Scottie Scheffler is winning at a pace rarely seen in golf. He is winning so much and so often that many are comparing the Dallas, TX native to the GOAT, Tiger Woods (dare I say arguably).
This past weekend, Scheffler continued his winning ways at “Jack’s Place” Muirfield Village in the Memorial Tournament for the second consecutive year. He also won his ninth straight tournament with a 54-hole lead. The win over Ben Griffin, in which he shot a 10-under 278, never lost the lead, and was the only player to shoot under par all four days, marked his 16th career victory.
Did I mention he also has a gold medal?
In the 2024 Memorial event, Scheffler shot an 8-under 280 to defeat Collin Morikawa by one stroke. The victory also placed him in great company. Only Scheffler and Woods have won back-to-back times at the Memorial.
Woods still has the edge, however. He managed three wins from 1999 to 2001.
- In 1999, Tiger finished with 15-under 273.
- In 2000, he managed an astounding 19-under 269.
- In 2001, he won by 7 strokes over Paul Azinger with a 17-under 271.
Tiger Woods had high praise for Scottie Scheffler’s consistency on the PGA TOUR. 👏 pic.twitter.com/Q0m3ocStkb
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) May 1, 2024.
Tournament host Jack Nicklaus told the AP Sunday he sees a lot of himself in Scheffler.
“Once I got myself into position to win, then you’ve got to be smart about how you finish it,” Nicklaus said after watching Scheffler turn a tussle into a four-shot victory. “And that’s the way he’s playing. He reminds me so much of the way I like to play.”
Results from the Memorial:
| FINISH | PLAYER | EARNINGS |
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | $4,000,000 |
| 2 | Ben Griffin | $2,200,000 |
| 3 | Sepp Straka | $1,400,000 |
| 4 | Nick Taylor | $1,000,000 |
| T5 | Maverick McNealy | $800,000 |
| T5 | Russell Henley | $800,000 |
| T7 | Brandt Snedeker | $603,200 |
| T7 | Tom Hoge | $603,200 |
| T7 | Rickie Fowler | $603,200 |
| T7 | Jordan Spieth | $603,200 |
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | $603,200 |
| T12 | Patrick Cantlay | $415,000 |
| T12 | Taylor Pendrith | $415,000 |
| T12 | Harris English | $415,000 |
| T12 | Sam Burns | $415,000 |
| T16 | Ludvig Aberg | $319,000 |
| T16 | Tommy Fleetwood | $319,000 |
| T16 | Akshay Bhatia | $319,000 |
| T16 | Sungjae Im | $319,000 |
| T20 | Collin Morikawa | $250,666 |
| T20 | Robert MacIntyre | $250,666 |
| T20 | Ryan Fox | $250,666 |
| T23 | Ryan Gerard | $208,000 |
| T23 | Shane Lowry | $208,000 |
| T25 | Max Greyserman | $159,000 |
| T25 | Viktor Hovland | $159,000 |
| T25 | Cameron Young | $159,000 |
| T25 | Matt Kuchar | $159,000 |
| T25 | Corey Conners | $159,000 |
| T25 | Xander Schauffele | $159,000 |
| T31 | Jacob Bridgeman | $114,857 |
| T31 | Matt Fitzpatrick | $114,857 |
| T31 | Sam Stevens | $114,857 |
| T31 | Adam Scott | $114,857 |
| T31 | Si Woo Kim | $114,857 |
| T31 | Tony Finau | $114,857 |
| T31 | Justin Thomas | $114,857 |
| 38 | Hideki Matsuyama | $94,000 |
| T39 | Alex Noren | $82,000 |
| T39 | Thomas Detry | $82,000 |
| T39 | Stephan Jaeger | $82,000 |
| T39 | Mackenzie Hughes | $82,000 |
| T39 | Bud Cauley | $82,000 |
| T44 | Justin Rose | $62,400 |
| T44 | Michael Kim | $62,400 |
| T44 | Nick Dunlap | $62,400 |
| T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | $62,400 |
| T44 | Eric Cole | $62,400 |
| T49 | Min Woo Lee | $53,000 |
| T49 | Davis Thompson | $53,000 |
| T51 | Harry Higgs | $49,500 |
| T51 | Andrew Novak | $49,500 |
| T51 | Max Homa | $49,500 |
| T51 | Adam Hadwin | $49,500 |
| 55 | Denny McCarthy | $47,000 |
| 56 | Wyndham Clark | $46,000 |
| 57 | Austin Eckroat | $45,000 |
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