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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Carl Markham

Scottie Scheffler calls Tiger Woods comparisons ‘silly’ after his Open triumph

Scottie Scheffler with son Bennett and the Claret Jug (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Newly-crowned Open champion Scottie Scheffler insists it is “silly” to compare him to Tiger Woods.

The 28-year-old won his second major of the year after May’s US PGA, his fourth in total, and he is three-quarters of the way towards a career Grand Slam – which he can complete at next year’s US Open in the same four-year time-frame as Jack Nicklaus.

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