Paul McGinley and Brandel Chamblee have disagreed on Scottie Scheffler after an “unusual” statistic about the 2024 Masters winner emerged.
Scheffler is the red-hot favourite ahead of the PGA Championship at Valhalla, which starts on Thursday.
The year’s second major promises to be a closely-fought contest, with Rory McIlroy hitting top form at precisely the right time; the Northern Irishman has plenty of reason to be optimistic this week.
Brooks Koepka leads the LIV Golf contingent, although several players from the breakaway tour could trouble the leaders.
Scottie Scheffler debate leaves Sky Sports panel in disagreement\
Scheffler is looking to land his third major championship, having twice donned a green jacket on Augusta’s 18th green.
Yet, despite winning ten events during his career, the American is yet to win a tournament beyond April, a statistic which left Chamblee and McGinley in disagreement.
Chamblee said [Sky Sports Golf]: “I’d say it’s a real small sample size. When it’s a small sample size, it often yields strange results.”
McGinley replied: “It’s not, four or five years of golf, that’s not a small sample size.”
Brandlee insisted he’s not going to take much from the statistics. He added: “It is. That will be, what, 40 tournaments? I don’t know that’s a big amount of tournaments but I’m not going to make a big amount out of that. He won RBC after the Masters.”
McGinley added: “Is that April? I think it is a really interesting statistic that is unusual for a player of that quality.”
Victory at Valhalla will end the debate
It’s certainly an interesting statistic that McGinley shared. For whatever reason, Scheffler has struggled to replicate his excellent early-season form beyond April.
However, 2024 does feel slightly different. The American has been wholly dominant and is striking the ball as well as he ever has.
Furthermore, Scheffler appears to have the mental side of the game completely under control.
As Justin Thomas has previously highlighted, the 27-year-old’s ability to take each shot as it comes is something that many struggle with.
Right now, it’s an aspect of Scheffler’s game that’s making him stand out among the elite players.
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