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Tom Brady Puzzled by Scottie Scheffler Placing Family over Golf Career: 'Why Are Those Mutually Exclusive?'

COLERAINE, NORTHERN IRELAND, JUL 30 – Tom Brady emphasized that dedication to sport can positively influence family life by teaching commitment and work ethic, responding to Scottie Scheffler's focus on fatherhood over golf.

  • Tom Brady, a former NFL quarterback, responded to Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, following Scheffler’s comments about balancing fatherhood and professional golf.
  • Scheffler stated at a Royal Portrush press conference in 2024 that he would quit professional golf if it negatively affected his home life or relationship with his wife and son.
  • Scheffler described the professional golf circuit as unfulfilling on a deep emotional level despite the sense of accomplishment it provides, and emphasized fatherhood and marriage as higher priorities.
  • Brady offered a contrasting view in his July 29, 2024 newsletter, arguing that life’s priorities form 'different blocks on the pyramid' but are interconnected, and professional success can enhance fatherhood by example.
  • This exchange highlights a philosophical divide on balancing career and family, where Brady stresses prioritizing the most pressing life aspect moment to moment, while Scheffler reassesses his priorities amid early career and new fatherhood.
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"Scottie Scheffler said he'd rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer. I think that by prioritizing my profession I was doing my best for my family."

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Heavy broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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