by Anna Claire Flowers
A new Nike advertisement—featuring golf champion Scottie Scheffler and his toddler son—is winning applause on social media, signaling the profound pro-family influence that athletes can have. The ad was released following Scheffler’s fourth major win at the 2025 British Open and congratulated the 29-year-old golf phenomenon on his wins “on and off the course.”
Scheffler is at the top of the golf world, but he takes every chance he gets to talk about what really matters to him. “I’d much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer,” Scheffler told the media ahead of The Open Championships last week. “At the end of the day, that’s what’s more important to me.” Outlets from Sports Illustrated to The New York Times have spotlighted how Scheffler’s values seem to propel him to greatness at home and in his career.
