheandhiswife,Meredith,prepareforthebirthofthecouple’sfirstchild,withtheyear’ssecondmajorloomingnextweek.
TheworldNo.1islistedonthePGAChampionship’spre-tournamentinterviewscheduleforTuesdayat3:30p.m.ET,butasoflastThursday,theSchefflerswerestillwaitingforthebirth,accordingtoGolfweek.com.
UnlikeforaPGATourevent,whichhasa5p.m.Fridaydeadlineforplayerstocommittothenexttournament,thePGAChampionship’scutoffisnextTuesdayat5p.m.,“unlesstheplayernotifies[thePGAofAmerica]otherwise,”accordingtoaPGAspokesperson.
“I’llobviouslytakeabreakwhenthebabycomes.Butwe’llsee,”saidScheffleratlastmonth’sRBCHeritage,whichhewoninhismostrecentTourstart.“Idon’tknowwhatlifelookslike.Butupuntilwhenthebabycomes,I’mgoingtoplaythisweekandthenI’llgohomeandbasicallyjustwait
