Why Scottie Scheffler is better equipped than Tiger Woods ever was to win the calendar year Grand Slam

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Is it too soon to start comparing Scottie Scheffler to Tiger Woods, or is the current world number genuinely capable of eclipsing the 49-year-old’s records in the game?

It is a great debate. There are some who believe that it’s way too soon to start making comparisons between Scottie Scheffler and Tiger Woods.

Meanwhile, others truly believe that the 29-year-old from Dallas, Texas, has everything required to achieve more than the 15-time major champion did.

Scheffler has already drawn comparisons with Woods and although perhaps slightly premature, there is every reason to think that he will be able to emulate the great man.

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Scheffler dominated in almost every single statistical category during the 2025 season and the fact that he has won 19 times since February 2022 is truly remarkable.

However, the Dallas native truly separates himself from everyone else with his approach play.

It has even been claimed that Scheffler’s iron play is better than Woods’ was in his pomp, and that is saying something!

Now he could go on to achieve something that Woods was never able to throughout his illustrious career in the game.

Scottie Scheffler is better equipped than Tiger Woods to win the calendar year Grand Slam

Firstly, let’s make something very clear.

Woods was a freak athlete in his prime – a man who many believe is the greatest to have ever played our wonderful sport.

When he was on form, nobody could get near him. However, the results and stats that Scheffler has been putting up over the past two years are the closest we have seen since Woods’ dominance 15-25 years ago.

As much as the 82-time PGA Tour winner has achieved throughout his time in the game, there is one thing that he never managed to do – win the calendar year Grand Slam.

Tiger did, of course, win four majors in a row from the US Open in 2000 all the way through to The Masters in 2021, but he was never able to win them all in the same year.

And there is a very fair argument to be made that Scheffler has one huge advantage over Woods in that regard.

Woods’ struggles with injuries throughout his career have been very well documented.

In total, he has undergone seven major back surgeries and in the end that has proven to be too much for him to come back from.

Meanwhile, the only injury Scheffler has sustained in his career to date was a cut hand due to a slip with a knife last Christmas.

Let’s not get this twisted; winning the Grand Slam in a calendar year will be nigh on impossible for anyone.

However, due to Scheffler’s robustness and durability, he probably has a better chance of winning all four majors in the same year than Woods ever did.

Scheffler’s best ever season compared to Woods’ best makes for extremely interesting reading:

In 2025, Scheffler had a lower scoring average than Woods did in 2000 and was pretty much neck and neck with him in all other categories.

The current world number one plays a far more consistent, calm game than Woods ever did in his prime. His game is perfectly suited to all four major championships and if anyone can get his hands on all four trophies at the same time, it’s Scheffler.

Scottie Scheffler vs Tiger Woods: Major records compared

There is a real argument to be made that Woods would have eclipsed Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major wins, had he remained free from injury.

However, his major record is still incredibly impressive nonetheless.

Look closely at the numbers Woods posted, though, and compare them with Scheffler’s record in the four biggest events.

Pound-for-pound, they are eerily similar…

If Scottie Scheffler manages to win one major per season on average for the next 11 years, he would have tied Tiger Woods’ record by the time he is 40.

Then he will have Nicklaus’s overall record in his sights.

The thing is, Scheffler winning 11 majors over the course of the next 11 years really doesn’t seem like an unrealistic prospect whatsoever.

And if he does secure the calendar Grand Slam, as difficult as that will undoubtedly be to achieve, he will be in a great position to go on and become the greatest golfer of all time.