It rarely fails to deliver, does it? Ok, so the back nine didn’t quite match the drama of the first nine holes – but much of that was down to Scottie Scheffler’s brilliance and sheer bloody-mindedness.
‘You’re not going to beat me,’ was a message that was loud and clear throughout the day – and they didn’t.
This was more evidence that the American is the closest version there’s been of a Tiger Woods since the GOAT’s dominance ended over a decade ago.
That’s the number one takeaway from the 88th edition of the Masters, but there were several other key stories from another wonderful week in Georgia…
Scheffler The New Tiger?
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Let’s start here, then. There will never be another Tiger Woods. Most of us have said it, and whilst no one will ever change the game quite like Woods did in his pomp, it does appear that Scheffler is the closest we’ve come to seeing a player capable of the same kind of consistent brilliance displayed by Woods throughout much of the 2000s.
Since Woods relinquished his World No.1 status for the 11th and final time in May 2014, 10 different players have occupied top spot. We’ve had Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth trading places; Jason Day and Spieth; Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas; Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka; and more recently Jon Rahm and Scheffler himself.
Some of these players have threatened to put daylight between themselves and the rest, but no has come close to doing so – not compared to the distance Woods put between himself and the chasing pack.
Scheffler’s victory on Sunday saw him join Woods as the only player to win both the PGA Tour’s flagship Players title and the Masters in the same season. He also won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a tournament Woods made his own.
Woods, of course, has 15 Major Championships to his name compared to Scheffler’s two – and 73 more PGA Tour titles. However, if we’re merely talking about Tiger-like dominance, Scheffler has that same look about him.
Ludvig Aberg Really Is A ‘Generational Talent’
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Prior to the last Ryder Cup, even the postman was saying it. ‘Hey, how about that Aberg… he’s a generational talent.’ European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald’s description of the Swede, who he named as a wildcard…
..
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Golf Monthly…