Woods was 24 when he won the 2000 Open Championship. Scheffler is 29. Woods' win also gave him the career grand slam, which Scheffler is still a U.S. Open short of completing.

“Now, Scottie has not had the signature blowout, the 15-shot win that Tiger had at the US Open, things like that. But he has won all of his majors by at least three strokes.

That was, of course, the Summer of Tiger, with Woods capturing the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, the Open on the Old Course, and the PGA Championship at Valhalla to set himself up for holding all ...

Scheffler fiercely pumped his fist when it dropped, evoking memories of Woods and his 15-shot win at Pebble Beach in the 2000 U.S. Open.

July 21 (Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler had already cemented his place among golf's all-time greats, but his commanding four-shot victory at the British Open reignited comparisons to Tiger Woods.