Tranlate this title Tiger Woods comparison emerges after Scottie Scheffler’s shocking 18th-hole mistake in spanish

The world’s best golfer, Scottie Scheffler, finished second in his most recent tournament, the 3M Open, which ended on Sunday.

Scheffler shot an impressive eight under par (63 shots) in the final round, but it wasn’t enough to catch 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun, who celebrated with a three-shot lead.

Scheffler’s career is currently going through one of the most unusual periods in modern golf, and the media is describing it as a kind of «strange crisis» despite the incredible constancy he is showing.

Although he has firmly held the top spot in the world ranking (OWGR) for almost 166 weeks, Scheffler has not won a tournament in exactly six months. His last victory came at the beginning of the season, when he celebrated at The American Express tournament in January.

Second place at the 3M Open was his fifth second place this season. With this, he became only the second golfer in the last 40 years on the PGA Tour to achieve so many second-place finishes in one season.

His stats still look impressive. In 17 appearances this season, he finished among the best five players (Top 5) 11 times. He remains the leader in stroke average and is near the top of almost every statistical category on the PGA Tour, but the winning trophy has consistently eluded him.

Kaufman on Scheffler

Many pundits and analysts looked back on Scottie Scheffler’s game, especially his stroke on the 18th hole in Sunday’s 3M Open final. Most of them were disappointed with the world’s best golfer’s shot, labeling it one of the worst iron shots they’ve ever seen from Scottie Scheffler.

Speaking on The Smylie Show, Smylie Kaufman pointed out that Scheffler had an excellent position on the 18th hole, thinking Tiger Woods would have done something completely different in that situation, hitting the ball within 15 feet of the hole.

“He was in position on 18, I think if we’re going to try and compare him to Tiger, Tiger would have hit that thing inside of 15 feet on 18. That was a horrendous golf shot in that situation,” he said.

According to him, Scottie Scheffler is used to these kinds of situations and it is precisely in such moments that he enjoys the most, considering that he had the opportunity to finish the round with an extremely low score and fight for eagle.

At the end, Kaufman stressed that he was a bit shocked, because he expected Scheffler to finish the tournament in an impressive way.

“That is a spot that Scottie Scheffler dreams of and relishes being in, to have an opportunity to post a 62 if he would have made eagle. At least give yourself a good look for an eagle putt, and he hit it to what, 80 feet? I was like, man, in that spot, it just felt like it was one of the worst clutch iron swings I’ve ever seen him make, for how good of an iron player he is.

Trust me, I would have taken this iron shot. It’s not a comfortable iron shot by the way. You’re hitting over water the entire way. I’ve played that hole when you have it a touch back into the breeze, in between clubs, it can be a tricky shot.

I just felt like that he was going to stuff something in there, so I was a little shocked by that.” he concluded.

Koivun, on the other hand, as the winner of the tournament, received numerous praises, proving to be a dominant figure throughout the competition. The young golfer attracted a lot of attention from the public, and the expectations from him in the continuation of his career are now even higher.

Scottie Scheffler is aware that the world of golf is extremely competitive and that there are a number of quality players waiting for their chance to upset the plans of the favorites. This time, Koivun fully deserved the victory, taking advantage of the moment that presented itself to him.

For Scheffler, several important challenges now follow. The world’s best golfer knows he has to find a way to be even better if he wants to maintain his position as number one in the world rankings, even though the expectations placed on him are often extremely high.

For Scottie Scheffler, a two-week break follows, after which he begins his quest for the title in the FedExCup Playoff, the elite finale of the PGA season.

The 30-year-old officially confirmed that he will skip the next two tournaments on the PGA Tour schedule (Rocket Classic and Wyndham Championship) in order to rest and avoid too much of a break before the match decisions.