Scottie Scheffler is the 29-year-old who’s quietly become the best golfer on the planet. World number one for over three years straight. Four major championships. Winner of $104 million in a single season. And yet, he’s the guy who holds his poopy baby during TV interviews and thanks his wife for making him breakfast at 5:15 AM.
Born June 21, 1996, in New Jersey and raised in Dallas, Scottie Scheffler has rewritten modern golf without the ego that usually comes with it. While other champions talk about legacy and records, Scottie talks about his high school sweetheart wife Meredith and their baby boy Bennett. His priorities are clear: faith first, family second, golf third.
Parents and Early Life
Scottie’s family was different from most in the 1990s. His mother Diane graduated from Wharton and worked 70-hour weeks as a legal executive in Manhattan. His father Scott stayed home with four kids—Scottie and his three sisters.
After 9/11, the family moved to Dallas for Diane’s job. They borrowed $50,000 to join Royal Oaks Country Club so seven-year-old Scottie could get proper golf coaching. That gamble changed everything.
His dad used to take him to a community college golf course in New Jersey at night, holding a flashlight so Scottie could practice hitting balls. Police would kick them off. They’d sneak back on. Eventually, a course employee watched the kid swing and stopped bothering them.
Three Sisters
Growing up with older sister Callie and younger sisters Molly and Sara meant Scottie never got special treatment despite becoming Texas’s top junior golfer. Callie played golf at Texas A&M and caddied for him at the 2016 U.S. Open. Molly works for the PGA Tour. Sara just got married in 2025.
When Scottie won his first Masters in 2022, his father told him: “I’m more proud of who you are than your golf.”
Meredith: His High School Sweetheart
Scottie met Meredith Scudder freshman year at Highland Park High School. They didn’t start dating until senior year. He went to the University of Texas. She went to Texas A&M. After six years together, he proposed in June 2020. They married that December.
Meredith works as Director of Curating Opportunities at Behind Every Door, a nonprofit serving Dallas children. She works full-time despite her husband’s wealth.
At the 2022 Masters, Scottie broke down crying the morning of the final round, telling Meredith he wasn’t ready to win. Her response: “Who are you to say that you are not ready?”
He won his first green jacket that day.
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Baby Bennett: Golf’s Favorite Kid
Bennett Scheffler arrived May 8, 2024, weeks after Scottie’s second Masters win. At three months old, he lounged in the FedEx Cup trophy. But his viral moment came at the 2025 Memorial Tournament.
As Scottie celebrated on TV, Meredith approached holding Bennett. She whispered, “He’s got poop all over his back.” Scottie replied, “That’ll happen,” took his messy son, and kept doing the interview.
That clip went viral because it showed something rare: an elite athlete treating fatherhood as more important than image.
Career Highlights
Scottie turned pro in 2018 and earned Rookie of the Year in 2020. His breakout came in 2022 when he won four times in six weeks, rose to world number one, and captured his first Masters.
He’s now won 20 PGA Tour events and four majors—making him just the third player under 30 to reach those numbers, joining Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
He’s held the world number one ranking for over 175 consecutive weeks. He’s won four straight PGA Tour Player of the Year awards (2022-2025). He captured Olympic gold in Paris in 2025.
You can see his complete stats at pgatour.com
Net Worth
Forbes estimated Scottie’s net worth at $110 million as of 2025. Unlike Tiger Woods, whose wealth came mostly from endorsements, Scottie’s fortune is built on tournament winnings.
His career prize money exceeds $134 million. In 2024 alone, he earned $104.3 million—the second golfer ever to break $100 million in a year after Tiger.
During one 43-day stretch in 2024, he won $19 million in prize money. His caddie Ted Scott earned $1.9 million during that same period—more than Rory McIlroy’s total player earnings.
His sponsors include Nike, TaylorMade, Titleist, Rolex, and NetJets. Annual endorsements are worth $20-30 million.
He and Meredith own a $2.1 million home in Dallas. He’s invested in Major League Pickleball, Dallas restaurants, and golf equipment companies.
Faith and Values
Scottie was raised Catholic and now attends Park Cities Presbyterian Church. He and his caddie Ted Scott attend weekly Bible study together.
Before the 2025 Open Championship, he said: “If my golf ever started affecting my home life or the relationship I have with my wife or my son, that’s going to be the last day that I play out here for a living.”
Italian Roots and Family Values
Scottie is of Italian descent on his mother’s side (Diane’s maiden name is DeLorenzo) and German descent on his father’s side. His grandfather served in the Korean War NFL.
His 88-year-old grandmother Mary DeLorenzo walked all 72 holes of the four-day TPC Sawgrass event in 2023, following her grandson’s every shot. When asked how she managed the distance at her age, she shrugged: “That’s what grandmothers do.”
After Rory McIlroy beat Scottie at the 2022 FedEx Cup, McIlroy sought out Scottie’s parents in the crowd to apologize, telling Scott, “I’m sorry.” Scott Scheffler hugged him and said, “No, you don’t have to do that. You played great.”
That’s the Scheffler family—gracious in victory, dignified in defeat, and never forgetting that golf is just a game.
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