Getty Image / Jason Allen / ISI Photos
Scottie Scheffler came into the Tour Championship at East Lake GC ranked #1 in he world and #1 in the FedEx Cup standings with a multi-shot lead over the field.
Ultimately, Viktor Hovland would play lights out to capture the $18 million FedEx Cup bonus and Scottie finished t6th for $2 million, but it capped off one of the best season of golf in recent history.
Just how good was Scottie Scheffler’s season?
Golf insiders Justin Ray and Kyle Porter shared some stats from Sccottie Scheffler’s dream season on X/Twitter. The biggest takeaway is we haven’t seen anything as great as Scottie’s season since Tiger Woods was in his heyday.
Scheffler averaged 68.63/round which was the 7th best in history. The 6 scores ahead of him? Those are all owned by Tiger Woods:
Scottie Scheffler finished the 2022-23 PGA Tour season with an adjusted scoring average of 68.63, the 7th-best of all time.
Tiger Woods has spots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on that list (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009).
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) August 28, 2023
If that X/Tweet isn’t loading, Tiger’s years of dominance (ahead of Scottie Scheffler) were 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2009.
This stat is wild. Scottie Scheffler only made bogey or worse on 10.73% of the holes he played this season. No other player has averaged below 11% over the span of a season since Tiger Woods did it back in 2002 when he averaged 10.29%, just ahead of Scottie.
Scottie Scheffler made bogey or worse on just 10.73% of his holes played this season on the PGA Tour.
He's the first player to have a season average below 11% since Tiger Woods in 2002 (10.29%).
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) August 28, 2023
As for how Scheffler compared to the field, Kyle Porter shows how it’s actually remarkable that Scottie only won twice this season. He led the PGA Tour in so many strokes gained categories:
Scottie Scheffler's final numbers this season.
SG driving: 1st
SG approach: 1st
SG tee to green: 1st
SG total: 1st
Greens in regulation: 1st
Scoring average: 1st
Money earned: 1st
Top 10s: 1st
Aggregate score at majors: 1stKinda seems impossible that he only won twice.
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) August 28, 2023
If that tweet/X isn’t loading, Scheffler ranked 1st in strokes gained for Driving, Approach, Tee to Green, Total SG, Greens in Regulation, Scoring Average, Money Earned, Top 10s, and Aggregate Score at Major Championships.
There’s no taking away from what Viktor Hovland did over the final 2 weeks of the season. If there’s ever a time to get hot it is when there’s a chance to make nearly $30 million in two weeks. But Scottie Scheffler’s season was incredible and the golf world hasn’t seen anything like it since Tiger Woods was firing on all cylinders.
Next up? The Ryder Cup. Scottie has the chance to cement his place in the history books.