‘Relentless’ Scheffler evoking memories of Tiger in his pomp

“It seems like every time he shows up, he is the guy to beat, and deservedly so. Undoubtedly the best player in the world at the minute by a long way. It's up to us to try to get to his level.” 

Scottie Scheffler lines up a putt on the eighth hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. Picture: AP Photo/Mike Stewart

Once upon a time in the late 1990s and early noughties, there was something called “Tigermania” which gave way to a secondary affliction suffered by “peers” known as Tiger Woods Fatigue Syndrome. TWFS manifested itself in incessant weekly questions about the player who kept beating you on tour every single week.

Now a new strain of mania has broken out with Scottie Scheffler dominating the PGA Tour and the big events like nobody since prime Woods. As yet the secondary fatigue syndrome hasn’t set in, but all the symptoms are spreading as Scheffler maintains a run of form that leaves peers marveling.