[PHOTO: Keyur Khamar]
Scottie Scheffler continued his historic run at the Travelers Championship by becoming the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times in a PGA Tour season before July. That’s right, not even Tiger Woods ever did what Scheffler has done so far this year.
But his dominance has been felt even more in the PGA Tour’s signature events. Put together by the tour to ensure its best players compete against each other more often, they’ve become a showcase for the world No.1 – not to mention an amazing way for him to pad his bank account.
Here’s a look at just how good Scheffler has been in these events since March – when he switched to a mallet putter.
2024 signature event winners:
Sentry: Kirk
Pebble: Wyndham
Genesis: Hideki*Scottie switches to a mallet*
Bay Hill: Scottie
Players: Scottie
Heritage: Scottie
Wells Fargo: Rory (Scottie DNP)
Memorial: Scottie
Travelers: Scottie tied for the lead— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) June 23, 2024
Just insane stuff. And that doesn’t even include Scheffler’s Masters victory!
But while it’s been amazing to watch for fans – not necessarily for fans betting on golf, though! – you know the rest of the tour has to be getting a bit sick of seeing Scheffler hoist trophies. And Matt Fitzpatrick seemed to perfectly – and hilariously – sum up how the rest of the tour is feeling these days.
We do we even bother 😠😂 https://t.co/VBXsfAENUT
— Matt Fitzpatrick (@MattFitz94) June 23, 2024
Well said, Matt. Although, of course, we could point out that Scheffler only took home $US3.6 million of that $US20 million purse, so there’s still plenty of cash to play for.
In any event, it’s Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour right now. And everyone else – even fellow major champions – are just living on it.