Scottie Scheffler wins 4th Major at British Open and is just getting started
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There are tournaments that begin on the back nine on Sunday.
There are tournaments that come down to the final putt, and then there's the 2025 British Open, which was pretty much over the moment Scotty Scheffler's plane touched down in Northern Ireland.
Scheffler won the Open at Royal Portrush on Sunday in a thoroughly dominating 170 performance.
Now this technically wasn't a wire to wire win.
Scheffler was one whole stroke off the lead after the first round, but it sure felt that way.
Sunday in particular wasn't even a fair fight.
Scheffler entered the day 4 strokes ahead of the field and stretched it to as much as a touchdown.
Runners up Harris English and Chris Godterup finished 4 and 5 strokes back, but neither they nor anyone else in the field seriously threatened Scheffler.
So now, with 4 major trophies, all right, 2 trophies and 2 green jackets, Scheffler has entered the conversation of all-time greats.
No, he's nowhere near Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
Golf's pantheon rewards not just numerical excellence, but sustained greatness.
And for all of Scheffler's achievements, he only won his first tournament barely 3 years ago.
Perspective, he won that first tournament on the same day as the Rams beat the Bengals in Super Bowl 56, that's how recent it was.
Still, there are only 21 men in golf history who have won more majors than Scheffler's 4.
He's 29 years old and playing golf at both an elite level and a sustainable one.
Given the depth and breadth of talent in the world today, it's unlikely that Scheffler is going to be able to get to Woods' 15 and Nicklaus's 18 majors, but could he pass Arnold Palmer's 7, Tom Watson's 8, Gary Player's 9.
It's always treacherous to speak in absolutes when it comes to golf, but in this case, absolutely.
The Scotty Scheffler Express is rolling at full speed now, and there's a long way yet to go.
For Yahoo Sports, wrapping up the major season, I'm Jay Busby.
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