Wins don't tell the whole story for Scottie Scheffler, whose greatness is measured by consistency
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The No. 1 golfer in the world only has two wins since last October, but he could be on the verge of another tear
It's difficult to measure greatness in golf. How does one do so? Tournament victories? Major championships? Scoring average? The number of other golfers defeated over a specific period of time? It is not so simple in other sports either, but golf is exceedingly difficult. Great golfers are facing 155 other opponents simultaneously, and anything other than a 155-0 record against those golfers is often considered failure. What a completely insane sport.
Scottie Scheffler tied or defeated 117 of the 119 golfers he faced at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week. That's 98% of them. In basketball or baseball or football, he would be revered, lauded and praised. On the PGA Tour, though? It's kind of just another week in a long string of them for Scheffler. Success -- or, perhaps more appropriately, perceived success -- is a tricky thing in this game.
CBS Sports' Amanda Renner asked Scheffler after his final round at Colonial, where he finished 7 under and T3 on the week, when he felt like his game was going to come back into form. Scheffler chuckled and called the question "a bit of a stretch," which is true considering he's won twice this year and is the No. 1 player in the world.
