Scottie Scheffler’s season looks modest, but only by his own standards.

Two victories would define a career year for most golfers. After winning seven times in 2024 and six in 2025, however, Scheffler’s 2026 total has created the impression that he has slipped.

His scoring says otherwise.

Scottie Scheffler reacts on the 11th hole during the second round of the Tour Championship golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Atlanta. AP Photo/Colin Hubbard

After opening the Tour Championship with rounds of 65 and 67, Scheffler’s raw scoring average stands at 67.96. If it holds, he would break the PGA Tour record of 67.99 he set last season.

Scheffler owns four of the six lowest raw scoring averages in Tour history. His 2026, 2025 and 2024 seasons occupy the first three spots, while his 68.26 average from 2023 ranks sixth. Only Webb Simpson’s 2020 season and Tiger Woods’ 2000 campaign interrupt that run.

Raw scoring counts strokes without adjusting for course difficulty. Woods still holds the adjusted scoring record of 67.79, set in 2000 and matched in 2007.

The larger point remains: Scheffler’s victory total understates his consistency.

He has finished inside the top five in 12 of 19 starts and entered the weekend at East Lake tied for fifth at 8 under par, two shots behind Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland. Scheffler made two early bogeys Friday but recovered to shoot 67 and remain firmly in contention.

Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates after making his putt to win on the 18th green during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Getty Images

His position should concern the leaders. Scheffler has won seven of the last 10 PGA Tour events in which he began the weekend inside the top five.

He also appears to be peaking. Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight strokes before tying for 12th at the BMW Championship despite battling hand, foot and mouth disease.

A victory at East Lake would bring $10 million, another FedEx Cup title and a strong case for a fifth consecutive Player of the Year award, matching Woods’ streak from 1999 through 2003.

Scheffler’s final scoring average can still change. But two more rounds of 67 or better would keep him on pace to lower his own record.

Scheffler may have won less often in 2026. By golf’s most basic measure — strokes — he has never been better.