Scottie Scheffler hailed as a 'next level Dad' as behind-the-scenes clip from PGA Championship win goes viral
The 28-year-old is on top of the world following his win at Quail Hollow
Scottie Scheffler has been hailed by golf fans on social media after a sweet moment with his one-year-old son, Bennett, following his win at the PGA Championship on Sunday.
The 28-year-old won by five shots at Quail Hollow to secure the third major of his career.
Scheffler had gone into the final round three shots clear at the summit.
And though Jon Rahm initially threatened to secure the title, Scheffler kept his cool to secure one of the biggest triumphs of his career so far.
Scottie Scheffler has been hailed by golf fans on social media after a sweet moment with his one-year-old son, Bennett, following his win at the PGA Championship on Sunday
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After the win, the world No 1 cut an emotional figure as he celebrated with wife Meredith and their one-year-old son, Bennett.
And footage following his exploits has now gone viral, with a video emerging on social media showing Scheffler hilariously putting Bennett on the floor in the scoring area so he can sign for his trophy.
Users on X were amused, with one writing: "Next level Dad stuff. We have all been there."
A second stated: "That’s the first thing I noticed. He took his hat off placed his son and the hat ground for him to play with. Total Dad move."
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Another said: "How can you possibly not like this guy?"
A fourth remarked: "Is that his agent? Dying to know who got saddled with babysitting for a few minutes because Meredith didn’t have a badge to go in lol."
And a fifth said: "That was funny to see!"
Scheffler now has three majors to his name, the same amount as the likes of Jordan Spieth, Padraig Harrington and Larry Nelson.
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He was delighted after etching his name into the PGA Championship history books, with the world No 1 hailing his own mental strength as he got the job done.
“This is a special tournament,” he said.
“Any time you can win a major championship is pretty cool and I’m proud of how I did this week just staying in it mentally and hitting the shots when I needed to.
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“This back nine will be one that I remember for a long time. It was a grind out there.
"I think at one point on the front, I maybe had a four or five-shot lead, and making the turn I think I was tied for the lead.
“So to step up when I needed to the most, I’ll remember that for a while.
Scottie Scheffler secured the win at Quail Hollow to clinch PGA Championship glory
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“I always try to lean as much as I can on my mind. I think that’s probably my greatest strength.
“Today and this week I really just feel like I did just such a good job of staying patient when I wasn’t swinging it my best but I hit the shots when I needed to.
“I hit the important shots well this week, and that’s why I’m walking away with the trophy.”