Scheffler told LIV star to sit alone at Masters | Golf News

Scottie Scheffler joked that Bubba Watson would have to be seated at a separate desk when he hosted the Masters Champions dinner in 2023. This yr, Rory McIlroy can be internet hosting the long-lasting supper – and the American will no doubt be keen to see where the golfers place themselves.

At the time, he said: “Yeah. I haven’t seen many of the LIV guys. I saw Bubba on vacation this year, and I told him that I was just going to have a separate table for him in the corner by himself. [I’m] only kidding, obviously.”

Scheffler’s seating joke underscored the division between the golfers on the different tours – but the American believed that the Masters was the time to set this apart and focus on the golf.

He added: “I think for a few weeks a year we can put all that aside, especially with Augusta National being such a special place and with the history of the game and whatnot.”

“I think we can put all our stuff aside and just get together for a fun meal, all in a room together and just kind of celebrate the game of golf and Augusta National and just hang out.”

In 2026, McIlroy will serve as the first host of the Champions dinner following his completion of a profession grand slam at Augusta National last yr. The Northern Irishman will most likely search Scheffler’s steerage on his debut as the event’s main host given he has now presided over it twice.

Addressing the seating preparations, the two-time Masters champion said: “There’s a little protocol. Guys have, like, I would say, sections where they sit. But you move around a little bit.

“There are no essentially assigned seats, but I’m positively not going to sit in the realm where Tiger and Jack sit. Like, there are varieties of spots where you’re feeling you will naturally circulation into.”

Looking back on his inaugural hosting experience in 2023, Scheffler added: “Yeah, I feel positively the first time around when you are internet hosting the dinner, it is your first time in that room, you do not actually know what to count on. I had no concept what it was going to be like. The only factor I actually knew was where I used to be going to sit.

“That was basically the only thing I knew, sitting next to Mr Crenshaw and the chairman. So, yeah, I was definitely nervous. I’m not really a super social guy to begin with.

“It’s actually cool to be in that room. You would always dream of being there.

“It’s always fun for me to get to see some of the champions that I don’t get to see regularly, so it’s always really fun just catching up with those guys, seeing what they’re like, kind of seeing what makes them tick, little stuff like that is always really fun.”