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Open champion Scottie Scheffler has addressed increasing comparisons with Tiger Woods arsenic the statement of the greatest-ever golfer heats up.
Scheffler dominated astatine Royal Portrush, winning by 4 shots from Harris English arsenic helium secured a 2nd large of the twelvemonth to adhd to the PGA Championship.
The 29-year-old has already won 2 Masters titles, meaning helium lone needs the US Open to implicit a vocation expansive slam.
His occurrence has invited comparisons with Woods from crossed the golfing world.
Interestingly, determination were precisely 1,197 days betwixt each player's archetypal and 4th large wins and it has prompted plentifulness of treatment astir Scheffler's spot alongside Woods successful the sport's GOAT debate.
"I inactive deliberation they're a spot silly," Scheffler said erstwhile asked what helium thinks of the comparisons.
"I conscionable got one-fourth of the mode there. I deliberation Tiger stands unsocial successful the crippled of golf."
The comparisons began aft Scheffler's PGA Championship triumph.
Scottie Scheffler is being compared to Tiger Woods. (Image: Alex Pantling/R&A / Contributor via Getty)
ESPN's Andy North suggested helium stood alongside Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods arsenic "the 3 champion ever."
His workfellow Marty Smith enactment the examination to Scheffler.
"I effort not to deliberation astir that stuff," Scheffler responded.
"Any clip you tin get compared to those guys is beauteous special. I'm ever trying to enactment successful the present.
"I don't deliberation astir vocation goals oregon thing similar that. I'm conscionable trying to travel retired present and vie beryllium and the champion that I tin be."
What bash play fans think?
On Reddit, galore fans were speedy to support Woods.
User @zRouth said Scheffler is not yet successful the aforesaid ballpark arsenic Woods.
He highlighted the 2000 US Open, which Woods won by an astonishing 15 shots, earlier going connected to triumph 4 consecutive majors.
In his career, the American won 15 large championships and 82 PGA Tours, spending much than 13 years arsenic satellite fig one, breaking galore records successful the process.
Tiger Woods is wide regarded arsenic the champion golfer ever. (Image: Megan Briggs/TGL / Contributor via Getty)
@Cory_justgolf wrote: "It truly is simply a testament to however unthinkable Tiger was that we spot Scottie’s existent astonishing tally and person to deliberation 'oh if helium keeps this up for astir a decennary he’ll scope Tiger”.
Other fans pointed retired Woods' transformative interaction connected the sport.
"It'd besides beryllium a testament to however athleticism became a happening successful golf," wrote @fivegallondivot.
"Tiger moving retired to support his crippled is what changed the sport."
Although cipher was claiming Scheffler has done much than Woods, immoderate fans compared their styles.
@Nick8346 said: "I deliberation Tiger is amended but it's inactive amusive comparing.
"Scottie is beauteous intelligibly the champion since tiger and has immoderate Tiger similar stats erstwhile you look astatine strokes gained and adjusted scoring average."
