OWGR Update: Scottie Scheffler Becomes Best But Prime Tiger Woods Remain Better

It is no secret that Scottie Scheffler is currently dominating the golf world. He has won four events so far in the season and is riding high. He has amassed a whopping $18,693,235 as of yet this year and became the first-ever golfer to defend his THE PLAYERS title. This is not enough for the golfer, as his skills and wallet are not the only things growing.

Scottie Scheffler is in his 49th week on top of the leaderboard and his 83rd week in total. His seemingly impossible feats have made a major upturn this week, and he has been able to solidify his throne further.

In terms of average points, the World No. 1 has crossed the 15-point mark and stands at almost double his next-best competitor, Rory McIlroy, who currently has 7.365 average points. However, there still seems to be a long way for Scheffler to beat Tiger Woods, who holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one, 281 weeks to be exact.

At his peak, the 82-time PGA Tour winner accumulated the highest-ever total average of 32.44 points, something the 27-year-old still seems far away from. Woods also has the record for the biggest lead over then-World No. 2, Phil Mickelson. This was when he had a total of 32.33 average points and was ahead of Lefty’s 12.93 average points by a 19.40-point lead.

Undoubtedly, beating the golfer, who became the youngest ever #1 to date, is no walk in the park. The might of the 48-year-old in terms of the existing Official World Golf Ranking system has a long-lasting history of its own. Although far from prime-time Woods, Scheffler surely seems to be fast-pacing in the right direction. But what does the rising star have to say about Woods’s years of hard work?

Scottie Scheffler gets candid about the struggle of being at the top

Having won RBC Heritage, Scheffler now realizes the impact constantly being on top has on a golfer. His newfound achievement seems to have given him the necessary insight into the young Tiger Woods, who went on a winning spree in his prime days.

Post his win, Scheffler said, “Coming off the high last week to going into here, not really with a ton of energy, not really with a ton of prep work. I think it’s underrated how difficult it is to do the stuff that Tiger was doing and win like every single week. It takes a lot out of you emotionally and physically, especially major championships.”

While more empathetic towards the struggles of Woods in his fight to remain at the top layer of the golf world due to his own experiences, it remains to be seen if Scheffler would ever be able to beat the 15-time major champ’s record. For now, there seems to be a long way to go.