Scottie Scheffler ceiling? Better than any 2000's players sans Tiger?

[LimaSierra]

Obviously I don't think I can say he has Tiger level potential

 

But after watching him coast to victory today, I think he has the ability to be better than any of Vijay, Phil or Ernie ever were. He is beyond calm and collected. He is always in contention and when he gets in contention, he usually finishes the job.

 

I don't see another person who can consistently challenge him in majors. Rory has the talent but not the mental ability. Rahm is too up and down. No one else has the right combo to suit any course like Scottie. 

 

I don't see any reason he can't win another major this year and at 27, the sky is the limit 

Edited April 14 by LimaSierra

[redfirebird08]

Watch out for Aberg. 2nd place in his very first major championship. Very strong ability in terms of accurate/long driving, accurate irons, and very good short game. Give him more experience and he will be a force in this game. 

[Hawkeye77]

Same was aside about Jordan, Rory is already there, you been asleep? Rahm still pretty good, haha.  It’s a long road - give the guy a few years, lol. 

[Maine Golfer]

Im rooting for Scottie and think he can win a ton more, but as others have said a lot of big names have stalled out. Winning even 4 or 5 mayors isn't easy. 

[straightshot7]

He hasn’t even hit peak Spieth, and we all know how that turned out. 

[freddi22cl]

Best player Since Woods . 

 

Crazy good tee to green numbers, in Woods territory.yikes !

 

How many titles for 2024 shall it be? 

[Nickb333]

I love watching Scotty smash it. So pure most of the time. That said, those ankles will barely make it to 32. IMO of course. 

[Llortamaisey]

This guy is unbelievable. Greatest player in several years. His game can’t win everywhere and there will be some courses where he won’t contend, however there will be more courses where he will always contend. He seems like a top 20 lock at Augusta for years to come. It will be interesting to see if he hits the fatherhood slump like so many players before him. 

Edited April 15 by Llortamaisey

[A.Princey]

It’s a little premature to speculate his full potential, especially with kids on the horizon. Longevity of dominance in this game is very, very rare. Jack did it and so did Tiger, so 2 outta hundreds of PGA players over the past 6+ decades. Give it 3-4 years and then we can really give this an honest evaluation.

 

I will admit, he’s on a very hot streak and definitely world number one by a very large margin. More consistent than Koepka this early in his career, and quickly approaching Spieth territory in dominance. I’m not for him yet, nor against. Wish him well, and he’s great for the game. We’ve needed a standout or two like him, for a few years minimum. 

Edited April 15 by A.Princey

[Golfnutgalen]

He's been putting up unbelievable strokes gained numbers since he broke through in 2022, so a good 2 and a half years now. I hope he continues, I want to see another 8+ win season and it seems like he has the most potential to do so.

 

 

[A.Princey]

1 hour ago, Nickb333 said:

I love watching Scotty smash it. So pure most of the time. That said, those ankles will barely make it to 32. IMO of course. 

If he really does rely all on feel and great hands to square at impact, and with all the foot movement in his swing, it would seem pretty tough to this maintain long term. I’m not sure it’s injury prone, but certainly requires crazy athletic ability/finesse and a young body to pull off with his current consistency. 
 

Look at Wolff, his swing must require tons of feel and athletic precision, not too dissimilar from Scheff’s unorthodox lower body. I can’t imagine this not being the main contributor of Wolff’s major decline. Who knows for sure, though?

[Tasals]

Hes dominating, but this isnt exactly new for the PGATour. Rory had stretches, were he dominated everyone in a US Open win by 8 shots, then followed that up with British Open and WGC win for three in a row. Speith looked unstoppable for a while as well, crushed everyone at the Masters, his worst finish for a while was like T5 over four years as an amateur.

 

Some guys had major drop offs after getting married and having kids. Dunno if it will happen to scottie but to crown him already seems premature when weve done this before a couple of times.

[Avidswampthing66]

4 hours ago, LimaSierra said:

Obviously I don't think I can say he has Tiger level potential

 

But after watching him coast to victory today, I think he has the ability to be better than any of Vijay, Phil or Ernie ever were. He is beyond calm and collected. He is always in contention and when he gets in contention, he usually finishes the job.

 

I don't see another person who can consistently challenge him in majors. Rory has the talent but not the mental ability. Rahm is too up and down. No one else has the right combo to suit any course like Scottie. 

 

I don't see any reason he can't win another major this year and at 27, the sky is the limit 

Rahm, Rory, Brooks can and I believe will from time to time.    But after today, we have to mention Aberg.  First major should be an eye opener bc of the ease in which it looked for him.

Edited April 15 by Avidswampthing66

[Pnwpingi210]

One key difference between Scottie and the Rory’s, the spieths, even the rahms and keopkas is his consistency.  The latters seem to all need and been able to pull off hero shots on their dominating stretches (spieths short game, Rory’s drives, long irons, and crazy shots from trouble and trees).  
 

Scheffler just is flat out consistent.  Not flashy, not aggressive, almost boring.  He was losing strokes putting to the field yet still had the lowest season average score per round which kept him from shooting the ultra low rounds.  Seems he’s starting to figure that out and gaining strokes on the green vs losing them.  Going to be tough to beat.

[jdcho]

FWIW, I thought Skovron needed to step in and tell Aberg that the shot on 11 was not necessary.  After he put it in the water, Scottie had a very easy win.  
 

If Aberg plays more conservatively on 11, might have been a different tournament. We will never know but Scottie made it look very very easy despite not having his best game. I thought Morikawa outplayed him tee to green on the front except 9 of course.  

[Nickb333]

32 minutes ago, jdcho said:

FWIW, I thought Skovron needed to step in and tell Aberg that the shot on 11 was not necessary.  After he put it in the water, Scottie had a very easy win.  
 

If Aberg plays more conservatively on 11, might have been a different tournament. We will never know but Scottie made it look very very easy despite not having his best game. I thought Morikawa outplayed him tee to green on the front except 9 of course.  

He tried to. During their conversation before the water ball on 11, he asked specifically if Åberg was concerned about sweeping it left. I couldn’t hear the exact words he used, but I heard “not concerned? “ and watched him curve his hand from right to left. Åberg shook him off. 
 

While the seasoned move may have been a more conservative shot, I can’t help think the caddy in this instance planted a poor image into Åbergs subconscious. The kid was loose as a goose. All he needed was positive input IMO. 

[AddInfinitum]

The rest of the year will be fascinating to watch. The first child thing is going to be interesting for him. Priorities shift. Sleep goes down the toilet, etc.

[leftyb]

I'm now on the Scottie train for reasons that are beyond golf.

 

 

[iBanesto]

The current OWGR average points gap between Scheffler and the 2nd best player in the world is now 6.3373.

 

In 2001, Tiger Woods had the biggest ever lead in the rankings, when his 32.33 average points was 19.40 ahead of the then world number two Phil Mickelson on 12.93 average points.

 

 

Edited April 15 by iBanesto

[A.Princey]

I cannot help myself, lol

[A.Princey]

Also, I think the PGA is contemplating a logo change….

[JetSpeed79]

9 hours ago, redfirebird08 said:

Watch out for Aberg. 2nd place in his very first major championship. Very strong ability in terms of accurate/long driving, accurate irons, and very good short game. Give him more experience and he will be a force in this game. 

 

5 hours ago, Avidswampthing66 said:

Rahm, Rory, Brooks can and I believe will from time to time.    But after today, we have to mention Aberg.  First major should be an eye opener bc of the ease in which it looked for him.

Åberg has a mental game that can’t be taught. He learned this week that the majors are just golf tournaments and he can contend in them. He was completely and utterly unfazed all week. 
 

He’s a dangerous man moving forward. I think we’ll be watching him for a long time. 

[Dave230]

His ball striking and numbers are right up there. How sustainable they are for 5-6 years we will wait and see. Other players have had great 3 year stretches too - Rory 2011, 2012 and 2014, Spieth 2015-17, Day 2015-17 etc. What will make it different is if he can keep going at this level until 2025, 2026.

[mosesgolf]

22 Masters Win

22 US Open 2nd

23 PGA 2nd

24 Masters Win

 

Scotty on his way to doing something special. 

 

[Jones55]

11 hours ago, straightshot7 said:

He hasn’t even hit peak Spieth, and we all know how that turned out. 

Speith lived off his putting and short game,those 3 years  his swing always looked suspect, now the rest  of his game is average at best, he is nothing but a journeyman pro, that occasionally competes, lucked out at the 2017 open, and getting a drop when that should have been 3 off the tee. 

 

Said then if he ever loses his short game and putting that's him done as elite payer, as has now been proven. 

SS is miles ahead of speith, only just starting as well. 

[ClarkGrswld4]

12 hours ago, straightshot7 said:

He hasn’t even hit peak Spieth, and we all know how that turned out. 

Spieth is a headcase though, Scottie doesn't appear to be any of that. 

[jimb]

The main thing about Scheffler that I like is his emotions appear level.  Not too much emotion one way or the other.  His swing mechanics are so good despite his unusual, but effective, foot work.  He controls the clubface with his body without a lot of hand action.  That same technique serves him well on his chipping and pitching.  I really like watching him.  It still comes down to putting and history is full of great players who all of a sudden can't make putts.  Spieth comes to mind in that regard as does Rory.  Tiger's putting was phenomenal for many years as a professional.  The way Homa played tee to green was very impressive through the Masters, but he could not get the ball in the hole despite having great opportunities.  But that new putter Schiffler has in the bag now seems to suit him.  It would be great to see him get all four majors this year.  Only time will tell if he dominates golf like Tiger did for such a long period.

[AddInfinitum]

If the putter stays decent it’s hard to see Scottie not continuing this for awhile. He’s just solid all the way around. Doesn’t rely on excessive length or something that can wax and wane. Does everything well which allows him to have a suboptimal driving day, or suboptimal chipping day, and still compete.

[CCTxGolf]

If he can keep his putting where it is I believe he will be the best of this generation of players. The Post Spieth/Thomas/Xander/Koepka (around 2011 High School Grad group) and Pre kids in high school about now.

 

The problem is we’ve seen what happens to him when his putter cools already. It’s amazing and a huge credit to the rest of his game that he’s still in contention every week without a putter. However, he was not able to close every tournament like he is when his putter is hot.

 

Another part of his game is his high amount of hole outs from around the green. As we’ve seen with Spieth that talent/luck is fleeting. He has ridden that wave for a couple years now which is impressive.

 

Overall, yes, his ceiling is outrageously high, but there are a lot of high ceilings on tour. Just none that are actively as high as his. He has been riding this wave for a very long time and is so impressive. If he’s still riding it in 2026 he will be a true contender for a record shattering career.

 

He also benefits from many players being scared of big moment as witnessed in droves yesterday.

Edited April 15 by CCTxGolf

[JamesFisher1990]

Scottie is so good that he only needs to put 'meh' and it's basically an auto win for him. I don't think he'll be the next Tiger (mostly because he's already 27), but he's 100% a future HOF'er. Absolute force out there. Anybody else has to play their maximum A game with virtually 0 mistakes in order to even sniff a W when he's playing well.