Scottie Scheffler erased a big deficit early, took the reins at the halfway point, held on like hell and delivered an exclamation mark at the end, capturing the BMW Championship for his fifth win of the season.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is going to earn a whopping sum of cash (in the tens of millions) dollars at the end of this week by sitting on his couch. Here’s the exact amount.
Four masterful rounds raised serious questions about whether golf is witnessing generational excellence or something approaching all-time greatness. Yet somehow, Scheffler felt almost secondary to a man who finished seven shots behind.
The comparisons, debate and analysis of Scheffler’s past four seasons to some of Woods’ greatest runs are inevitable. And upon closer examination, it’s a legitimate exercise because the ways in which they stomped on their peers are very similar in some respects – and quite a bit different in others.
A dominant athlete content to avoid controversy or the spotlight might not fit the modern mould, but Scheffler’s win at Royal Portrush was riveting for its own reasons.
Ahead of the final round of this year’s Open Championship, Rory McIlroy said Scottie Scheffler is “inevitable”. After the round, Xander Schauffele summed up the world No.1’s dominance even better.
Australian Golf Digest
