Compared with Woods and Nicklaus, Scottie Scheffler is a late bloomer. He didn’t win his first tournament until 25. Still, Scottie has joined Tiger and Jack in an exclusive group: The trio are the only golfers in PGA history who have won at least 16 tournaments and three majors before the age of 29.

Scottie Scheffler is achieving great results on the PGA Tour at a pace worthy of a legendary career, drawing comparisons to Tiger Woods.

Scheffler is a ridiculous +275 favorite to win this week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont, which means he’s closing in on Tiger Territory. A win this week and we could see the 28-year-old around +200 for the final major of the season, The Open Championship, in July.

Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. His performances lately look a lot more like Nicklaus the way he wears down the field by rarely getting out of position.

When Scottie Scheffler stood on the 18th green at Augusta National and helped Rory McIlroy into his first green jacket at the 2025 Masters, it appeared as though McIlroy had fully closed the gap on Scheffler at the top of the golf world -- with Bryson DeChambeau right alongside the duo.

Scottie Scheffler joined Tiger Woods as the only players to win consecutive Memorial Tournament titles after cruising to victory on Sunday.

After following in Tiger Woods' footsteps by defending his Memorial title, Scottie Scheffler can now let history be his guide. The post Scottie Scheffler can use Tiger Woods, history as his guide after dominant Memorial win appeared first on Golf.

Athlon Sports. The 2025 U.S. Open is set to tee off early Thursday morning from Oakmont, Pennsylvania. As preparations ramp up for the third major of the year, Tuesday brought a big announcement that has golf fans buzzing.