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Tiger Woods on Scottie Scheffler Comparisons<\/p>\n
Scottie Scheffler\u2019s dominant 2026 season has prompted another comparison with Tiger Woods, and the PGA Tour has now highlighted several similarities between the two stars. A video montage posted by the tour focused on their intense looks, efficient swings and ability to control the golf ball under pressure.<\/p>\n
The comparison comes after Scheffler won the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, securing his second FedEx Cup title. He also moved past Woods on the PGA Tour\u2019s all-time career earnings list after collecting the $10 million winner\u2019s check.<\/p>\n
Woods has previously credited Scheffler\u2019s style of play, and the latest PGA Tour video featured commentary from Woods, Collin Morikawa and Matt Fitzpatrick about the similarities between the two players. The discussion centered on how both golfers limit mistakes and maintain control when the pressure increases.<\/p>\n
Scheffler\u2019s latest victory gave him his 22nd PGA Tour win, with all 22 coming during the past five seasons. The comparisons with Woods are therefore becoming increasingly prominent as Scheffler continues to build his career.<\/p>\n
Tiger Woods Highlights Similarities Between Scottie Scheffler and His Own Game<\/p>\n
\u201cTiger Woods had that same look.\u201d \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n
The game\u2019s best compare Scottie Scheffler and Tiger Woods. <\/p>\n
The PGA Tour montage<\/a> focused on the way Scheffler approaches competition and manages his game. One commentator pointed to the sustained quality of Scheffler\u2019s ball-striking.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way he\u2019s hitting the ball for this sustained amount of time reminds you of what Tiger did,\u201d the commentator said.<\/p>\n Woods also identified similarities in how the two players approach shots into greens and manage misses.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see shots into the greens very similar. How we miss golf balls in the correct spots is not always pretty, but it\u2019s not about the here and now,\u201d Woods said. \u201cIt\u2019s playing the long game. It\u2019s over 72 holes. It\u2019s not a sprint. This is over a marathon. I think there\u2019s a similarity between how we play the game.\u201d<\/p>\n The video also compared their focus during the competition. A commentator noted that Woods had a distinctive look when he was fully locked into a round.<\/p>\n \u201cTiger Woods had that same look, that everything was in slow motion. and you could slow down time,\u201d the commentator said.<\/p>\n Morikawa said Scheffler displays the same level of focus, although in a different manner.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople showed in a different way. Tiger was very, very focused. Scotty looks a little bit more relaxed, but you know he\u2019s focused,\u201d Morikawa said.<\/p>\n Woods, however, stressed that their swings are not identical.<\/p>\n \u201cI did it differently. My game was very violent at times. We played differently. He slid on it. I snapped on it,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n Morikawa said the part of Scheffler\u2019s game that stands out most is his ability to control the ball.<\/p>\n \u201cThe control of the ball flight is what amazes me the most. The spin, the trajectory, and the shape,\u201d Morikawa said.<\/p>\n Matt Fitzpatrick Explains Scottie Scheffler\u2019s Swing Efficiency<\/p>\n \n Fitzpatrick also highlighted what makes Scheffler\u2019s swing effective despite its unconventional elements.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just the ease of it and how it looks. I say how it looks, I know he\u2019s sort of moving his feet all over the place,\u201d Fitzpatrick said.<\/p>\n Woods agreed that Scheffler\u2019s footwork is not the key point when evaluating his game. Instead, Woods focused on the consistency of Scheffler\u2019s ball flight.<\/p>\n \u201cForget all the footwork stuff. If you just sat behind him and you only look at golf ball, you know how tight it is. He doesn\u2019t move the ball very much either way,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n The commentator described Scheffler\u2019s control as resembling a narrow target window.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like he\u2019s playing golf in a 10-yard wide tunnel. It\u2019s a video game. Darn right,\u201d the commentator said.<\/p>\n Woods explained that Scheffler\u2019s ability to work the ball within those tight windows also helps explain his control of distances into greens.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you understand the fact that he hits it in these tight windows and he shapes it varying degrees, he can understand why he\u2019s able to control distance into the greens as well as he does,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick added that Scheffler\u2019s approach is different from the traditional pursuit of a technically perfect swing.<\/p>\n \u201cCoaches that are looking for the perfect swings, the perfect positions. I think that\u2019s what makes Scotty so good is he doesn\u2019t care about that. He\u2019s just trying to get the ball as straight as possible, long as possible, close as possible,\u201d Fitzpatrick said.<\/p>\n Scheffler\u2019s Tour Championship victory now provides another backdrop to those comparisons. His second FedEx Cup title and continued consistency have placed his game alongside Woods\u2019 as one of the defining standards of modern PGA Tour golf.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDebayan Biswas<\/a> Debayan Biswas is a sports writer at Heavy Sports covering NBA, NFL, Soccer, and Golf. His work has been syndicated on Yahoo Sports, Yardbarker, Flipboard, The Sun News, and The Olympian. Previously, he contributed to Athlon Sports, EssentiallySports, and PFSN. 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GettyMatt Fitzpatrick of England with Scottie Scheffler of the United States\n<\/p>\n