Scottie Scheffler goes after Greg Norman following victory at Tiger Woods event
Scottie Scheffler has replaced Sir Nick Faldo in fourth position for most consecutive weeks as the World No.1 golfer and the PGA Tour superstar has now firmly set his sights on moving ahead of Greg Norman.
Scheffler, 28, is now enjoying his 82nd consecutive week as World No.1 after sealing a ninth victory of the season at Woods’ Hero World Challenge.
He fired a brilliant 9-under 63 to seal a dominant six-stroke victory and defend his title at Albany in The Bahamas on Sunday.
The red-hot American now slips past English golf legend Faldo into fourth spot on the all-time list for most consecutive weeks as the best player in the world.
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Faldo was World No.1 for 81 consecutive weeks from 19 July 1992 to 5 February 1994.
Scheffler is now just 15 weeks away from moving ahead of Norman into third position.
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Norman, who confirmed his departure as LIV Golf CEO over the weekend, was World No.1 for 96 consecutive weeks from 18 June 1995 to 19 April 1997.
Given Scheffler owns nearly a giant seven-point lead over Xander Schauffele in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) at the moment, he will easily stroll past Norman’s mark in early 2025.
The two-time Masters champion will then have to seriously turn on the gas if he is to match all-time OWGR record holder Tiger Woods.
Woods, who presented Scheffler with the Hero World Challenge title on Sunday, assumes not only the top spot for most consecutive weeks as World No.1, but also the second spot too.
Woods was World No.1 for 264 straight weeks from 15 August 1999 to 4 September 2004.
He then enjoyed his longest stint of 281 consecutive weeks as World No.1 from 12 June 2005 to 30 October 2010.
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1. |
Tiger Woods |
281 |
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2. |
Tiger Woods |
264 |
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3. |
Greg Norman |
96 |
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4. |
Scottie Scheffler |
82 |
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5. |
Sir Nick Faldo |
81 |
Scheffler ranks fifth in the all-time list for total weeks as World No.1.
The TaylorMade staff player has been World No.1 for a cumulative 115 weeks in his career so far.
Scheffler moved ahead of Faldo for total weeks as World No.1 earlier this season.
Faldo was World No.1 for a combined 97 weeks.
Woods holds the record of 683 weeks in total as the World No.1, a record that will unlikely ever be broken.
But who knows, on current form Scheffler might have something to say about that.
Scheffler will need to keep his foot down for years to come though if he is to oust Woods from top spot.
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1. |
Tiger Woods |
683 |
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2. |
Greg Norman |
331 |
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3. |
Dustin Johnson |
135 |
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4. |
Rory McIlroy |
122 |
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5. |
Scottie Scheffler |
117 |
Scheffler will soon waltz past Rory McIlroy into fourth place on the all-time World No.1 list.
McIlroy has been World No.1 for a total of 122 weeks in his career.
The Northern Irishman is currently third in the world and more than eight points behind Scheffler in the OWGR.
Once Scheffler has moved ahead of McIlroy in early 2025, he will then set his sights on replacing Dustin Johnson in third.
Johnson, who now plays on LIV Golf, was World No.1 for 135 weeks in his career.
Norman sits well ahead of Johnson in second spot on the ladder having spent 331 total weeks as World No.1.
The OWGR was first set up in 1986.
LIV Golf League events still rather controversially remain shut out of receiving any OWGR points heading into 2025.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the future should the professional game united once again.
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