Scottie Scheffler health update and Kim's Remy diaper joke
Scottie Scheffler said Wednesday he feels "really good" and is about 95% recovered from hand, foot and mouth disease ahead of the Tour Championship, while Si Woo Kim joked that losses in Dallas money matches mean he's "paying for his second son, all the diapers."
The world No. 1 shared the update at East Lake after battling the illness at the BMW Championship, where painful sores on his hands and throat made gripping a club difficult. He still has a sore throat but said he is close to full strength for the FedExCup finale.
Key Takeaways
- Scheffler reported he is roughly 95% recovered from hand, foot and mouth disease ahead of the Tour Championship.
- He considered withdrawing from the BMW Championship but rallied after an opening 72 to finish tied for 12th.
- Si Woo Kim joked he is funding diapers for Scheffler's second son, Remy, after home money-match losses.
- Gary Woodland said the Dallas games run $100 a hole and that Scheffler is even harder to beat at Royal Oaks.
What is Scottie Scheffler's latest health update?
Scheffler did not reveal until the end of the BMW Championship that he was dealing with hand, foot and mouth disease. The illness left blisters on his hands and a painful throat, complicating one of golf's most basic tasks: a consistent grip.
Less than a week later, speaking Wednesday at East Lake, he said he feels "really good" overall and put his recovery at about 95%. A lingering sore throat remains, but the update signals he expects to compete near peak form in Atlanta.
Peers noticed how hard he pushed through. Gary Woodland, who shares a swing coach and trainer with Scheffler, said other players avoided the training table Scheffler was using. Woodland called finishing 12th with blistered hands proof of how stubborn—and how good—Scheffler is.
Why is Si Woo Kim paying for Remy's diapers?
It is a joke about practice-round gambling, not a literal baby registry. At Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas, Scheffler regularly plays money matches with fellow Tour pros, including Kim and Woodland. Stakes often run $100 a hole, not counting presses.
Asked how much he has lost to Scheffler this year, Kim laughed and declined to name a figure. "I can't say how much I lost, but I think I'm paying for his second son, all the diapers," he said ahead of the Tour Championship. Remy Scheffler was born in March.
Scheffler helped Kim join Royal Oaks after Kim asked in a Tour locker room whether he was a member at "Royal Oak"—and got the club name corrected on the spot. The two Dallas residents now practice and compete together often. For more market-style stake stories and alerts, see Fintech & Crypto Alerts.
How dominant is Scottie Scheffler in home money matches?
Woodland said he has never beaten Scheffler in Dallas and has "had to go to the ATM a couple times." Shortly before Memphis, Scheffler parred the last three holes and shot 60 in one of those games—after Woodland needled him about handling pressure.
"He's hard to beat out here," Woodland said. "He's really hard to beat in Dallas." Scheffler has been world No. 1 for much of four seasons and has piled up wins since his first PGA Tour title in 2022, but peers say his home-course edge may be even sharper.
According to Golf Channel, Scheffler takes pride in grinding through adversity—and his friends keep footing the bill when the money games stay in Texas.