Scottie Scheffler apologises to reporter after initially snapping over 'awful question'

Callum Vurley
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:40:04 +0000

Scottie Scheffler wasn't in the mood for what he considered a daft question after his brilliant third round at the Masters on Saturday.

The world number one had just fired a stunning 7-under 65 at Augusta National when reporter Jason Sobel of SiriusXM and CBS Sports asked what the round "could have or should have been."

Scheffler's response was blunt: "That's just a terrible question. Next question. Awful."

The two-time green jacket winner did let out a laugh afterwards, softening the blow slightly, but it was still quite the sharp exchange during his post-round press conference.

Scheffler had arrived at moving day in a tricky spot, sitting 12 shots behind defending champion Rory McIlroy at the halfway stage.

But the 29-year-old American produced something special, carding a bogey-free round that matched his career-best at Augusta National.

It was actually the first time in seven visits to the Georgia venue that he'd broken 70 in the third round.

The question that sparked his irritation referenced whether he'd left shots out there – something Scheffler himself had mentioned to CBS's Amanda Balionis, telling her he felt like he'd "left a few shots out there."

Scheffler later had a change of heart about the whole thing, apologising and admitting the question "wasn't that bad."

I kinda can't tell if he's joking or not...certainly softens it with the laugh and smile pic.twitter.com/BRhu2t6ZFC
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) April 11, 2026

Sobel took it all in stride, telling a fan who wondered if there was bad blood between them: "We've always gotten along well and he answered my next question a minute later, so… no."

Heading into Sunday's final round, Scheffler found himself four shots behind joint-leaders McIlroy and Cameron Young, who were both sitting at 11-under.

The New Jersey-born golfer, who's at Augusta with wife Meredith and sons Bennett and newborn Remy, teed off at 6:52pm UK time alongside Haotong Li.