Scary scottie scheffler striking tiger woods-like fear says legend ernie els

WORLD NO.1 SCHEFFLER PLAYS HIS BEST GOLF UNDER THE MOST EXTREME PRESSURE AND THAT’S A HALLMARK OF A CHAMPION SAYS ERNIE ELS 08:06, 22 May 2025Updated 08:06, 22 May 2025 Impressed Ernie

Elsreckons Scottie Scheffler is now sending shivers down rivals in the style of Tiger Woods. The South African was in the heat of the battle as a peak Tiger took the sport by storm. Woods

dominated golf and his aura and presence on a leaderboard had the harrowing effect of wobbling opponents. Els believes Scheffler is giving off the same vibes. The World No.1 is gunning for a

hat-trick of wins this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge after triumphs at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and PGA Championship in his last two outings. The Big Easy, who himself is fighting

this week for the Senior PGA Championship, sees parallels with Woods and Scheffler as he explained: “It was a tough one [facing Woods] and I see the similarities now with Scheffler. Seems

like he plays his best golf under the most extreme pressure and that’s a hallmark of a champion. There’s more confidence that he’s getting by winning these tournaments. It’s only going to

get tougher for the group following to try and get into that kind of mindset that he’s in. “I think Tiger brought that intensity. You had your work cut out for you. I won four majors in his

era and there was a lot of other guys that won majors in that era, but we never got to the six, seven, eight. You knew you were in for a tough tournament when he was around and I think

that’s happening now with Scheffler. “I was always a scoreboard watcher. So if I saw his name on the leaderboard, obviously he’s playing well, and he’s not going to go away. So you knew you

were in for a long haul. What did he win, 15 majors? And the rest of us kind of were there for the scraps. I won four, Phil Mickelson six, Vijay [Singh] three, Padraig [Harrington] won

three, Retief [Goosen] won two. So there was a good supporting cast, very talented players, won our fair share. But with him around, I think it could have cost each of us at least two or

three. Almost like a [Jack] Nicklaus thing, I guess.” Els, meanwhile, reckons Woods should come out and join the old boys on the Champions Tour after he turns 50 at the end of this year. He

said: “Yeah, I think he should be. I think it would be good for everybody, for him included, obviously. Article continues below “I think he doesn’t have to be shy not to be able to walk

properly. We can use carts on our tour for most of the events. He can really get himself back in golf shape. Instead of playing two rounds here and a couple of rounds there, maybe get on a

schedule again. It’s nice to have a schedule. It’s nice to know that you’re looking forward to practicing for a purpose and, obviously, he’ll get his competitive fire back. “With that kind

of talent, you can probably have a chance here and there until he’s 60 to maybe even have a contention to maybe win a major. If Tom Watson could almost do it at, what was he, 59, but it’s

kind of dreaming. But just to get him back into competitive form, it would be great to see him on the Champions Tour.”