Scottie Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler, out of USA — Northeast & Midwest, rates 99 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Generational Talent, with iron play the clear peak of the profile at S.

• Power sits at A for Scheffler, elite across the 2025–26 pool: only 8 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• At A, Scheffler's accuracy rating is among the very best in the pool (100th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — no one else in the pool rates higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play S — among the very best in the pool in the 2025–26 pool; no one else in the pool rates higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game sits at S for Scheffler, among the very best in the pool across the 2025–26 pool: no one else in the pool rates higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At A, Scheffler's putting rating is among the very best in the pool (95th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 5 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ sits at S for Scheffler, top-tier across the 2025–26 pool: no one else in the pool rates higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At S, Scheffler's nerve rating is elite (100th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — no one else in the pool rates higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At S, Scheffler's consistency rating is top-tier (100th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — no one else in the pool rates higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at S for Scheffler, elite across the 2025–26 pool: no one else in the pool rates higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Generational Talent. A generational-talent profile — no real weakness anywhere on the card, with at least two attributes rated at the very top of the scale. Builds like this are built to contend at every event on the calendar, not just the four majors.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Jon Rahm (81% similar), Matt Fitzpatrick (80% similar) and Tommy Fleetwood (79% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Jon Rahm,
• Matt Fitzpatrick,
• Tommy Fleetwood

This profile's course fit lines up best with U.S. Open (Major), The Open Championship (Major) and THE PLAYERS Championship (Flagship) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• U.S. Open — Major
• The Open Championship — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship

At $10M (S tier), Scottie Scheffler leaves $35M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 29 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, accuracy and putting) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Tommy Fleetwood ($10M) and Sam Burns ($8M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Tommy Fleetwood ($10M),
• Sam Burns ($8M)

World No.1; 2025 PGA + Open champion; 2026: 5 runner-ups, T2 Masters. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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