Scottie Scheffler’s dominance of the professional game continued with his win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week in Memphis.
2026 has actually been a strange season for Scheffler in the sense that he had won only once before the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
However, Scheffler has still been completely dominant, with 12 top-5s to his name in 18 PGA Tour starts, including five runner-up finishes!
Scottie Scheffler has also been a class above everyone else regarding his stats on the PGA Tour so far in 2026.
In fact, Scheffler is inside the top 10 in all four of the key statistical categories on the PGA Tour this year – something that has never been done since ShotLink data began in 2003.
Now, after his win in Memphis, Scheffler has one of Phil Mickelson‘s PGA Tour records firmly in his sights.
Scottie Scheffler on track to take one of Phil Mickelson’s all-time PGA Tour records
Mickelson is one of the greatest golfers to have ever graced the game.
He has 45 PGA Tour wins to his name, including six major championships.
His move to LIV Golf undoubtedly tainted his legacy, but nobody can argue that he is one of the most talented golfers to have ever played the game.
Mickelson stands alone as the only player ever on the PGA Tour to win on multiple occasions in six successive seasons.
Tiger Woods has won on multiple occasions five times (twice), and Scheffler’s victory at the FedEx St. Jude saw him move level with the 15-time major champion.
Scheffler will need to win at least twice in 2027, and then again in 2028 if he is to break Mickelson’s all-time PGA Tour record.
Judging by his sheer and utter dominance over the past few years, it seems almost certain that he will manage to do just that.
Scottie Scheffler nailed on to take PGA Tour record from Phil Mickelson
Really, the only thing that might stop him is if he picks up any kind of serious injury.
One of Phil Mickelson’s greatest strengths was his durability.
The six-time major winner never sustained any kind of significant injuries throughout his career on the PGA Tour, and that enabled him to play as much as he wanted.
Scheffler has experienced an injury-free start to his career as well, aside from the wine glass incident in December 2024 when he cut his hand and was forced to undergo surgery.
It’s fair to say that he could easily win multiple times for the next five or six seasons.
As long as Scottie Scheffler maintains his incredible work ethic and hunger to compete, there is no reason why he won’t overtake Phil Mickelson’s PGA Tour record in 2028.