Scottie Scheffler’s caddie screams at fan after wife subject to ‘derogatory’ remark

A fan was removed from the Presidents Cup on Saturday after making a derogatory comment about Scottie Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, during the fourballs session

A fan was ejected from the Presidents Cup on Saturday for making a derogatory remark about the wife of golfer Scottie Scheffler, Meredith.

During the crucial match where World No. 1 Scheffler and his partner Russell Henley secured a 3and2 win over Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im, contributing an important point to the American team’s 11-7 lead against the International team, the incident occurred.

Scheffler’s caddie, Ted Scott, was reportedly incensed by the comment, as per The Athletic, and confronted the heckler beyond the ropes to “scream” at him.

Scott Scheffler, Scottie’s father, later confirmed that the offensive spectator had been removed from Royal Montreal following his inappropriate outburst directed at Scheffler’s wife, who recently gave birth to their first child, Bennett, in May.

The disruption took place at the 16th hole but didn’t throw Scheffler off his game; he sunk the winning putt shortly after. Despite being three down after six holes earlier in the round, Scheffler and Henley made a stunning comeback to clinch the victory with two holes remaining.

Henley addressed the media, stating that they put the incident behind them quickly and refocused on the game. He said, “No, not really,” when asked if they had talked about the incident during play. “Once it happened, we just kind of refocused and got back in it.”