Adam Scott compares Scottie Scheffler’s dominance to Tiger Woods after he won the Tour Championship

Adam Scott played through the peak Tiger Woods era and says the dominance of Tour Championship winner Scottie Scheffler is pretty similar.

Adam Scott finished fourth at the Tour Championship. Picture: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images

A return to the top 20 in the world rankings was Adam Scott’s consolation prize as Scottie Scheffler became the fastest man ever past $100m in prize money by taking out the FedEx Cup and the mammoth $37m prize as comparisons to Tiger Woods’ domination emerge.

Scott, who only scraped into the PGA Tour playoffs, will jump to world No.18 after finishing in a tie for fourth at the Tour Championship after which he declared he felt like he’s “a good player again” as he heads towards an 11th straight Presidents Cup at the end of September.

Scheffler will be the main man for Team USA on the back of one of the most dominant seasons in history, racking up eight wins, including Olympic gold, after sealing a four-shot win in the season-ending event in Atlanta.

The victory took Scheffler’s earnings close to $80m in 2024 alone and, close to $140m all-time, which puts him second all-time on the money list behind only Woods despite

only joining the PGA Tour in 2020.

Scheffler’s year was the greatest since Woods won eight times in 2006, including six in a row and two majors.

Having been witness to the stunning emergence of the 28-year-old Texan, Scott, who played with Woods in his prime, said it was hard not to put him in the same category given the gap Scheffler has seemingly created from his peers.

“I think that’s fair. I think all the stats back that up. I think that the results back it up,” Scott said.

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“It’s been pretty incredible, from really starting at Bay Hill, I guess. I think it is on par with those great years of Tiger’s.

“I think it’s very hard today for anyone to separate themselves as much as Scottie has. I don’t think we’ve seen that in a long time. I think it’s harder to do it today.”

While he couldn’t catch Scheffler in Atlanta, Scott thrived in the final events of the season, finishing second at the BMW Championship and then fourth at the Tour Championship.

He’s jumped from 64th in the world just five events ago and into the top 20, having finished second at the Scottish Open and 10th at the British Open.

Scott said he did a “bunch of stuff” to try to get back on the winner’s list, even changing to the ball Scheffler uses.

“I’m observing all the time everything he does. I switched to his golf ball this year. I did a bunch of stuff just to see what’s going on,” he said.

Scott did enough to lock in a Presidents Cup berth and was bullish about what he, and the International team, could now do at Royal Montreal.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” he said.

“It’s interesting, I was kind of struggling on the points list for most of the year, and then the last couple months really solidified my position on the team, and all of a sudden I feel like I’m a good player again and I’m looking forward to going up there and winning some points.

Adam Scott's season ends with a (-4) 67 in the final round of the Tour Championship

A great resurgent season for Adam saw him come up with two 2nd place finishes and multiple top 10s

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“I really like the way this team is going to be shaping up here when it’s announced in a couple days.

“I think our team is deeper than we’ve seen for a while, I mean, as far as world ranking goes. Not that that’s the be all and end all, but it’s something. Usually, our bottom players drift out a little in the world ranking, and it’s a lot tighter this year.

“I feel like we’re putting together a formidable side.”