Rory McIlroy has shattered the facade of surprise: Scottie Scheffler's dominance since 2022 is no accident, but hard-earned. The Northern Irishman made it clear after his own stellar round at the 2026 Tour Championship why Scheffler has been dominating the Tour with 21 PGA Tour victories and four Majors since February 2022.
McIlroy analyzed coolly and precisely: Scheffler was always a ball-striking monster. But the game-changer was working with coach Phil Kenyon, which began around the 2023 Ryder Cup. Since then, Scheffler has completely reinvented himself as a putter, and that's what makes him so relentless.
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McIlroy shared this insight after he himself had a strong start with a round of 63 at the 2026 season finale in East Lake. Scheffler also found himself at the top of the leaderboard on Saturday, underlining the importance of both superstars in the late summer.
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What McIlroy is clearly saying here is that Scheffler's success doesn't just fall from the sky. His fundamental tee-to-green power was already elite, but reliable precision on the greens has made him an unstoppable force. The Scheffler machine is running, and the competition knows exactly why. He has hard-earned this status.
