This era of dominance from World No.1, Scottie Scheffler shows no signs of abating any time soon, with the American picking up his fourth Major and second of the year at last week’s Open Championship.
Since the start of 2024, the best male golfer on the planet has also won The Masters, The Players, an Olympic gold medal and eight more PGA Tour events. All in all, Scheffler’s success rate since January 2024 stands at 13 from 37 – roughly 35%.
But given the 29-year-old’s penchant for steamrolling several of those fields while heavily restricting glimmers of emotion, not every triumph has been all that memorable.
As Golf Monthly editor, Neil Tappin put it while weighing up whether Scheffler’s all-conquering abilities will lead to more fans tuning in most weeks: “Scheffler is easy to admire but hard to love.”
Still, it’s not his fault he wins by so many. What is he supposed to do, let his rivals close the gap so every finish is tight? That’s not sport, it’s closer to the arts.
Scottie Scheffler won The Open by four strokes at Royal Portrush
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It could be argued that the fact that Scheffler so often runs away with tournaments just proves the chasing pack must try and find ways of improving so that they can challenge him on a more consistent basis.
Nevertheless, over the course of the aforementioned 18-month period, TV ratings in men’s pro golf have seemingly dipped before steadying and subsequently ascending towards far more impressive levels in 2025.
What do you think about Scottie Scheffler’s dominance? Is it good for fan engagement? Let us know in the comments below this article.
Scheffler has continued to win at an extremely impressive rate, but the TV numbers have fluctuated regardless.
Moving forward, the question continues to be asked: Is Scottie Scheffler’s dominance good for fan engagement? Here’s what some Golf Monthly readers on Facebook and X had to say…
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
“Scottie being the best is great for golf.”
“Didn’t watch Sunday [final round of The Open], there was no point.”
“I’d imagine the ratings were much higher at Pebble Beach, Sawgrass & The Masters -just saying! If Rory was in serious contention yesterday the ratings would’ve been the highest for a Open since prime [Tiger].”
“He is the representation of what…
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