Scottie Scheffler shares a perfectly imperfect assessment of work-life balance, the challenges of fatherhood

Scottie Scheffler is the No.

1-ranked golfer on Earth.

He is also a husband and father to two children under the age of three.

While that first fact about Scheffler is as unrelatable as they come, the second, the one that carries immense responsibilities and its own set of pressures, completely different from those he faces on the golf course, well, that's something millions can relate to.

Being a professional athlete, and in Scheffler's case, being the literal best in your respective sport, while also being a family man and raising kids, is one of those things we regular folk can't comprehend simply due to the fact that so few people on Earth experience such a thing.

SAM BURNS IS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST GOLFERS, BUT FAITH, FAMILY AND THE USA MATTER MORE TO HIM THAN GOLF Every now and again, we're given minor glimpses into the personal lives of these all-world athletes that remind us that we're all just humans who actually do have shared experiences, and nothing humbles anyone on a more consistent basis than raising kids.

For Scheffler last week, that humbling and relatable moment came in the form of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Following Sunday's final round in St.

Louis, Scheffler revealed he had been battling the common childhood illness and the painful blisters that come with it throughout the BMW Championship .

Speaking to the media ahead of this week's PGA Tour finale , the Tour Championship, Scheffler was asked if it was at all humbling that his life away from the course sometimes impacts his life inside the ropes.

He took his time and delivered an imperfect answer, which, when it comes to talking about raising kids and a work-life balance, a perfect answer does not exist.

"Humbling is probably not -- not exactly how I felt.

I feel like I've talked a lot about like I don't -- like I have -- it's almost like a double life essentially," Scheffler began.

"I have a life out here where I play and compete.