They’ve both had seasons for the ages, but when it comes down to it, would you rather have had Scottie Scheffler or Xander Schauffele’s 2024 seasons so far? PGA Tour pros have been having their say…
Any one of their seasons would be the standout season by a country mile if not for the other, with World No.1 Scheffler’s tremendous winning streak and phenomenal stats capped by winning The Masters, The Players and adding an Olympic gold medal for good measure.
Schauffele had been the nearly man for so long and missed out on a few victories this year, but found his stride and swept up two Majors at the PGA Championship and then The Open.
So what would the PGA Tour’s finest rather have? Seven overall wins including a Green Jacket, Olympic gold medal and Players Championship title, or ‘just’ the two wins but those just happening to be two Majors?
Two-win Major seasons don’t come around too often, and given how most golfers value the Majors above all else, it means Schauffele is pushing Scheffler all the way – let’s hear what the pros think…
Justin Thomas
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It’s a no-lose situation for Justin Thomas, but the lure of those Majors gets the nod.
“I’ve had this conversation with a couple different group texts. It’s tough. I think it’s very situational of where you are in your career. For me personally, two Majors sounds a lot cooler than one.
“But then again, winning six times, all of which being elevated events and Players and a gold medal sounds nice, too. Might be better to answer that question if something were to happen the next couple weeks.
“For me personally, I would – I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I would take Xander’s just because of two Majors. But yeah, talk about a no-lose situation, those are two pretty good ones.”
Rory McIlroy
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Considering Rory McIlroy only needs the Green Jacket for the career Grand Slam, this answer shouldn’t surprise us.
“Scottie’s. I think winning the Masters, an Olympic gold medal, winning, whatever it is, six times, it’s pretty hard to top that.
“I’ve described Scottie as relentless, and this is just another example of that. He’s had an incredible couple of years. It was sort of like once he won that first one, it’s just like the flood gates have opened and he’s found a…
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