Just how good is Scheffler?

[Imurg]

A stat I heard on Precision Golf's Live YouTube last night was....the exact numbers may be slightly different but you'll get the gist.

Scheffler's win rate from a 36 hole lead is about 40%
Jack's was about 60%
Tiger's was 86%.

So he's good but he's got to keep it going a few more years yet.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

A stat I heard on Precision Golf's Live YouTube last night was....the exact numbers may be slightly different but you'll get the gist.

Scheffler's win rate from a 36 hole lead is about 40%
Jack's was about 60%
Tiger's was 86%.

So he's good but he's got to keep it going a few more years yet.

Stats can be twisted though. It's about wins overall. Tiger was a monster from ahead, players often looked psychologically beaten if he was in the lead. Maybe Scheffler chases better than Tiger, what are the stats there? What matters is after 72 holes, nothing else.

 

[irip]

Woods was winning pretty much from the moment his career started where as it has taken Scottie a few years to get where he is.

Woods also had an aura about him that I have not seen with any other player.
He had beaten most before a ball had been struck.

Monty was also dominant in Europe for a number of years and if you listen to the players that played on the tour they say that as soon as you saw his name they knew they were playing for second place.

 

[evemccc]

I think there is far, far more strength in depth now than ever — way more so than the late 90s ans early 00s and certainly more than 15 years ago when Luke Donald, Westwood and Kaymer were vying for No. 1 status (which is pretty much when Rory started to dominate..)

 

[Voyager EMH]

This year, Scheffler could achieve something very similar to Nicklaus - A career grand slam in his first five years of major-winning. (Tiger did it 4 years and his age was 21 to 24)
And it would not be surprising if Scheffler wins at least 2 majors this year to equal Jack's tally.



Age-wise he is 3.5 years older than Jack on these tables and Jack continued to dominate through the 1970s.
Jack won his last major at 46 and his last top 10 at 58. That is a tough act to follow when you start 3.5 years later in age.
How Scheffler will compare with Jack and Tiger will eventually depend more on how he is playing in ten years time than right now when he is top dog for sure.