Scottie Scheffler: a golfer of spiritual ecstasy?

“I believe that today’s plans were already laid out many years ago, and I could do nothing to mess up those plans. I have been given a gift of this talent, and I use it for God’s glory.”

Words from Scottie Scheffler, after he won The Masters, at Augusta, last Sunday, on one of the most gorgeous manmade architectural sites in the world.

In today’s cultural sewer, quite refreshing to hear a different kind of statement from a champion.

On the Golf Channel, a commentator remarked that Scheffler doesn’t engage in the sport for money, he has a higher purpose—the joy of playing. The commentator purposely stopped short of saying what Scheffler said. Because commercial television isn’t supposed to touch on religion. It might upset the public.

Really?

The overwhelming support for Scheffler among viewers and fans on the course at Augusta makes that notion ridiculous.

Millions of people would like to know—if they don’t know already—that a champion plays to glorify God.

All this reminds me of the vastly popular 1981 film, Chariots of Fire: