Scottie Scheffler is dominating golf like Tiger Woods once did. Here’s what his rivals are saying

PORTRUSH Northern Ireland AP Scottie Scheffler has taken golf to a level not seen since Tiger Woods The latest evidence was his four-shot win at the British Open at Royal Portrush on Sunday to earn a fourth major title Here s what Scheffler s rivals are saying about him He s doing specific Tiger-like stuff Xander Schauffele If Scottie s feet stayed stable and his swing looked like Adam Scott s we d be talking about him in the same words as Tiger Woods I just think because it doesn t look so perfect we don t talk about him like that I think he s just incredible to watch Shane Lowry In a historical context you could argue that there s only maybe two or three players in the history of the encounter that have been on a run the one that Scottie s been on here for the last to months Incredibly impressive Rory McIlroy He doesn t care to be a superstar He s not transcending the encounter like Tiger did He s not bringing it to a non-golf audience necessarily He doesn t want to go do the stuff that a lot of us go do corporately anything like that He just wants to get away from the championship and separate the two because I know that he felt it was too much that he was taking it with him I think it s more so the difference in personality from any other superstar that you ve seen in the modern era and maybe in any sport I don t think anybody is like him Jordan Spieth There s no stat that he s bad in It s like how do you beat this guy Harris English If he keeps going the way he is we re all going to look back and talk about him in the same breath as specific of the all-time greats and he s played in our generation Tommy Fleetwood For him I think it s more pivotal to take care of his family which he s done a great job and tremendous job of balancing the two being the best golfer in the world and being a family man Bryson DeChambeau AP golf https apnews com hub golf Source