Johnson Wagner outlines what lies ahead for Scottie Scheffler over the next two years

Scheffler has become the most dominant player in golf since Woods, and the big question now is whether he can maintain this level for years to come.

If he keeps going as he is, the Dallas native will end up alongside the game’s all-time greats. But that kind of talk will not mean much to him right now.

It will be worth watching to see if anyone steps up to challenge him. Rory McIlroy remains the sport’s biggest name, and Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are top-tier talents in their own right. Still, none of them have put together a stretch like this.

Speaking on 5 Clubs, Johnson Wagner said he does not see anyone catching Scheffler anytime soon.

“No, no, they can’t [catch him in the next two years]. The only person who can reel Scottie Scheffler in is a wine glass. There’s nothing that is going to stop him,” he began by saying.

“He’s so focused. He has this ability to put stuff behind him. After he wins a golf tournament, he doesn’t celebrate. He doesn’t celebrate. He just puts it behind him and goes forward to the next one. And I just think he’s uniquely positioned among this younger generation of guys, they’re playing for so much money, Scottie Scheffler doesn’t care how much money he makes. They’re playing for these huge tournaments, that’s all he cares about is winning trophies and getting better and being the best.

“Nobody’s going to run him down. He’s won Player of the Year for the fourth straight year. There’s only two people in history that have won Player of the Year four straight years. Obviously Tiger did it twice, and now Scottie Scheffler.

“I don’t like comparing Scottie to Tiger, but there’s nobody else to compare him to. He has been that dominant these last four seasons. Who would it be? Who would be able to chase him down? It would have to be a Luke Clanton, it would have to be somebody coming from college.”

Jordan Spieth’s path back to contention: what needs to change

Jordan Spieth once seemed on course to join the ranks of golf’s all-time greats.

Spieth’s major success includes victories in the first two majors of 2015, followed by a third major win in 2017. However, his most recent PGA Tour triumph was in 2022.

The 2025 season was supposed to mark a fresh start for the Texan after wrist surgery, but he struggled to get into contention, with two fourth-place finishes his best results.

Wagner believes it is crucial for the 32-year-old to address that early in the 2026 season.

“I need to see him in the hunt. I think we all need to see Jordan Spieth with a chance to win big golf tournaments on Sunday. And he gave it to us a couple of times early last year, but then it kind of fizzled,” he stated.

“I think coming off that wrist injury, a year or so removed from it, it’s going to be better. But we have got to see him [contend]. And I need to see him hitting his irons like he did back in 2015. I think, for me, he’s gotten better off the tee. His strokes gained approach, if I have to give you a metric, it’s strokes gained approach is what I need to see out of Jordan.”

The sport would benefit greatly if there were someone capable of pushing Scheffler throughout the season.

If Spieth could be that player and rise above the rest again, it would create one of golf’s best stories.