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Scottie Scheffler is in his own class.
Golfer No. 1 in the world is the big favorite to win US Open this weekend. In fact, he has the lowest chances of anyone in a major from Tiger Woods at the 2009 PGA championship (he remains the only time Woods has lost a major advance in major holes).
Scheffler is the only other player to be the world’s n ° 1 player for more than 100 consecutive weeks. Of course, Woods holds the two longest sections of 281 and 264, so Scheffler has a long way to go.
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Scottie Scheffler celebrates the victory of the Golf Tournament in the Tour championship. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY SPORTS)
But if someone in the Golf Game of Golf will make comparisons with the major winner of 15 times among professional golfers, it’s Scheffler.
“Everyone is watching Scottie at the moment and how coherent he is. When he does not win, he is in the top five. It is very difficult to do,” said Jason Day, a world n ° 1, in a recent interview with PK Press Club Digital.
Scheffler experienced one of the biggest seasons in the history of the PGA last year with eight victories, including the masters and the Olympic Games, making a record of $ 54 million in money – if 2024 Scottie Scheffler was his own player, it would be the 14th largest career benefit ever, and he is already in second place, behind Wood.
He followed this with three victories this year, including his third major in the PGA championship. In 12 events played, he has nine top 10s and has not yet finished in front of the Top 20.
Day said Woods “was a different beast”. But we are “potentially, it is certain” “to see someone build themselves in the next tiger”.
Tiger Woods won the Masters in April 2019. (AP photo / David J. Phillip, file)
The former n ° 1 of the world recreates the conditions of Oakmont at home while seeing the first major victory in almost a decade
“I know how dominant Tiger was at the time when I started playing, so I’m not going to say anything since Scottie must go and what he has to do in his career, but we are starting to see Scottie turn into potential greatness and one of the best,” said Day. “Let’s sit simply and look at him, he’s great. And the priorities change. You have children, other commercial interests, injuries, many things can happen in your life. But he seems to be very balanced since he is on and out of the course. He is a competition guy, he likes competition, and you can see it when he plays golf.”
At one point, it seemed that Day would do what Scheffler does now. At one point, he was sort of.
In 17 events from July 26, 2015 to May 15 of the following year, the day won seven, including his only major in the PGA championship. He won four of his last seven departures of the 2015 season and won three of his first 10.
Since then, injuries have wreaked havoc during the day, which has currently been classified 39th and has only made two victories since 2016. He recently found his form with better finishes in the middle of the grinding of injuries. Does he look at Scheffler and does he become jealous?
“The easy answer is that you cannot be jealous because you are not in this position,” he said. “If you put yourself in this position where you can win all the time, then it is easy to get started. But I was talking to Tiger once, speaking of entering the top 50, and he says:” I have an idea for you. Play better. “You can be jealous if you see someone else if you don’t do the job.
Scottie Scheffler strikes a starting at the 11th hole before the PGA championship at the Hollow Country Club quail on May 14, 2025, in Charlotte, NC (Images Andrew Redington / Getty)
The day will be in Oakmont this weekend, aimed at ending this major drought over 10 years. He responded to his house in the Oakmont viral conditions, but he also feels very well.
“Being n ° 1 in the world, I knew how difficult it was to get there, the work and the efforts and the distractions that came there. It is difficult to sit there and to say that injuries have brought me out of the momentum, but a career is very long. I try to get these recent injuries, and I hoped, I will give myself a chance to challenge myself.”
