Scheffler has taken the exact number of days as Woods between their first and fourth major championships (1,197), prompting discussion over The Open champion’s similar trajectory to the top of the gam

Despite Scottie Scheffler’s dominant PGA season and his recent The Open championship win, he made it clear that Woods remains in a class of his own. “I still think they're a bit silly,” Scheffler told reporters of the G.O.A.T. debates (h/t Normal Sport's Kyler Porter ). “I think Tiger stands alone in the game of golf.”

The post highlighted a striking milestone—today marks exactly 1,197 days since Scheffler’s first major win, mirroring the exact timeframe it took Woods to secure his fourth major victory. This uncanny parallel has ignited debates and admiration across the golfing world.

Rory McIlroy, not so long ago the crown prince, summed up the evolution of his sport’s new world order over the last two years and defined the philosopher/warrior/king of golf in the bargain. There is Scottie Scheffler,

There was a moment in the wake of Scottie Scheffler’s Open Championship win when you could see him transition from Superman to Clark Kent.

This was the stunner: That’s the exact number of days Tiger Woods required to win the first four of his 15 majors, from his first Masters title in 1997 to, yes, taking the Open Championship at St. Andrews in 2000 at age 24.

Scheffler now has three career grand slam legs locked up along with his first Champion Golfer of the Year title