{"id":2217632,"date":"2024-04-10T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-golfers-including-masters-champ-might-withdraw-from-tournament-if-wives-go-into-labor\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:07:52","slug":"two-golfers-including-masters-champ-might-withdraw-from-tournament-if-wives-go-into-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-golfers-including-masters-champ-might-withdraw-from-tournament-if-wives-go-into-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"Two golfers, one being a Masters champion, may pull out of the tournament if their wives go into labor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-golfers-including-masters-champ-might-withdraw-from-tournament-if-wives-go-into-labor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">professional golfers<\/a>, including Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, have pledged to withdraw\u200c from the tournament if their wives go into labor. Both expectant couples are eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first child, with due\u200d dates\u200d approaching within the next few weeks. \u200cTheir participation at Augusta National hangs in the balance, setting the\u200b stage for a memorable and emotional tournament.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/golf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">golfers<\/a>, including Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, have vowed to withdraw from the annual tournament if their wives go into labor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With both their wives not only expecting, but due in 1-3 weeks, Sam Burns and Scheffler\u2019s participation in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Augusta National could be affected, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfdigest.com\/story\/scottie-scheffler-sam-burns-labor-wives-2024-masters\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Golf Channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2022 Masters champion Scheffler and his wife Meredith are expecting their first child, with Meredith due by the end of the month. The couple tied the knot in 2020 and he is at Augusta to try and score his second victory in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/news-outlet-suggests-people-should-think-twice-before-using-words-like-brainstorm-spooky-and-blind-spot\/\" title=\"News Outlet Suggests People Should \u2018Think Twice\u2019 Before Using Words Like \u2018Brainstorm,\u2019 \u2018Spooky,\u2019 And \u2018Blind-Spot\u2019\">annual golf tournament<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be pretty wild,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfdigest.com\/story\/scottie-scheffler-sam-burns-labor-wives-2024-masters\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Golf Digest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  reported. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s hit either of us quite yet but it\u2019s an exciting time for us as a family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns would leave Masters if wives go into labor <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExavjMBcLz\">https:\/\/t.co\/ExavjMBcLz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePlQoVtVZn\">pic.twitter.com\/ePlQoVtVZn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1777747981699014660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a pretty exciting last seven months or so and we\u2019re looking forward to hopefully getting the baby out of there nice and healthy and with a healthy momma, and then we\u2019ll go from there,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burns \u2014 who\u2019s trying to score his first major win at the PGA tournament \u2014 and his wife Caroline are also expecting, with their first child due in the coming days and the first round of the 2024 Masters ready to kick off on Thursday, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/09\/sports\/scottie-scheffler-sam-burns-would-leave-masters-if-wives-go-into-labor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sam and Caroline tied the knot in 2019 and have known each other since childhood, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-caroline-campbell-sam-burns-wife-7972891\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t imagine doing life without you. Here\u2019s to many more memories together with the most beautiful person I know inside and out. I love you, Caroline Burns!\u201d Burns wrote as he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXeSdCjvoH-\/?img_index=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gushed about his wife in an Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  post in December 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two professionals are not the first to be dealing with expectant wives at the tournament, Golf Digest noted. In the final round of the Masters in 1999, it was Phil Mickelson\u2019s turn when he was spotted carrying a beeper around Pinehurst in case his wife Amy went into labor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mickelson ended up getting second place behind Payne Stewart, with Amy giving birth the very next day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Cheer Keystone Shutdown, Now Demand Biden Shut Down All Pipelines\">outlet noted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sports_Spectrum\/status\/1777825685093921047\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scheffler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  was asked what defines him and he replied, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Golf\u2019s something that I do \u2026 but it doesn\u2019t define me as a person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m a faithful guy, I believe in a Creator, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I believe in Jesus,\u201d he added. \u201cUltimately I think that\u2019s what defines me most.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional golfers Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns have committed to withdrawing from the tournament should their wives go into labor. Both players, including Masters champion Scheffler, are expecting their wives to deliver within 1-3 weeks. This news, reported by the Golf Channel, raises the possibility of their participation at Augusta National being in jeopardy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2217633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Sam-Burns-Scottie-Scheffler.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Sam-Burns-Scottie-Scheffler.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}