EDITORAL – SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER – THE NEW TIGER WOODS?

A lot of people are saying the comparisons are too early to make. But are they? We’re talking about the performance comparisons the last four seasons of Scottie Scheffler to Tiger Woods. Let’s take a dive into whether the comparisons are valid.

Since Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in 2022, he has won 19 out of the last 79 tour events he has played in for a winning percentage of 24.1%. Woods’ career win percentage is 22.8%. One box checked. Next, Scheffler currently has 21 Official World Golf Rankings rating points while world #2 Rory McIlroy has 11. At his best, Woods had 22 points while the golfer in second place had 10. A second box is checked.

Finally, Scheffler has won four majors the past four years, a winning percentage in the majors of 25%. From his first major victory in the 1997 Masters to his last in 2019, also at the Masters, Woods won 15 of the 75 events he played in for a winning percentage of 20%. A third box is checked.

There is no doubt that Scheffler is as dominant the past four years as Woods was his entire career. But that’s the key difference- Woods kept up his performance for two decades while Scheffler is only four years into his dominance. Granted, it’s highly unlikely Scheffler will continue this for another decade, but until he shows signs of slowing down, the next Tiger Woods is most definitely here.