Scottie Scheffler has changed Sir Nick Faldo in fourth place for consecutive weeks because the World No.1 golfer and the PGA Tour famous person has now firmly set his sights on shifting forward of Greg Norman.
Scheffler, 28, is now having fun with his 82nd consecutive week as World No.1 after sealing a ninth victory of the season at Woods’ Hero World Challenge.
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He fired a superb 9-under 63 to seal a dominant six-stroke victory and defend his title at Albany in The Bahamas on Sunday.
The red-hot American now slips previous English golf legend Faldo into fourth spot on the all-time listing for consecutive weeks as the most effective participant on this planet.
Faldo was World No.1 for 81 consecutive weeks from 19 July 1992 to five February 1994.
Scheffler is now simply 15 weeks away from shifting forward of Norman into third place.
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Norman, who confirmed his departure as LIV Golf CEO over the weekend, was World No.1 for 96 consecutive weeks from 18 June 1995 to 19 April 1997.
Given Scheffler owns almost an enormous seven-point lead over Xander Schauffele within the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) in the meanwhile, he’ll simply stroll previous Norman’s mark in early 2025.
The two-time Masters champion will then have to significantly activate the gasoline if he’s to beat all-time OWGR document holder Tiger Woods.
Woods, who introduced Scheffler with the Hero World Challenge title on Sunday, assumes not solely the highest spot for many consecutive weeks as World No.1, but additionally the second spot too.
Woods was World No.1 for 264 straight weeks from 15 August 1999 to 4 September 2004.
He then loved his longest stint of 281 consecutive weeks as World No.1 from 12 June 2005 to 30 October 2010.
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1. |
Tiger Woods |
281 |
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2. |
Tiger Woods |
264 |
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3. |
Greg Norman |
96 |
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4. |
Scottie Scheffler |
82 |
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5. |
Sir Nick Faldo |
81 |
Scheffler ranks fifth within the all-time listing for complete weeks as World No.1.
The TaylorMade employees participant has been World No.1 for a cumulative 115 weeks in his profession to date.
Scheffler moved forward of Faldo for complete weeks as World No.1 earlier this season.
Faldo was World No.1 for a mixed 97 weeks.
Woods holds the document of 683 weeks in complete because the World No.1, a document that may unlikely ever be damaged.
But who is aware of, on present kind Scheffler might need one thing to say about that.
Scheffler might want to maintain his foot down for years to return although if he’s to oust Woods from high spot.
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1. |
Tiger Woods |
683 |
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2. |
Greg Norman |
331 |
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3. |
Dustin Johnson |
135 |
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4. |
Rory McIlroy |
122 |
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5. |
Scottie Scheffler |
117 |
Scheffler will quickly waltz previous Rory McIlroy into fourth place on the all-time World No.1 listing.
McIlroy has been World No.1 for a complete of 122 weeks in his profession.
The Northern Irishman is at present third on this planet and greater than eight factors behind Scheffler within the OWGR.
Once Scheffler has moved forward of McIlroy in early 2025, he’ll then set his sights on changing Dustin Johnson in third.
Johnson, who now performs on LIV Golf, was World No.1 for 135 weeks in his profession.
Norman sits properly forward of Johnson in second spot on the ladder having spent 331 complete weeks as World No.1.
The OWGR was first arrange in 1986.
LIV Golf League occasions nonetheless somewhat controversially stay shut out of receiving any OWGR factors heading into 2025.
It shall be fascinating to see what occurs on that entrance sooner or later ought to the skilled sport unite as soon as once more.
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