Scottie Scheffler Sends Strong Message on Tiger Woods

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dibyendu Mondal | Last updated Aug 20, 2025 2:09 PM ET

Scottie Scheffler matched Tiger Woods' feat after winning the BMW Championship. He won 5 events in back-to-back years, previously done by Woods during 2006-07. After that, conversations and comparisons fired up again on the internet. But the World No. 1 firmly believes otherwise.

"I think in the simplest form, it's very silly to be compared to Tiger Woods. Tiger is a guy that stands alone in the game of golf and he always will," Scheffler said on Wednesday. "Tiger inspired a whole generation of golfers. You've grown up watching that guy do what he did week in, week out. It was pretty amazing to see."

"I talk about a mental change I made because I played one round of golf with him in a tournament. I've only played one tournament round of golf with Tiger Woods and it completely changed the way I look at how I play tournaments," he added.

The tournament he is referring to is the 2020 Masters, where Woods and he were paired together. Dustin Johnson won that year with a score of 20-under and Woods finished with a score of 1-under, tied in the 38th position.

Scottie Scheffler's Most Important Takeaway from Playing with Tiger Woods

“My biggest takeaway from playing with Tiger was the amount of intensity he took to every shot. Tiger was just different in the way he approached each shot," Scheffler revealed. "It was like the last shot he was ever going to hit."

"I’ve only played with him once in a tournament, at the 2020 COVID Masters, where he made a 10 on the 12th hole and then birdied five of the last six," he continued.

The most important thing Scottie Scheffler learned from Tiger Woods?

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"I remember thinking, what’s this guy still playing for? He’s already won the Masters four or five times, and the best finish he was going to have was around 20th place. But I admired the intensity he brought to each round, and that’s something I try to emulate.” Scheffler expressed.

A similar perspective was also shared by Woods' caddie Steve Williams back in July, that he often lied to him during tournaments about his yardage to manage his intensity.

Scheffler tees off on Thursday for the final round of the FedExCup playoffs alongside Rory McIlroy.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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