Scottie Scheffler’s fourth major came with a familiar question: is this the start of another Tiger-like era? The Open Championship may be over, but the comparisons are heating up — and no one stirred the pot quite like Shane Lowry.
Lowry didn’t hold back when he dissected why fans still hesitate to put Scheffler in the same sentence as Woods. His answer? It’s not the trophies — it’s the footwork.
The Swing That Doesn’t Sell — But Keeps Winning
It was a bold moment in the press room. Shane Lowry, who’s never been one to sugarcoat his takes, laid it bare:
“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.”
That’s not just a hot take — it’s a challenge to the way we perceive greatness. For all of Scheffler’s dominance — world No. 1, four majors, unmatched consistency — there’s still a weird reluctance to hand him the mythic status Tiger earned.
Why? According to Lowry, it’s because Scheffler’s swing isn’t built for posters. His feet shuffle, slide, and splay in a way that feels chaotic to traditionalists — even if the result is brutally effective.
And he’s right. Scottie Scheffler leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained off the tee and approach. He doesn’t just win — he makes everyone else look like they’re playing a tougher game.
“It Sucks for Us” — What the Tour Really Thinks
Lowry wasn’t the only one making Tiger references this week. Xander Schauffele, fresh off another week of watching Scheffler run away from the field, gave the most brutally honest take:
“He’s doing some Tiger-like stuff… You can’t even say he’s on a run. He’s just been killing it for over two years now. He’s a tough man to beat, and when you see his name up on the leaderboard, it sucks for us.”
You could hear the fatigue in his voice. Harris English, another victim of Scheffler’s machine-like dominance, offered a more rhetorical version:
“There’s no stat that he’s bad in. It’s like, how do you beat this guy?”
Meanwhile, Paul McGinley might’ve delivered the spiciest quote of all — one that some might call sacrilege:
“I think as time goes on, he might even prove to be a better one [than Tiger].”
His argument? Scheffler’s mental game. Calm, unshakable, and built for the long haul. While Tiger burned bright with obsession, Scheffler wins without needing golf to define him. That balance, McGinley believes, might give him the edge in the long run.
“I have not seen a competitor anywhere close to Tiger Woods as good as this guy.” – Paul McGinley
Scheffler’s Response? Classic Scottie
Through it all, Scheffler did what he always does — shrugged it off.
“Tiger won, what, 15 majors? This is my fourth. I just got one-fourth of the way there. I think Tiger stands alone in the game of golf.”
No hype, no ego. Just the kind of perspective that makes him even scarier to compete against. He’s not chasing the spotlight — and yet, he keeps stepping into it.
The stat that lit up social media this week? Scheffler and Woods both took exactly 1,197 days to win their first four majors. That’s not a coincidence — that’s a headline waiting to happen.