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Scottie Scheffler Reaffirms Tiger-Inspired Mindset Ahead of Tour Championship

He credits a 2020 round with Tiger Woods for a shot-by-shot, consistency-driven approach.

Scheffler and Woods walk down the 16th fairway with Woods' caddie Joe LeCava during the final round of the Masters golf tournament on November 15, 2020, in Augusta, Georgia.
Woods plays a shot from the bunker on the second hole during the Masters on November 12, 2020.
FILE - Scottie Scheffler hits a tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 26, 2024. The Masters champion has been the No. 1 player in the world for more than a year. Scheffler is so far ahead of the rest of golf that his margin atop the world ranking is the largest since the peak years of Tiger Woods. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Scheffler lines up a putt during the Masters on November 15, 2020.

Overview

  • He says his competitive focus now is to give full effort on every shot and never take shots, rounds, or tournaments off.
  • He has held the World No. 1 ranking since May 2023 and recently posted 13 straight top-10 finishes, according to People.
  • He dismisses comparisons to Woods as "very silly," emphasizing that Woods stands alone in the sport.
  • He says his home life and practice routines are unchanged, though fan reactions at tournaments have grown and his life on TOUR feels different.
  • He cites Woods’ intensity at the 2020 Masters—after a 10 at No. 12 followed by a run of late birdies—as the model he tries to emulate.