MASTER SCHEFF

Scottie red-hot favourite to blow field away like Tiger

- NEIL McLEMAN

WORLD NO.1 Scottie Scheffler is the hottest favourite to win the Masters since peak Tiger after showing Woods-like consistency this season.

But the God-fearing Texan is nothing like his fellow American off the course.

“I’m a faithful guy,” said the 2022 champion. “I believe in a creator. I believe in Jesus. I think that’s what defines me the most.”

Yet, if the build-up to Augusta last year was all about how LIV stars would perform back in the Majors, the big question this time is: who can stop Scheffler?

He is the shortest-priced favourite here since Woods in 2011 after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players and finishing tied second at Houston.

Welshman Ian Woosnam, one of only five players to win here while top of the world rankings, said: “I became world No.1 on the Monday and won the following Sunday. It was quite a week.