Going out to play and “let it be what God wants” It is not a set phrase in the case of Scottie Scheffler, the Texas golfer who won the Augusta Masters on Sunday, his first major, and who now has world golf under his thumb. Scheffler, raised in a family with three other sisters with deep Christian roots, turned to divine providence to get ahead on Sunday morning when he entered a state of anxiety before the outcome of the green jacket tournament.
“This morning I cried like a baby,” cont in the press room to the amazement of the attendees. “He was so stressed out that he didn’t know what to do. He was sitting there telling Meredith [su mujer]I don’t think I was ready for this. I didn’t feel like I was ready for this kind of thing and I was overwhelmed.”
His wife since 2020, almost out of college at the University of Texas, I replied that who was he to know if he was ready. “Who am I to say I know what’s best for my life? So what we talked about is that God is in control and the Lord was leading me. And if Sunday was my time, it was my time. What if He got to throw 82 shots, because in some way, he would use it for his glory. It was a long morning, “acknowledged a player who is only known for fear of heights. “Until I got to the course, I didn’t calm down. The golf course is where I feel the most peace.”
Precedents with the green jacket
It is not the first time that Augusta has heard a homily similar from the mouth of a Masters winner. Zach Johnson and Bubba Watson, this one twice, evoked the figure of God to give meaning to his victories, although they did not reach the devotion after the episode starring Bernhard Langer when he won his first jacket in 1985.
When being interviewed as soon as he conquered the tournament he blurted out “Jesus Christ, I won the Masters by four strokes” in front of the TV cameras when he was still the golfing version of Saul of Tarsus. “He could have been the first athlete to take the Lord’s name in vain, but it was just a catchphrase.”
A tournament is followed by a Bible reading session and Hay began his journey to faith that had its full expression when in 1993 he went on to win the Masters for the second time on Easter Sunday. Asked how he felt by CBS commentator Jim Nantz, the German replied: “It’s always very special to win the biggest tournament in the world, especially on Easter Sunday when my Lord rose again.”
Scheffler, who cogied Ted Scott as a caddy “Because I wanted to work with a true Christian,” he expressed himself in much the same terms. “My faith affects every aspect of my life, not just my life on the golf course. The Lord has given me an ability and I’m trying to use it for His glory. Other than that, I’m just here trying to do my best.” I can,” he said.
