Scottie Scheffler’s dominance in the past few years has become the best in modern golf, with many believing it is the highest level we have seen since Tiger Woods.
The Texan has been world number one for over 150 weeks and already racked up four Major Championships along with 17 PGA Tour titles in that stretch.
And there is nothing overly flashy about his game; Scheffler is remarkably consistent but by no means hypes the crowds who flock to watch him.
However, his competitors in the field are more than aware of what makes the 29-year-old such a freak talent.
Scottie Scheffler has “the best spin and distance control I’ve ever seen”
No one understands the science behind what makes an elite golfer greater than his Major tournament rival, Bryson DeChambeau.
The LIV Golf star claimed, while speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, that Scheffler’s greatest attribute is something he has been executing the best since the prime of Tiger Woods.
DeChambeau admitted: “He’s got the best spin and distance control I’ve ever seen.
“If you’re 175 yards out and it’s 10mph into the wind, he knows exactly how to control the flight and spin so the ball lands right next to the hole every time.
“His distance control is the best since Tiger Woods.”
The double Major winner and YouTube golf star has gained a reputation for maximising biomechanics to shorten golf courses and maximise his booming distances off the tee.
DeChambeau can hit the ball further and has argued he has been similar in other facets of the game, but there is one glaring gap:
“I can hit it further than him, can probably hit it straighter than him, I can make just as many putts as him, but it’s about my iron play right now and my wedges to get a little more consistent.
However, his approach game, along with the rest of the Tour’s, is not nearly the level we’re seeing Scheffler bring week in and week out, on a variety of testing golf course conditions.
He added: “It’s impressive to see what he’s done, and we’re all aspiring to do that. That’s something I’ve gotta get better at.”
Scottie Scheffler’s approach game in numbers
Scheffler has won both the PGA Championship and The Open this year, as well as the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and the Memorial.
He has done so, leading the PGA Tour in strokes gained on approach to the green as the only player to average over one stroke gained at 1.292 for the 2025 season.
Scheffler is statistically far superior to the field in strokes gained on approach to the green with Viktor Hovland (0.937) and Shane Lowry (0.835) in second and third for the season.
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