Add The New York Post on Google Scottie Scheffler stuck it out while dealing with hand, foot and mouth disease during last week’s BMW Championship, the second leg of the FedExCup playoffs.
The world No. 1 will be in better health at this week’s Tour Championship, the PGA Tour season finale which features a $40 million purse and $10 million prize for the winner.
“I’d say I’m at like 95 percent,” Scheffler told reporters Wednesday, per ESPN. “The only thing [is] maybe just still a couple of sores in my throat. But other than that, I feel really good.”
Scottie Scheffler speaks to reporters ahead of the Tour Championship on Aug. 26, 2026. AP Photo/Mike Stewart Scheffler, who shares two sons — 2-year-old Bennett and 5-month-old Remy — with wife Meredith, revealed he had the disease after finishing the final round at the BMW Championship tied for 12th, 10 shots behind winner Wyndham Clark.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is common among young children, though adults can also become infected.
Scheffler said he had blisters on his hands and feet and also in his throat, and it was “pretty painful” to grip clubs early in last week’s tournament.
“If I was smarter, maybe I would have pulled out. But I was playing so good, I felt like if I could knock it out quickly, and just get through the first couple rounds, I’d still have a chance. But I think that’s part of my stubbornness, probably,” Scheffler said Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler hits from the first fairway in the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament on Sunday, August 23, 2026. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson His children often travel with him to tournaments.
“I think it’s always a balancing act,” Scheffler said Wednesday. “I’m at a point in my life where, yeah, it’s really hard having two young kids and taking care of them. I think anyone with young kids can relate, you’re just tired literally all the time.”
A healthy Scheffler will be the favorite this week at East Lake.
He won the first leg of the playoffs, the St. Jude Championship, by eight strokes.
Former Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard also had hand, foot and mouth disease while with the team in 2018.
