Scottie Scheffler - 2022 Grand Slam?

[Vinsk]

I like Scheffler. This is what’s cool about golf though. Had he choked and went to a playoff with Rory….I’d be thrilled had Rory won. Now If this was a RC…damn you Rory! Lol…..

[turtleback]

22 hours ago, saevel25 said:

Tiger Woods is the only golfer to win more than 2 majors in a single season. If we are talking about the 4 majors now.

I would say he does not. 

Ben Hogan disagrees.

[Denny Bang Bang]

I think he can pull off another major this year, but definitely don’t think a grand slam is going to happen.  Just a matter of how long he can stay hot.

[DoubleAce]

Grand slam, highly unlikely. Would love to see it. But most certainly won't happen. I can see him picking up one more this year. For some reason feeling like the other, if it happens, will be the PGA.

[onthehunt526]

9 hours ago, billchao said:

Hell, the last time a career grand slam was accomplished was 2008.

Tiger for the third time? 
 

Scheffler may eventually win the career grand slam. In one year? You would be out of your mind to bet that. Scheffler’s on a heater, but most of these heater’s fizzle out. Unless your Tiger from the ‘99 PGA through the 2002 U.S. Open,

[billchao]

4 minutes ago, onthehunt526 said:

Tiger for the third time?

Yup.

7 minutes ago, onthehunt526 said:

Scheffler may eventually win the career grand slam.

I’m still waiting for Rory or Jordan to do it. Still waiting…

[Dr. Manhattan]

48 minutes ago, onthehunt526 said:

Tiger for the third time? 
 

Scheffler may eventually win the career grand slam. In one year? You would be out of your mind to bet that. Scheffler’s on a heater, but most of these heater’s fizzle out. Unless your Tiger from the ‘99 PGA through the 2002 U.S. Open,

And 2005 to 2009. His two heater runs were insane. About 50 regular Tour wins mixed with 13 majors. 

Edited April 12, 2022 by Dr. Manhattan

[onthehunt526]

5 hours ago, turtleback said:

Ben Hogan disagrees.

And Ben couldn’t have won four in 1953 even if he tried. The qualifying rounds for the PGA were the day or week after the 1953 Open. And Transatlantic travel was still done mainly by ship still at that point.
 

Some Transatlantic Flights, but most of those had to stop (for fuel) in Gander, Newfoundland to make it.

 

 

[phan52]

He is the only one who has a chance this year, so there's that. 😎

[turtleback]

On 4/11/2022 at 8:57 PM, onthehunt526 said:

And Ben couldn’t have won four in 1953 even if he tried. The qualifying rounds for the PGA were the day or week after the 1953 Open. And Transatlantic travel was still done mainly by ship still at that point.
 

Some Transatlantic Flights, but most of those had to stop (for fuel) in Gander, Newfoundland to make it.

 

 

That is true, but even if there were no scheduling issue, he hadn't played in the PGA since 1948 (which he won) and didn't play it again until 1960.  The PGA was match play until 1958, and his legs simply did not allow him to play such a physically demanding event.  He played in it 3 times, after it returned to stroke play, MC, T9, and T15.  So the scheduling conflict really had nothing to do with him not playing the 1953 PGA.

[Denny Bang Bang]

6 hours ago, phan52 said:

He is the only one who has a chance this year, so there's that. 😎

That’s how the thought popped in my head.  You need the first one to have any chance.  Odds are against him, but he’s the only one with any odds.

[onthehunt526]

On 4/18/2022 at 3:44 PM, turtleback said:

That is true, but even if there were no scheduling issue, he hadn't played in the PGA since 1948 (which he won) and didn't play it again until 1960.  The PGA was match play until 1958, and his legs simply did not allow him to play such a physically demanding event.  He played in it 3 times, after it returned to stroke play, MC, T9, and T15.  So the scheduling conflict really had nothing to do with him not playing the 1953 PGA.

The potential for 216 holes (2 18-hole qualifying rounds, 2 18-hole matches on Friday and 4 36-hole matches Saturday through Tuesday) over 7 days is a lot of golf.

Hogan after his accident really didn’t play a whole lot but when he did he won.

[turtleback]

13 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

The potential for 216 holes (2 18-hole qualifying rounds, 2 18-hole matches on Friday and 4 36-hole matches Saturday through Tuesday) over 7 days is a lot of golf.

Hogan after his accident really didn’t play a whole lot but when he did he won.

Exactly.  Which is why the whole "he couldn't go after the Grand Slam because of scheduling" thing is a complete myth.  The schedule thing was pure coincidence.

[Osbourne]

Jordon Spieth : In 2015 Spieth won the Masters and US Open.  Spieth went to St Andrews and finished 4th in the British Open, he was one shot off the play off having bogeyed the 17th.  The 3 man play off was won by Zac Johnson (Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman were the other 2 in the play off).  Spieth then finished 2nd in PGA, behind Jason Day by 3 strokes.

That was in 2015.  It would be nice to think that Scottie Scheffler could pull off the Grand Slam in 2022.

We will know by Sunday evening (PGA), if it is still possible.....

[Denny Bang Bang]

12 hours ago, Osbourne said:

It would be nice to think that Scottie Scheffler could pull off the Grand Slam in 2022.

We will know by Sunday evening (PGA), if it is still possible.....

Yea, we’ll know soon enough

[turtleback]

So I guess that's a no on his Grand Slam.

[jmanbooyaa]

Maybe next year.