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Tiger Woods' Win Percentage Outpaced by Scottie Scheffler amid Memorial Win
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Scottie Scheffler continues to reach new heights in his career, prompting comparisons to Tiger Woods. Comments like Jack Nicklaus's recent statement that Scheffler is playing better than he ever did certainly contribute to the conversation.
The World No. 1's victory at the Memorial Tournament is another stone in the monument to his greatness, and not a small one. According to the X Underdog Golf tally, Scheffler has won 16 of his last 72 starts on the PGA Tour, representing an impressive 22.2% winning percentage.
For comparison, Tiger Woods's career winning percentage is 21.7%.
Scottie Scheffler last 72 starts (since first win):
62 top 25s (86%)
51 top 10s (71%)
16 wins (22.2%)
Tiger's career win rate is 21.7%. — Underdog Golf (@UnderdogGolf) June 1, 2025
There is no doubt that Scheffler's growth from 2022 to the present has been exponential. During that period, he finished in the top 25 in 86% of the 62 tournaments he played and in the top 10 in 71% of them. This, coupled with his win rate, demonstrates his current overwhelming superiority.
However, these statistics also demonstrate the enormous gap that continues to separate Tiger Woods from the rest of the golf world. Note that the winning percentage cited by Underdog Golf for the 15-time major winner corresponds to his entire career spanning 28 PGA Tour seasons.
Woods has won 82 of the 378 PGA Tour tournaments he has played in (21.7%). This record still seems untouchable, even in light of Scheffler's extraordinary performance in recent years.
Woods' impressive statistics include 339 cuts made (89.7%), 163 top-five finishes (43.1%), and 199 top-10 finishes (52.6%).
Bubba Watson of the United States poses with the green jacket after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament by a three-stroke margin at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2014 in Augusta, Georgia.
Bubba Watson of the United States poses with the green jacket after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament by a three-stroke margin at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2014 in Augusta, the four consecutive seasons in which Woods' performance peaked (1999–2002) makes it clear how far ahead of his competitors he was.
During that period, the 82-time PGA Tour winner played in 78 tournaments and made the cut in all of them. He won an impressive 34.6% of those events (27), and finished in the top 10 in 70.5% of them (55).
It's also worth mentioning that he achieved another five victories on the European Tour during that same period.
The bottom line is that it's probably safe to say Scheffler is the best player on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods. However, he is nowhere close to what the Big Cat achieved inside the ropes.
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