As Scottie Scheffler continues his ascent to greatness and his establishment as the dominant professional golfer of this era, he added another major championship to his record on Sunday, May 18th, 2025, when he claimed the 103rd edition of the PGA Championship.
Scheffler’s first non-Masters major win, and the third major of his career, left little doubt of his prominence amongst his peers.
Sunday marked the eighth time since the start of 2024 that Scheffler entered the final round holding or tied for the 54-hole lead.
He is now 8-of-8 during that stretch, complete domination.
Since 2022, he has won 12 non-major golf titles. Scuffle’s 15 total wins are as many as Rory McIlroy, Xander Scuffle, Colin Morikawa, and Justin Thomas, the official world golf rankings Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 players compiled.
The only players so dominant in modern history were Tiger Woods (1986-1999) and Jack Nicklaus (1962-1965).
Scottie Scheffler can now add his name to the list of outstanding athletes and superstars.
But what about historical comparisons?
For comparison’s sake, let us also discount two pre-modern seasons: Byron Nelson’s 1945 wartime year with eighteen wins and Bobby Jones’s 1930 Grand Slam, when he won four Major Tournaments, the US and British Opens, and the US and British Amateurs while playing as an Amateur.
Both golfers played
Before the rapid advancements in club design and, in Jones’s case, wooden shafts.
However, technological advances, nutrition, and agronomy have undoubtedly contributed to lower scoring in Men’s Professional Golf.
However, winning is still winning, and Major Championships have always defined success, the strength of fields, and the money earned.
These are my unofficial and subjective rankings of the twenty most successful seasons in modern golf history.
Tiger Woods, 2000: nine wins and three majors.
Ben Hogan 1953: five wins and three majors.
Ben Hogan in 1948: ten wins and two majors.
Tiger Woods in 2006: eight wins and two majors.
Arnold Palmer 1962: eight wins and two majors.
Arnold Palmer in 1960: eight wins and two majors.
Jack Nicklaus in 1972: seven wins and two majors.
Ben Hogan in 1946: thirteen wins and one major.
Vijay Singh in 2004: nine wins and one major.
Scottie Scheffler in 2024: seven wins, one gold medal, and one major.
Sam Snead in 1949: six wins and two majors.
Nick Price in 1994: six wins and two majors.
Tiger Woods in 2005: six wins and two majors
Jordan Spieth in 2015: five wins and two majors.
Lee Trevino in 1971: five wins and two majors.
Tom Watson in 1977: five wins and two majors.
Tiger Woods in 2002: five wins and two majors
Jack Nicklaus in 1963: five wins and two majors.
Tom Watson in 1980: seven wins and one major.
Sam Snead in 1950: eleven wins and no majors.
How high can Scottie climb?
Scottie Scheffler has succeeded at every stage of his golfing career and is now coming into full flower.
Scottie Scheffler is the best of the best in the world, and his reign continues with no end in sight.
What To Know
- As Scottie Scheffler continues his ascent to greatness and his establishment as the dominant professional golfer of this era, he added another major championship to his record on Sunday, May 18th, 2025, when he claimed the 103rd edition of the PGA Championship.
- Byron Nelson’s 1945 wartime year with eighteen wins and Bobby Jones’s 1930 Grand Slam, when he won four Major Tournaments, the US and British Opens, and the US and British Amateurs while playing as an Amateur.
- Scottie Scheffler is the best of the best in the world, and his reign continues with no end in sight.
