For 45 weeks now, Scottie Scheffler has been the top player in the Official World Golf Ranking, holding the top spot for the fourth time in his career on May 21, 2023. And based on his recent performance, it seems unlikely that he will give up the position anytime soon.
Scheffler has been the top-ranked player for a total of 80 weeks during his four reigns, but he still has a long way to go to match Tiger WoodsTiger Woods' all-time record of 683 weeks at the top of the OWGR. However, if he wins at the Texas Children’s Houston Open that began on March 28, the 27-year-old could join Woods in an exclusive group of players who have won three consecutive starts.
. Tiger has achieved this feat five times, with separate winning streaks of seven, six, five, and three (twice).
Woods is one of only four players since the year 2000 to win three straight starts, with the others being Vijay Singh, Rory McIlroy, and Dustin Johnson, who last accomplished this in 2017. Like Scheffler, each of these players has also held the top spot in the world rankings.
So, after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Scheffler has the opportunity to join a very exclusive group if he can secure a victory in Houston, a place where he has some fond memories.
Scottie Scheffler Has Been Dominant to Start the 2024 PGA Tour Season
Although contending in golf tournaments is never easy, Scheffler certainly makes it look that way at times.
After achieving two victories last season, the current world No. 1 has continued his outstanding play in 2024, earning six top-10 finishes in just seven starts.
He began the season at The Sentry, tying for fifth, then had his worst finish of the year two weeks later, tying for 17th at The American Express. Two weeks after that, he tied for sixth at Pebble Beach and nearly won the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale for the third year in a row, ultimately tying for third.
Following a tie for 10th at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, Scheffler finally secured a five-shot victory at Bay Hill and then claimed a dramatic one-shot win at TPC Sawgrass to become the first back-to-back winner in Players Championship history.
Scheffler’s statistics demonstrate why he’s been in contention nearly every week, as he ranks first among all PGA Tour players in total strokes gained (2.821), strokes gained off the tee (0.966), strokes gained approach (1.268), greens in regulation percentage (77.78%), putting average (1.668), scoring average (67.41), and birdie average (5.48).
Scheffler Has a Solid History in Houston
Before the 2024 edition of the Houston Open, Scheffler had participated in the event four times previously, with the last three occurrences taking place at Memorial Park. While he finished 32nd in 2020, he improved in the following year by tying for second, which was his best finish at that time. During the week of Finau's win in 2022, he also performed well, finishing in a tie for ninth.
Scottie Scheffler had played approximately twelve rounds at Memorial Park before the 2024 event, and his average score was 68.75. This shows that he is familiar with this golf course. He started off his quest for a third consecutive victory with an impressive 5-under round of 65, putting him just one shot back of the lead heading into the second round on March 29. Tony Finau We will soon find out if Scottie Scheffler can achieve three wins in three starts.
If Scottie Scheffler wins the Texas Children’s Houston Open, it would mark three consecutive PGA Tour wins, which has been uncommon in recent years.
Can Scottie Scheffler make it three wins in three starts? We’ll find out soon enough.
