Scottie Scheffler's pre-Ryder Cup post with wife speaks volumes after 2023 Rome nightmare

Scottie Scheffler appeared relaxed and ready to go in a pre-Ryder Cup social media post he uploaded of him and his wife. In the 2023 rendition of the competition, Scheffler endured a nightmare weekend in Italy as Team Europe convincingly beat Team USA.

As the World No. 1, his team-mates were relying on him, buthe failed to win any of his battles.Two years later,the four-time Major winner looked relaxed and ready to go as he walked into the Ryder Cup gala dinner accompanied by Meredith.

He wore a dark suit while she sported a flowing red gown which matched the colours of Team USA. After beingleft in tears in Italy during the 2023 competition, Scheffler looked in the zone while he was with his wife.

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The world's top golfer, shared a sweet picture of him and his wife Meredith at the gala dinner, accompanied by a caption which said: "Mom and Dad date night."

Meredith is also the mother of his son Bennett, who was born in May last year. He famously almost missed out on the 2024 Masters - which he ended up winning - after vowing to skip the major if his wife was still pregnant, only for Bennett to arrive just before the Augusta event kicked off.

With the action at Bethpage Black starting on Friday, Scheffler seemed to relish the evening spent with Meredith. He appeared to enjoy what looked like a relaxing evening, especially given the amount of time he has spent away from his family due to the demanding golf schedule.

It also implies he isn't feeling any nerves, despite the challenging experience he had at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in 2023. He is not accustomed to struggling at golf's biggest tournaments, but he suffered a torturous weekend as Team USA crumbled against Team Europe in Rome.

In Italy, he was left in floods of tears after failing to claim a single point. Partnering Brooks Koepka, the American pair were thrashed by Norway's Viktor Hovland and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg after just 11 holes, losing 9 and 7 in the most one-sided match in Ryder Cup history.

He would finish the weekend winless, managing two halves and two defeats as Europe romped to a 16.5-11.5 victory. Reflecting on those devastating days in Rome, he's determined to atone for his shortcomings.

Speaking at the Ryder Cup press conference, he said: "I think you can learn from your wins and your losses. I've had some nice wins out here and I've had some tough losses as well.

"You can always learn from those experiences and I think that would be the best way that I could describe it.

"How much I've learned from Rome, how much I've learned from the experience at Whistling Straits [in 2021], I feel like I have a large bank of knowledge over the course of my career that I can use to my advantage, especially when things get tough.

"I don't think it can be understated how difficult of a week Rome was for us. I think we could have done better, for sure. That wasn't how I expected the week to go and I think we learned from it. We're as prepared as ever this time."