{"id":2221310,"date":"2024-04-15T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masters-champion-scottie-scheffler-credits-faith-for-win-at-augusta\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:59:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:59:51","slug":"masters-champion-scottie-scheffler-credits-faith-for-win-at-augusta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masters-champion-scottie-scheffler-credits-faith-for-win-at-augusta\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler attributes Masters victory to his faith at Augusta"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmasters-champion-scottie-scheffler-credits-faith-for-win-at-augusta%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=2221310&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>The 2024 \u2064Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler, praised\u200b his faith in God for his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-return-of-the-masters-brings-a-sense-of-normalcy\/\" title=\"The Return Of The Masters Brings A Sense Of Normalcy\">green jacket<\/a> \u200cwin on Sunday. He expressed his emotions to friends, wishing \u200bhe didn&#8217;t desire victory as intensely. Scheffler&#8217;s acknowledgment of \u200dhis \u200cfaith\u200d and\u200b reflection on his competitive drive showcase his humility \u2062and gratitude after\u200d his triumph. Your rewritten \u200bsummary captures the essence of Scottie \u2062Scheffler&#8217;s victory at the \u200c2024 Masters, emphasizing his \u2063gratitude towards his faith\u2064 and reflective mindset post-win. Well\u200b done!  <\/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<div>\n<p>The 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Masters<\/a> champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Scottie Scheffler<\/a> was quick to credit his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/faith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>faith<\/a> in God on Sunday after capturing his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/golf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>green jacket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sitting around with my buddies this morning, and I was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-calls-on-biden-admin-to-use-fema-resources-to-bolster-testing-sites\/\" title=\"Crenshaw Calls on Biden Admin to Use FEMA Resources to Bolster Testing Sites\">bit overwhelmed<\/a> because I told them, I was like, \u2018I wish that I didn\u2019t want to win as badly as I did \u2026 as badly as I do. I think it would make the mornings easier,&#8217;\u201d Scheffler, 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sftys9JG7pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in his post-win press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love winning. I hate losing. I really do, and when you\u2019re here in the biggest moments, when I\u2019m sitting there with the lead on Sunday, I really, really want to win badly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>After expressing this to his friends, they reminded Scheffler that no matter what happens, his true identity does not lie in golf and is already secured, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy buddies told me this morning, you know, my victory was secure on the cross, and that\u2019s a pretty special feeling to know that I\u2019m secure for forever, and it doesn\u2019t matter, you know, whether or not I win this tournament or if I lose this tournament,\u201d Scheffler said.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler carded a 4-under 68 over his final 18 holes, and he finished at 11\u00a0under to secure his victory.<\/p>\n<p>Faith is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/imagine-if-this-was-trump-obama-bashed-for-massive-party-amid-delta-outbreak\/\" title=\"\u2018Imagine\u2019 If This Was Trump: Obama Bashed For Massive Party Amid Delta Outbreak\">massive part<\/a> of his game on the course, and it is something that gives him comfort in difficult moments, according to the two-time Masters champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that today\u2019s plans were already laid out, you know, many years ago, and I could do nothing to mess up those plans,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been given a gift of this talent, and I use it for God\u2019s glory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m out there, I try to compete to the best of my abilities, like I said, I really want to win. I feel like that\u2019s how I was designed. I\u2019ve been like that since I was a young kid. That\u2019s always been a part of me, and I don\u2019t think that should be going away any time soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is nothing wrong with having a persistent desire to win, according to Scheffler, who is recognized as the world\u2019s No. 1 golfer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, at the end of the day, like I said, my identity is secure already, and I get to come out here and compete, have fun, enjoy it, and then, at the end of the day, my identity is secure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottie Scheffler, the 2024 Masters champion, immediately credited his belief in God after securing his second green jacket on Sunday. Reflecting on his win, he shared, &#8220;This morning, as I sat with my friends, I was overwhelmed. I expressed my desire to win, hoping it didn&#8217;t consume me too much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2221311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24106001841692-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24106001841692-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221310","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\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}