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Scottie Scheffler: “Am I the new Tiger Woods?”
He dominates and stays grounded. Scottie Scheffler doesn’t want to hear about him as the new Tiger Woods. “I think these comparisons are a bit exaggerated. He has 15 Majors and I have four,” he said Sunday after winning The Open at Royal Portrush. This is true, as is the fact that the American is only 29 years old.
Scheffler has been world No. 1 continuously for 113 weeks (he hasn’t relinquished the title since May 22, 2023). In total, he has been the greatest of all time for 147 weeks. Big Cat is unrivaled with his 281 consecutive titles (his total is 683). But only Scheffler and Woods have held the title for this long in the modern era.
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For now, only Greg Norman stands between Tiger and Scottie, having held the top spot 331 times in his career but only 96 consecutively.
Another curious fact: both the Texan and Tiger took 1,197 days to go from their first to their fourth major. Scheffler and Woods are also the only players in the last 50 years to have won two Majors in the same year by at least four strokes.
At The Open, Scheffler played 32 holes without a bogey until the eighth of the final round, where he made a double bogey from a bunker. But that was his only lapse in 36 holes. “To win a major, you have to avoid mistakes,” he explained, “and I only made one hole over par this weekend.”
Scottie has won two Majors in 2025, the PGA Championship (by five strokes) and now The Open (by four). And since taking the lead after 54 holes, he has never let go: 11 consecutive victories as the leader after three rounds.
The fist in the air… reminiscent of Tiger
During the final round of The Open Championship, Scheffler needed just over an hour to extend his lead from four to seven shots thanks to solid play on the fairways and greens in regulation, enhanced by three birdies.
“I think these comparisons are a bit exaggerated. Tiger has won 15 majors, I’m stuck at four. I’ve only come a quarter of the way there. He was an inspiration to me, a special talent. But he’s unique,” said the 29-year-old.
It’s worth noting that at 29, Woods had already won ten of his 15 majors and 46 Tour victories to Scottie’s 20.
Is it better to compare him to McIlroy? If we were to only use Grand Slam titles as a reference, yes. Rory McIlroy won four between 2011 and 2014, with clear margins like the eight-shot win at the PGA Championship. But what’s next? Eleven years of drought. Scheffler, however, is never stopping. “Greatness in golf is also measured by consistency,” the American clearly emphasizes.
Scheffler also surprises with his humility. He doesn’t chase fame or records. “I don’t wake up thinking about how many victories I want to achieve. I just want to live my dream: playing golf and doing it to the best of my ability.”
After the praise from his colleagues comes the cue from another champion. Jordan Spieth adds an interesting reflection: “Scottie doesn’t want to be a superstar. He doesn’t try to transcend golf like Tiger did. He works, competes, and wins. And that’s enough.”
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We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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