The PGA Tour has a problem — and its name is Scottie Scheffler.
At the Procore Championship in Silverado, the world’s No. 1 didn’t just win his fourth title of the season — he ripped the heart out of the field and left fans whispering the words golf purists have feared to say out loud: “He’s already greater than Rory, maybe even Tiger.”
Scheffler stormed back from the brink with an ice-cold Saturday 64, then closed with a ruthless five-under 67 to snatch victory away from Ben Griffin by a single stroke. Griffin collapsed with a brutal three-putt on the final green, leaving millions gasping as Scheffler hoisted his sixth trophy this year. “The guy doesn’t win anymore… he takes souls,” one commentator declared.
But the story doesn’t stop at the scoreboard. Viral footage shows Scheffler celebrating with his toddler son Bennett — who climbed onto the autograph table and started scribbling next to his dad. Fans erupted: “Tiger had the fist pump. Scheffler has the dad-and-son signature. This is the new era.”
Scheffler himself only added fuel to the fire, recalling how he smuggled both Bennett and the Claret Jug into the Royal Oaks grill earlier this summer. “Major trophies bend rules,” he laughed — a line that’s now plastered across social media, fueling the legend.
The whispers are deafening: Has golf entered the Scheffler Era? Some pundits insist his reign could eclipse the early dominance of Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson combined. Others warn the sport hasn’t seen this kind of inevitability since Tiger Woods stalked the fairways in the early 2000s.
And here’s the kicker: there are still eight tournaments left. Eight more chances for Scheffler to demolish record books, silence critics, and carve his name into golfing immortality.
One thing is certain — the days of “wide-open fields” are over. Scheffler has turned golf into a one-man empire. The only question left is: can anyone stop him? Or is Tiger’s throne already gone?
