Overview

• Scottie Scheffler vowed he would quit professional golf if it ever negatively affected his marriage or his relationship with his son, placing family above career achievements
• In his weekly newsletter, Tom Brady challenged the notion that career success and family success are mutually exclusive, describing life’s priorities as interconnected blocks on a pyramid
• Brady wrote that his dedication to football taught his children work ethic and commitment by example through hours of practice and laser-focused preparation
• Social media users and commentators—including a Chicago Sun-Times columnist—have denounced Brady’s advice as hypocritical, pointing to his high-profile divorces as evidence he lacks authority on work-life balance
• Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast, Scheffler expressed regret for “ranting” in his earlier remarks and clarified that he views winning majors as delivering lasting satisfaction alongside his family focus