Scottie Scheffler is the man everyone on the PGA Tour will be hoping to catch throughout 2025 after the world number one enjoyed one of the all-time great years in 2024.
Of course, Scottie Scheffler managed to win nine times worldwide in 2024. It was a season the PGA Tour has not seen since Tiger Woods was at the peak of his powers. And it has left the question regarding whether Scheffler is on his way to cementing himself as one of the best to ever do it.
Scheffler appears to have a remarkable level of consistency. His iron play is nearly flawless, while he just does not appear to make many mistakes. And when he needs to, he has other gears to go to.
But if you were to simply look at the 28-year-old’s golf swing, you would be forgiven for wondering what all of the fuss about. Certainly, to the untrained eye, Scheffler’s action looks a little chaotic, particularly if you were to watch his feet as the club comes through the ball.
Tommy Fleetwood makes claim about Scottie Scheffler which sounds ‘crazy’
However, it clearly works for Scheffler. And, as it turns out, the footwork could be a little misleading.
Speaking on Son of a Butch with Claude Harmon, Tommy Fleetwood explained that he is actually a huge admirer of Scheffler’s swing and can see exactly why it delivers such great results.
“His setup is perfect, the grip. This will sound crazy when I say it, so if I went through the things I like about Scottie’s golf swing: I think his setup’s perfect, and I think his grip’s perfect, I think his takeaway is great, I think he has loads of room at the top, and time. And then, I actually think his golf swing is really quiet through the ball,” he said.
“And it sounds stupid, he’s unbelievably quiet through the ball, and his club’s so in control, but when you look at certain pictures or slow-mo swings and you look at how the club works, how his body works with the club, how everything’s always supported.”
What Scheffler does better than Jack Nicklaus
When a golfer has an unconventional swing, form can play a greater role in deciding how successful they are. Someone like Rickie Fowler found real difficulties with his unique swing when his performances started to tail off.
So you could easily think that Scheffler’s swing may cause him bother further down the line. However, Lee Trevino said Scheffler was hitting the ball perfectly from eight years of age, with Trevino even putting Scheffler ahead of Jack Nicklaus when it comes to ball-striking.
That suggests that he has the longevity to keep this up for a long time to come. And that could be incredibly ominous for all of those hoping to knock him off the summit.
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