Scottie Scheffler To Give Soon-To-Be Partner Rory McIlroy a Heartbreak Right After New Year
“I’ve been saying this for a long time; I think golf and golf fans deserve to see us together more than four times a year. That’s what we’ve tried to do. I think we all thought it was a good idea and something that hopefully is a sign of things to come in the future.” This was what Rory McIlroy said ahead of the Irish Open about the collaboration between PGA Tour pros and LIV golfers that the world is eagerly awaiting.
The netizens are all set for The Showdown between Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy who face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a four-ball format in Las Vegas. The event is scheduled for December 17 at the Shadow Creek Golf Club. Despite the upcoming partnership among the PGA Tour players, it looks like there could be another challenge between them.
While Tiger Woods tops the list of the only five players who have spent more than a hundred weeks as World # 1, Rory McIlroy ranks fourth. He first reached the top on March 4, 2012, and withheld the position only for two weeks till March 17, 2012. The last time the Northern Irishman #1 was from October 23, 22 till February 12, 2023. He has been #1 seven times, and as a result, has spent a total of 122 weeks in the position.
On the other hand, there is Scottie Scheffler who made it to No. 1 on the OWGR list on March 27, 2022 and stayed through 29 weeks (till October 23, 2022). He again reached the top and has been that way since May 21, 2023. The 2x Masters winner has spent 110 weeks at the apex level, just 12 weeks shy of McIlroy’s tenure. And if reports by Nosferatu are to be believed, “Scottie is now guaranteed to overtake Rory in mid-January and is virtually certain to surpass DJ after the Masters!”
Well, this is because the regular 2024 season of the PGA Tour is already over, and Northern Irishman and Scheffler are enjoying off time. They will resume their play on the PGA Tour from January 2, 2025, at the Sentry. This will allow Scheffler to stay on top for approximately 8-9 more weeks. Interestingly, if Scheffler surpasses DJ after the Masters, he would also have the most consecutive weeks at #1 except for Tiger Woods twice (281, and 264 weeks). Nick Faldo peaked at 81 consecutive weeks and Norman at 96, while DJ’s record stands at 64 weeks.
