Scottie Scheffler has dominated on the PGA Tour over the past few years, with 19 wins including four major championships to his name since February 2022.
Scheffler took his game to a whole new level in March 2024 when he swapped out his blade putter for a mallet model.
Since then, he’s won 13 PGA Tour titles, three majors, an Olympic gold medal and two Hero World Challenges – not bad for 21 months’ work!
Scheffler really announced himself to the golfing world with his win at The Masters in 2022.
He won again at Augusta National in 2024 and he’ll be looking to win his third green jacket in four months’ time.
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The world number one already has four majors under his belt
Scheffler had to watch Rory McIlroy win The Masters this year and seeing his great rival complete the career Grand Slam would have motivated him to work even harder on his game.
It was no surprise when the 29-year-old went on to win two major championships after the 2025 Masters.
Not only will he be looking to complete a career Grand Slam of his own in 2026, but he’ll be looking to get back to winning ways at Augusta National as well.
Why it’s clear that Scottie Scheffler will win the 2026 Masters
If Scheffler could pick one major to win in 2026, it would surely be the US Open.
What better preparation for emerging victorious at Shinnecock Hills, though, than winning his third green jacket?
Here are the five main reasons why I truly believe that he will be unbeatable at Augusta National in 2026.
Scheffler is the best player on the planet by a long way
When Scheffler is at his best, the only person who can actually compete with him is Rory McIlroy, and that’s only when the Northern Irishman has his A+ game.
Scheffler winning six times in 20 PGA Tour events in 2025 tells its own story. However, the fact that he finished inside the top-25 in every single event that he played is probably just as impressive.
No other golfer came close to him statistically in 2025. The difference between Scheffler in first and Tommy Fleetwood in second in strokes gained total per round was the same as the difference between the Englishman and 50th ranked Keith Mitchell.
All of the current top 10 players in the world will have to seriously raise their levels in 2026 if they are to have any hope of competing with the current world number one.
Injury-free off-season
Last winter, Scheffler’s off-season preparations were disrupted after he cut open his hand when preparing a Christmas feast.
Because of that injury, Scheffler missed the first event of the season and didn’t play until the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
As a result of his lack of preparation throughout the winter, the Dallas native made an incredibly slow start to the 2025 season and he didn’t record his first victory until May.
With an uninterrupted off-season this year, Scheffler could well come out of the blocks firing on all cylinders in 2026.
That would be very bad news for his rivals. Those who think we have already seen the best of Scheffler have another thing coming!
Positive signs at the Hero World Challenge
Scheffler ended up finishing in a tie for fourth at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas at the start of this month.
While Scheffler was extremely frustrated throughout the Hero World Challenge, there were some hugely positive signs.
He ranked 1st in driving accuracy, 2nd off the tee in total and 2nd in putting at Albany.
Scheffler wasn’t quite as sharp with his irons as he usually is but he still ranked ninth in strokes gained approach.
With some fine-tuning and plenty of hard work on his game over the next month or so, Scheffler could well come out in 2026 as an even better player than he already is.
And that is a seriously frightening prospect for those who have ambitions of getting the better of him next year and beyond.
Stars aligning for Scottie Scheffler ahead of The Masters
Lack of genuine challengers
McIlroy and Fleetwood are Scheffler’s closest challengers right now.
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However, players who can compete with Scheffler are few and far between, aside from those two.
Jon Rahm’s move to LIV Golf has seemingly dented his chances of winning majors while Bryson DeChambeau simply isn’t consistent enough.
Xander Schauffele has regressed over the past year while the same can be said for Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa.
If Scheffler is on top form at Augusta National, the likelihood is that nobody will be able to hang with him.
Augusta National was built for Scheffler
Scheffler’s game is custom made for the challenges presented by Augusta National.
His iron play is incredibly precise and he is so much better at controlling his distance than every other player in world golf.
Distance control is vitally important at Augusta and missing on the right side of the greens is crucial as well.
Nobody is as patient as Scheffler when it comes to his approach play and he very rarely makes mistakes.
If he does miss a green, he has the most wonderful touch with a wedge in his hands, and his imagination and feel are both unrivalled.
I am convinced that Scottie Scheffler will win The Masters in 2026. At the very least, it will take something very special from his rivals to beat him.
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