Scottie Scheffler withdraws from PGA event just 2 weeks before Masters to welcome second child: reports

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Scottie Scheffler has proven he's human over the last couple of weeks, which led to initial concern when he withdrew from this week's Houston Open.

The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Matt Kuchar would replace Scheffler, whose withdraw came rather abruptly, considering this weekend is one of the final tuneups ahead of the Masters.

However, there is good reason for the move, as Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, are reportedly set to welcome their second child.

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Scottie Scheffler reacts to his tee shot off the 16th hole during The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

Perhaps the stress of welcoming another child had been weighing on Scheffler. He finished T-22 at The Players earlier this month after finishing T-24 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He began the 2026 season with a victory at The American Express and followed up with typical results of T-3 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and T-4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He then finished T-12 at the Genesis Invitational.

Scottie Scheffler tees off on the sixth hole during the third round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. (Aaron Doster/Imagn Images)

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For context, before this recent slump, Scheffler finished inside the top 10 in each of his previous 19 tournaments, and the last time he finished outside the top 20 in back-to-back events was in July and August 2023.

Scheffler has had success in Houston, finishing T2 in three of the last four Children's Opens.

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