Two-time major championship winner and LIV Golfer Bubba Watson has made a stunning claim about Tiger Woods’ peak compared to the recent rise of one golfer.
Back in 2000, Woods had arguably the best season on the PGA Tour that any individual player ever could muster.
He won the US Open at Pebble Beach, the Open Championship at St. Andrews, and the PGA Championship at Valhalla two win major titles three through five in his career.
Not only that, but he won six other events on that year’s tour calendar: the Mercedes Championships (now known as the Sentry), the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Bay Hill Invitational (now known as the Arnold Palmer Invitational), the Memorial, the WGC-NEC Invitational, and the Canadian Open.
But in spite of all those wins – including those three major titles – Watson believes that there’s another golfer who makes a claim for the best season in the history of golf.
‘I know Tiger did some stuff in 2000,’ Watson began. ‘But Scottie [Scheffler]’s year [in 2024] was the best we’ve ever seen with all the talent around the world now playing. That was it.’
Watson’s claim is bold. For one, Scheffler didn’t win as many events as Woods – taking home seven total wins in 2024.
Scheffler began his 2024 with a win at the Arnold Palmer, then the Players Championship before donning his second green jacket at the Masters.
He followed that up with wins at the RBC Heritage, the Memorial, the Travelers Championship, and finally, the Tour Championship – claiming the FedEx Cup along with it.
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