Scottie Scheffler is a name in golf that has gained immense popularity of late. The 26-year-old golfer has been on fire this year, finishing in the top 12 at every event he’s played in in 2023. Needless to say, he has some stellar stats. However, these stats still fall short compared to those of the legend himself, Tiger Woods!

Shceffler’s incredible consistency and current golf prowess may certainly be incomparable to the current set of players, yet Woods has put him to shame on the recent statistical chart.

Tiger Woods humanizes Scottie Scheffler’s and other golfers’ recent feat

Everyone in the golf world is aware of the OWGR rankings. But there is another ranking system, known as Data Golf Rankings, that ranks golfers throughout the globe according to their curated model for professional golfers. These standings are determined by averaging the field-strength-adjusted scores of each golfer across professional tournaments, with more recent rounds receiving more weight.

After the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, where Viktor Hovland emerged victorious and took home a whopping $3.6 million, the data golf rankings were updated. Kyle Porter, one of the golf writers at CBS Sports, pointed out the breakthrough the 26-year-old golfer has had as per the recently updated stat. After he pointed out that the 2022 Masters winner has gained the most strokes from tee to green since January 1, 2023, he pointed out another milestone the golfer has achieved.

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Posting a snippet from the Data Golf Rankings of all time ranking on his Twitter, the CBS writer made everyone aware that “Scottie also reached a new 50-round peak in strokes gained, which has been bettered by only five other players in the last 30 years.” He later called this milestone “historic stuff.”

But what was more interesting than Scheffler’s incredible 2.75 DG Index feat was the fact that Woods sat atop the charts with a significantly higher score of 4.04. What’s more astonishing is that Woods’ ranking was as per his peak performance in the Buick Invitational in 2008, and since then no one has been able to come even remotely close!

Surprisingly enough, this wasn’t even the one-time major winner’s first run-in with the golf legend when it came to stats. Earlier this year, at his less-than-successful Masters run, Scheffler once again went head-to-head with an inhuman Woods record.

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Scheffler goes toe-to-toe with Woods

When it comes to the coveted Masters trophy and the iconic green jacket, not many have been more successful. While many hope to win the Augusta major once, the golf legend has done it five times in his career!

In 2023, Scheffler was one of the most favorite players to win as the defending champion; unfortunately, that did not pan out for him. However, during his opening round at Augusta, he shot 68, which was his seventh under-par round at the Masters Tournament. And that was just the tip of the iceberg!

His score of 68 was also the lowest score a defending champion had ever shot at Augusta, and guess who had achieved that same feat in 2020? Yes, none other than the 15-time major winner. Both, of course, went on to lose out on defending their titles, but the incredible coincidental stat has many claiming that Scheffler is the next Tiger Woods! Would you agree to that?

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