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Over the last two years, Scottie Scheffler has picked up 13 PGA Tour titles, three major wins, two Hero World Challenge victories and an Olympic gold medal. Scheffler’s form on the PGA Tour across 2024 and 2025 has been nothing short of remarkable. His win rate is only part of the story. He has also finished inside the top 25 in 37 of his last 39 events, a level of consistency that puts him in rare company. He may not have what you would call a textbook swing, but he consistently gets the clubface where it needs to be during his downswing and at impact. That is a big reason why he rarely looks out of sorts on the course. Scheffler’s sharpness and precision never seem to drop off. He stays locked in from start to finish. It raises the question: how has he managed to create such clear distance between himself and players like Rory McIlroy or Xander Schauffele? The answer might be found in how he approaches his time away from competition. Why Scottie Scheffler’s off-season approach works so well Scheffler is currently taking a break from the tour, having stepped away following the Ryder Cup at the end of September. While he will still be putting in time on his game, he is not adding extra travel to his schedule or playing additional events, something that has brought him criticism in the past. Golf coach Pete Cowen did not hold back when he called out the world number one for not doing more to ‘grow the game’ globally. “You have top golfers who don’t want to come outside of America. You’ve got Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth, who doesn’t wanna play outside America. “They are not spreading the game; they are not building the game,” Cowen said. Scheffler’s next appearance will be at the Hero World Challenge on December 4th and, after that, we likely will not see him again until late January at The American Express. McIlroy has already played in India since then and is currently competing in Abu Dhabi before heading to Australia next month. Schauffele was in Japan this past October and has The Skins Game coming up later this month in Florida. Both have a busier travel schedule than Scheffler. You could argue that by avoiding all those extra trips during the off-season, the 29-year-old comes into the PGA Tour calendar fresher than most. It seems to show on course too – while others start fading as the year goes on, he looks even stronger. How Scottie Scheffler’s off-season schedule affects his PGA Tour results Scheffler’s numbers from the last two seasons show that taking time off in the off-season helps him stay sharp all year long.
