AUGUSTA, Ga. – While Jeff Loyd was glued to his television in Dallas, his mind raced to his days as a PE teacher at Armstrong Elementary.
He taught all four Scheffler siblings, three girls — Callie, Sara and Molly — and one boy.
“The girls were all so sweet,” Loyd said. “Never caused me an ounce of trouble. It was only Sheff that I had to get onto.”
Sheff?
“I never liked calling him Scottie,” said Loyd, who was Scheffler’s golf coach at Highland Park High. “Ever since I can remember, he’s always been Sheff to me.”
Loyd witnessed Scheffler win three individual state titles at Highland Park, as well as a team championship in 2013.
But it was at Armstrong Elementary where Loyd first witnessed Scottie’s competitive side.
“Dodgeball, kickball, it didn’t matter,” Loyd said. “Sheff hated losing — absolutely hated it. Then at Highland Park, he had a little temper at times, and I’d get onto him about that.
“There’s always a magnifying glass on us at Highland Park, so I was very strict on our teams.”
Loyd stays in touch with Scheffler, texting his former pupil after each Tour win.
When asked how he plans to celebrate his Masters victory, Loyd said, “I’ll have two or three light beers tonight.
“Probably three.”