Read about how Scottie Scheffler withdrew from the Texas Children's Houston Open to welcome his second child with his wife, Meredith.

Scottie Scheffler is still the world's top golfer, while Matt Fitzpatrick jumped nine spots after winning the Valspar Championship.

Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, is pregnant with the couple’s second child, and Golf Digest has confirmed with Scheffler’s team that Scottie’s decision to pull out of the Texas Children’s Houston Open on Tuesday was connected to the impending birth.

The Masters 2026 is drawing closer, and there’s curiosity about how each golfer is preparing for the season’s first major. And, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, two of golf’s biggest stars, are taking sharply different routes.

Scottie Scheffler became one of the modern greats after winning the British Open for the first time in 2025 and his 4th major title. However, he wasted no time and flew to New York for the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere.