{"id":1250860,"date":"2024-04-23T11:42:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1250860"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:24:27","slug":"a-closer-look-at-scottie-schefflers-hot-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/a-closer-look-at-scottie-schefflers-hot-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"A closer look at Scottie Scheffler's hot streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler claimed his fourth win in five starts when the weather-delayed RBC Heritage<\/span><\/strong><\/a> concluded at Hilton Head.<\/p>\n

That run includes a second Masters title and has seen the world number one extend his sizeable lead over Rory McIlroy at the top of the rankings.<\/p>\n

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the facts and figures around Scheffler\u2019s streak and how they compare to previous runs.<\/p>\n

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What makes Scheffler\u2019s streak so impressive?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the weather delayed RBC Heritage (Chris Carlson\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Winning any event on the PGA Tour is difficult, but Scheffler has claimed two of the biggest in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship, a major championship at Augusta National and the RBC Heritage, which boasted a stronger than usual field after being elevated to a Signature Event this season. Victory at Sawgrass made Scheffler the first player ever to win back-to-back Players titles. His only \u201cfailure\u201d was a tie for second in the Houston Open.<\/p>\n

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Has this been done before?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Scheffler is the first player to win four times in five starts on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods, who did so at the end of 2007 and again to start 2008. He is also the third player in the last 30 years \u2013 after Woods and Vijay Singh (2004) \u2013 to win or finish runner-up in five consecutive starts on the PGA Tour. With many players taking a break after winning a major, Scheffler is also the first to win a PGA Tour event the week after claiming a green jacket since Bernhard Langer in 1985.<\/p>\n

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How much has Scheffler earned?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Scheffler has banked an average of \u00a33.17million for each of his four victories and \u201conly\u201d \u00a3448,000 for his five-way tie for second behind Stephan Jaeger in the Houston Open. The total sum of \u00a313.14m would place Scheffler 145th on the PGA Tour\u2019s career earnings list and he is closing in on the single-season record of \u00a317million he set last year. In comparison, Woods won nine times on the PGA Tour in 2000, including three major titles, and never finished worse than 23rd in 20 starts. His prize money totalled \u00a37.4m.<\/p>\n

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Does the world ranking reflect Scheffler\u2019s dominance?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In a word, yes. Ahead of the Genesis Invitational in mid-February, Rory McIlroy could have become world number one by winning at Riviera with Scheffler finishing third or worse. Now, Scheffler has more than double the total and average points of McIlroy, while the average points gap between the top two (7.6493) is bigger than that between McIlroy and the players tied for 4,123st in the standings.<\/p>\n