Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, is on the brink of writing a new chapter in the history books of Masters Tournament. Despite a slow start to the season, Scheffler is poised to storm the greens of Augusta National once more in April.
The Texas-born golfer’s impressive record at the Masters includes a victorious performance in 2022, a title he relinquished to Jon Rahm the following year, only to reclaim it with a dazzling display in 2024. His multiple victories place him in an elite group that includes golfing legends like Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods.
As we gear up for the Masters Tournament in 2025, Scheffler is presented with a unique opportunity. With victories in 2022 and 2024, a win in 2025 would make him only the second golfer in history to clinch three Masters titles within four years. Astonishingly, this is a feat that golf greats like Woods, Faldo, and Phil Mickelson never achieved.
The only golfer to have accomplished this remarkable feat is the legendary Jack Nicklaus. Sailing high on the leaderboard with six Masters wins, Nicklaus is one ahead of Tiger Woods. Between 1963 and 1966, Nicklaus secured three titles in four attempts, with Arnold Palmer’s fourth overall win breaking his streak.
Should Scheffler prevail at the 2025 Masters, he will be the first golfer since Nicklaus to accomplish such a feat, a record untouched for nearly six decades. The golf world eagerly watches, as the possibility of a new record looms on the horizon.
The closest challengers in recent times were the American pair Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, who shared five of six titles between 2001 and 2006.
In terms of successive major victories though, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus are in a league of their own. Despite Woods not being part of this current narrative, his record of winning the most consecutive majors remains unbeaten. Along with 19th-century golfing titan Tom Morris, Woods holds the record of four successive major wins between 2000 and 2001, an achievement aptly dubbed the ‘Tiger Slam’.
Woods narrowly missed out on a Masters victory in 2000, finishing fifth. However, he bounced back to triumph in 2001 and defended his title successfully in 2002. This record, as it stands, may be a tough act for even the talented Scheffler to follow.
As we count down to the Masters Tournament this April, all eyes will be on Scottie Scheffler. Can he manage to accomplish what has not been achieved in nearly 60 years? Only time will tell.