SOME say good, and rightly so, with Scottie Scheffler’s performances over the previous two to 3 years drawing comparisons to the greats of the sport.
Others contend his type will be described as boring, with Scheffler’s conservative recreation plan, the place he avoids expensive errors, finds fairways and hits a excessive proportion of greens, whereas doing so with a stoic, unflappable demeanor.
Regardless of what they are saying about him or nevertheless he’s characterised, Scheffler retains on delivering and is now a four-time main champion after his commanding victory within the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
Taking a lead into the ultimate spherical Scheffler closed with a three-under par 68, his 17-under par whole 4 away from fellow American Harris English, with Chris Gotterup, winner of the Scottish Open the week prior, an additional shot behind in outright third.
Scottie Scheffler was a four-shot winner of the Open Championship performed at Royal Portrush.
Following the win the numbers definitely supported the argument that if his trajectory continues, Scheffler will quickly be in contrast with the easiest the sport has seen.
At age 29, he grew to become simply the eighth participant to have three legs of the Grand Slam on his resume earlier than his thirtieth birthday, within the final 100 years he’s simply the third participant, alongside Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, to win 4 or extra main titles by three photographs or extra, whereas he’s now solely the second world primary to win the Open Championship for the reason that rankings started in 1986.
Scheffler has additionally confirmed himself to be an nearly flawless entrance runner, having now transformed an outright 54-hole lead right into a win on 10 consecutive events.
“He’s doing a little Tiger-like stuff,” Xander Schauffele mentioned.
“If Scottie’s toes stayed steady and his swing seemed like Adam Scott’s, we’d be speaking about him in the identical phrases as Tiger Woods,” added Shane Lowry. “I simply suppose as a result of it doesn’t look so excellent, we don’t discuss him like that.”
“In a historic context, you could possibly argue that there’s solely perhaps two or three gamers within the historical past of the sport which have been on a run, the one which Scottie’s been on right here for the final 24 to 36 months,” mentioned Rory McIlroy. “Extremely spectacular.”
And from Tommy Fleetwood: “If he retains going the way in which he’s, we’re all going to look again and discuss him in the identical breath as a few of the all-time greats, and he’s performed in our era.”
Nevertheless, in typical Scheffler style, he was fast to close down any comparisons.
“I nonetheless suppose they’re a bit foolish,” Scheffler reasoned. “Tiger received, what, 15 majors? That is my fourth. I simply received one-fourth of the way in which there. I believe Tiger stands alone within the recreation of golf.”
