Scottie Scheffler Facts

[cdnglf]

$62.3M in on-course earnings this year

 

Obviously, the highest single season by far in golf history. But also higher than anyone in the 4 major north american leagues.

Edited September 2, 2024 by cdnglf

[cdnglf]

18.4 OWGR average points, nearly 7 ahead of Xander Schauffele.

 

Almost certain to pass Rory and DJ for 3rd most weeks at number 1 all-time.

 

1	Tiger Woods	683	9	15
2	Greg Norman	331	3	2
3	Dustin Johnson	135	20	2
4	Rory McIlroy	122[a]	16	4
5	Scottie Scheffler*	103	25	2

Edited September 2, 2024 by cdnglf

[Christosterone]

Should we call Adult Protective Services to do a wellness check on @Ferguson

 

I fear these stats may put undue stress on his already heavy heart…

 

love ya ferg

 

-chris

[mosesgolf]

Seeing Scotty play like the Tiger of old has been one mesmerizing ride.  Looking for more to come.

[bscinstnct]

[Puttersaurus Rex]

Great year

[Old Tom Morris]

Great season but I still think Xander is the POY for winning two major championships.

[Valtiel]

A couple of my favorites....

Check out these approach stats (distance and rank)



Stats nerds will recognize how this basically what Tiger's approach stats looked like during his prime.

[Pnwpingi210]

I also think Scotty is just really starting to figure it out/put it all together.  
 

Barring some injuries or off the course unforeseen stuff, he is poised to go on a run for a while.

[aenemated]

He also took over first place for most Masters wins by an ex-con 😂

[Titleist99]

1 hour ago, Old Tom Morris said:

Great season but I still think Xander is the POY for winning two major championships.

Forget POY, Xander needs to concentrate on Agusta National... 😎

[Valtiel]

45 minutes ago, aenemated said:

He also took over first place for most Masters wins by an ex-con 😂

*El Pato intensifies*

[Fairways_and_Greens]

3 hours ago, cdnglf said:

$62.3M in on-course earnings this year

 

Obviously, the highest single season by far in golf history. But also higher than anyone in the 4 major north american leagues.

Plus Comcast business top 10, plus PIP.

[Fairways_and_Greens]

1 hour ago, Titleist99 said:

Forget POY, Xander needs to concentrate on Agusta National... 😎

No 😎

[Shilgy]

More Scottie facts that are amazing

[golferdude54]

His season is up to par with Tiger's 2007 season but Tiger's 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2008 seasons were better.

[Mr.Cleeks]

8 minutes ago, golferdude54 said:

His season is up to par with Tiger's 2007 season but Tiger's 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2008 seasons were better.

2008 was not better then this season lol.  

[Mr.Cleeks]

Many people like @Ferguson are questioning whether Scottie is a fraud. Is he truly dominant or is Scottie just a limited field merchant. He only won one event with more than 100 players this year and 4 of his wins were in no cut events. If Scottie was truly great, he’d show up to Napa with a full field in a couple weeks and show us what he’s made of.

[cdnglf]

51 minutes ago, Fairways_and_Greens said:

Plus Comcast business top 10, plus PIP.

The 62M includes the Comcast top 10, but yeah PIP is still to come. Pretty sure he’s locked that up.

[csiachos]

3 hours ago, Old Tom Morris said:

Great season but I still think Xander is the POY for winning two major championships.

I don’t think so now.

-Masters

-Players

-7 wins 

-gold medal

- tour championship

-Fed Ex Cup

pretty hard to beat that even with the 2 majors bc the players think of the Players as a major and they do the voting 

[Pnwpingi210]

7 minutes ago, csiachos said:

I don’t think so now.

-Masters

-Players

-7 wins 

-gold medal

- tour championship

-Fed Ex Cup

pretty hard to beat that even with the 2 majors bc the players think of the Players as a major and they do the voting 

He beat Xander 7 times, Xander beat him twice.

[mosesgolf]

I recall Scotty constantly receiving criticism for his putting.  So Scotty improves his putting and starts playing like prime Tiger.   That was fun to watch right before my eyes.  

[cdnglf]

1 hour ago, csiachos said:

I don’t think so now.

-Masters

-Players

-7 wins 

-gold medal

- tour championship

-Fed Ex Cup

pretty hard to beat that even with the 2 majors bc the players think of the Players as a major and they do the voting 

The vote will be unanimous, or at least very close to it.

Edited September 3, 2024 by cdnglf

[golferdude54]

1 hour ago, Mr.Cleeks said:

2008 was not better then this season lol.  

 

Tiger won 4 times including the US Open on a broken leg and ended his season before end of June. His % potential money earned in 2008 was 78% to Scottie's 53%.

 

He was #1 in par 3 scoring, par 4 scoring, and par 5 scoring; something that hadn't been done since, you guess it, 2000.

 

His 50 round stroke differential average at the time was 4.4 which was almost a whole stroke better than Scottie's highest differential this year.

 

I don't know if it's a Haney coach era hating or Scottie riding thing or both but 2008 was up there with 2000 and 2006.

[Golfbit2X]

2 hours ago, cdnglf said:

The 62M includes the Comcast top 10, but yeah PIP is still to come. Pretty sure he’s locked that up.

Correct, $62,228,357 + $10,000,000 (expect PIP) = $72,228,357 total earnings for 2024!

 

Not bad for a pro golfer...

 

On the other hand, Ronaldo gets $200M in crazy Saudi money in a team sport format but it's not really an apples to apples comparison. 

 

The closest to individual play comparison would be Formula One’s Max Verstappen at $55 million but considering the risks involved in Formula One, golf is clearly the hands-down favorite between the two sports. 

 

While I admit that golf is inherently boring compared to Formula 1 racing, the advantages are way better - the opportunity to play for at least 40 years from 20 to 60+ in a professional league (PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour) compared to brief shelf life in racing, 10-15 years assuming that they're lucky enough to be still in one piece, risking their lives during every race. 

Edited September 3, 2024 by Golfbit2X

[iBanesto]

8 hours ago, aenemated said:

He also took over first place for most Masters wins by an ex-con 😂

 

First rule of Masters Club... We don't talk about it...

 

[iBanesto]

Only 5 seasons on tour, Scheffler has won $71,793,586.

 

He has just past Furyk and Vijay on the career earnings.

 

I can't remember how much DJ won before his sabbatical.

 

[Ferguson]

There is a new thread in General Golf Topics called, Golf and Mental Fortitude.

I will be hanging out there for a while. That's a fact. 

 

 

[GungHoGolf]

from this article:

 

Scottie went 42 consecutive rounds without a round over par to start the 2024 FedEx Cup season and ended it top of 73 different statistical metrics, including:

 

Wins – 7
Top 10s – 16
Scoring average (adjusted) – 68.645
Strokes gained: Total – 2.496
Strokes gained: Tee to green – 2.401
Birdie average – 4.88 per round 
Strokes gained: Approach the green – 1.269
Greens in regulation – 73.16%
Approaches from 100-125 yards – 14ft 9in
Approaches from 150-175 yards – 23ft
Putting average – 1.680
Putts made over 10ft per event – 7.7
Par 4 scoring average – 3.88
Par 5 scoring average – 4.42
Front nine scoring average – 34.09
Back nine scoring average – 33.92

 

This one is crazy: The average points gap between the World No.1  Scottie and World No.3 Rory McIlroy is currently larger than the chasm separating Rory and the last of the 4,609 players in the Official World Golf Rankings.

[Mike_C]

4 minutes ago, GungHoGolf said:

 

from this article:

 

Scottie went 42 consecutive rounds without a round over par to start the 2024 FedEx Cup season and ended it top of 73 different statistical metrics, including:

 

Wins – 7
Top 10s – 16
Scoring average (adjusted) – 68.645
Strokes gained: Total – 2.496
Strokes gained: Tee to green – 2.401
Birdie average – 4.88 per round 
Strokes gained: Approach the green – 1.269
Greens in regulation – 73.16%
Approaches from 100-125 yards – 14ft 9in
Approaches from 150-175 yards – 23ft
Putting average – 1.680
Putts made over 10ft per event – 7.7
Par 4 scoring average – 3.88
Par 5 scoring average – 4.42
Front nine scoring average – 34.09
Back nine scoring average – 33.92

 

This one is crazy: The average points gap between the World No.1  Scottie and World No.3 Rory McIlroy is currently larger than the chasm separating Rory and the last of the 4,609 players in the Official World Golf Rankings.

 

 

Yeah, but with his poor footwork and poor putting stroke, he will never be a consistent winner on tour...... oh wait....