Scottie Scheffler earned 727 world rating factors along with his 9 victories this yr, solely the fifth time that has occurred because the world rating started in 1986. Vijay Singh did it in 2004, and Tiger Woods did it thrice.
Scheffler additionally turns into the primary participant since Woods in 2009 to begin and end the yr at No. 1 on the planet. This week was his 82nd consecutive week, transferring him previous Nick Faldo (81 weeks from July 1992 to Feb. 1994) into fourth place on the all-time record. His subsequent goal is Greg Norman (96 weeks), which he may attain in the course of March. Tiger Woods holds the No. 2 spot (264 consecutive weeks from Aug. 1999 to Sept. 2004) and the No. 1 spot (281 weeks from June 2005 to Oct. 2010).
Scheffler has been No. 1 a complete of 116 weeks. Rory McIlroy was No. 1 for 122 weeks, and Dustin Johnson was on the high of rating for 135 weeks.
The report is Woods at 683 weeks. That’s on the market, and Scheffler is nicely conscious. He talked about Woods at No. 1 after he received The Gamers Championship in March.
“I’m not going to recollect the precise numbers, however like we’re taking part in at Riv this yr, and I hit my tee ball and this man yells out: ‘Congrats on being No. 1, Scottie! Eleven extra years to go,” Scheffler mentioned. “Eleven extra years to go.”
