'She knows how hard it is' Scottie Scheffler on wife Meredith's take on golfing defeats

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Scottie Scheffler is an American professional golfer who is the current World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t suffered his fair share of defeats.The sports star opened up about his wife Meredith’s support throughout his career in a recent post-win interview.Scottie, 25, had just signed for his even-par 72, and after Billy Horschel missed a birdie putt on the 18th hole, a one-stroke win sufficed at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.Speaking live on TV and about to discuss how tough a test Bay Hill had been over the past four days, Scottie was interrupted by his wife Meredith.“I’m so proud of you!” she said in the NBC interview. “Way to go, [caddie] Teddy [Scott]!

I’m so proud of you!”Speaking fondly about his partner in his press conference later on, Scottie explained: “Meredith obviously knows me better than anybody, being my wife.” “She knows how hard it is when I don’t win. “So being able to celebrate a win is pretty special, and to have my parents here for this one is extremely cool with all the sacrifices they made growing up. “I’m just really pleased,” he concluded.Scottie and Meredith dated for six years before marrying in 2020.The couple, who are both from Texas, are high school sweethearts.Meredith regularly attends the golf tournaments Scottie competes in to support her husband.While he has described himself as “fiercely competitive”, Scottie has confirmed rankings aren’t what motivate him.

He described how his wife Meredith actually had “no idea” he was ranked the number one player in the world until he spoke to her about it ahead of the recent World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play championship final, which he won.He said: “I told her that.