Scottie Scheffler withdrew from the Houston Open on Tuesday, however his participation within the event was all the time in query as a result of his spouse is pregnant with their second little one.
Scheffler has completed runner-up on the Houston Open thrice, together with the final two years as his final cease earlier than competing within the Masters.
Golf Channel reported on Tuesday that the departure was unrelated to harm and confirmed that the beginning of the couple’s second little one was imminent. Matt Kuchar changed Scheffler.
Scheffler’s spouse, Meredith, gave beginning to their son, Bennett, on Could 8, 2024, one week earlier than the PGA Championship.
Scheffler, who gained final 12 months’s PGA Championship and British Open, began 2026 with a win on the American Categorical. His streak of 18 consecutive top-10 finishes, which started finally 12 months’s Houston Open, ended with a tie for twelfth on the Genesis Invitational.
The world No. 1 participant’s final event was on the Gamers Championship, the place he tied for twenty second place.
Eventually 12 months’s Houston Open, Scheffler tied her personal course report with an 8-under 62 within the second spherical and tied for second place, one stroke behind Lee Min-woo.
Scheffler was the overwhelming favourite to win earlier than withdrawing. Lee is the present DraftKings favourite.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
