Rahm-Scheffler, new chapter in the battle for leadership of the world ranking

Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler They have this week, in addition to conquering a new stage in their fight specifically on the PGA Tour and more specifically in the ‘majors’, a new chapter in the pursuit of Number One in the world. The one from Texas is the only one who can take the world throne from him in this PGA Championship in basque

Scheffler must win or finish second, third or fourth alone to overtake Barrika’s lead in the rankings. If the Texas native finishes in fourth tab with just one player, Jon will keep the No. 1 no matter what he does this week, even if he doesn’t make the cut on Friday. If Scheffler wins the PGA, he will move into first place no matter what Rahm does.

According to the calculations of the specialist website tengolf.es if Scheffler is the second solo, Jon will need to finish at least the fourth solo to keep the first place. If Scheffler finishes third, Jon will need to finish solo 12th to maintain the lead. If Scheffler finishes fourth solo, Jon will need to finish as low as 48th in a tie for one to retain first place.

Scheffler is also better off tying for second with up to seven players or tying for third with up to three other golfers. Here the combinations are multiple, but broadly speaking the most important thing is that if Jon, for example, finishes in the top 10, he will force Scheffler to finish first or second to become Number One in the world. Or what’s the same, Scottie needs a good PGA Championship to dethrone Jon.

“My goal is to play well and there are some things that can motivate me. I’m not going to say that Jon doesn’t motivate me. I think anytime you see someone play good golf, you want to the same thing. So whether it’s Jason Day beating me Last week in the last part of the tournament or Jon beating me in a few tournaments this year, it’s always motivating. So, yeah, I’d say That certainly motivates me,” Scheffler said in his media appearance.