World number one Scottie Scheffler has not won a tournament since January, but what's the reason?

World number one Scottie Scheffler did not win any of golf's four major championships in 2026 It has been six months since world number one Scottie Scheffler won a golf tournament. Given he earned 14 victories over the previous two seasons, it is a drought few could have conceived when he triumphed at the American Express Open on 27 January 2026. The four majors have passed without a Scheffler victory - he won both the US PGA Championship and The Open in 2025 - while two weeks ago he missed his first cut in 78 events, ending the longest unbroken streak on the PGA Tour. Was it mere hyperbole to compare him favourably with Tiger Woods when he was racking up the victories on tour? Of his 20 victories on tour, 75% have come when he has held the lead going into the final round, albeit his most recent three victories have been when trailing after 54 holes. This season however, he has not even been joint leader after the third round and therefore always been chasing on a Sunday. Take the 3M Open this weekend. He shot an eight-under 63 to finish second behind exciting new talent Koivun, but was still three shots back.