Scottie Scheffler has done something only two other golfers in history have been able to after winning the Hero World Challenge

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While winning the Hero World Challenge may not define Scottie Scheffler’s year, the event provided an emphatic reminder of why the world number one appears to be well on his way towards establishing himself as one of the all-time greats of the game.

Scottie Scheffler produced a near-flawless final round to win the Hero World Challenge by six shots. It provided the 28-year-old with his ninth win of the year worldwide, and it saw Scheffler send an ominous warning to his rivals ahead of the 2025 season.

Scheffler has now moved ahead of Sir Nick Faldo for consecutive weeks at world number one. He is rapidly approaching an unbroken two-year stint at the summit of the world rankings.

It is too soon to say whether Scheffler can get close to emulating what Tiger Woods did during his career. But there is no question that he could hardly be off to a better start at this stage.

Scottie Scheffler makes history with win at the Hero World Challenge

In fact, with his win in Woods’ event, Scheffler has achieved something only the 15-time major champion and Vijay Singh have managed since the world golf rankings were introduced in 1986.

It turns out that Scheffler has become one of the only players to earn more than 700 points in a calendar year by winning in the Bahamas.

How many wins Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh had in their historic seasons

Of the list, Scheffler’s year is perhaps most comparable with Singh’s 2004 season. Like the Fijian 20 years ago, Scheffler has won nine times in total with one major title to his name.

Woods meanwhile, won at least two majors in each of the three years for which he finds himself on the list. The highlight, obviously, was the 2000 season in which he won nine times and clinched three majors.

Meanwhile, he won 14 events across 2005 and 2006, with four more majors coming in that span.

That just highlights the scale of the task Scheffler faces if he is going to follow one of the all-time great years by enjoying one of the best careers the game has seen.