Dan Rapaport picks who’ll win more majors out of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy

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It’s been a long time coming, but Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are finally locking horns in a direct rivalry.

Rory McIlroy has been pretty occupied by LIV Golf and Bryson DeChambeau over the last few seasons, but with the Saudi-backed league falling apart at the seams, and with McIlroy having won back-to-back Masters, he’s transcended to a higher plane.

The Masters was a turning point in the battle for top spot in the sport between McIlroy and Scheffler. If Scheffler had beaten McIlroy to the Green Jacket, he’d have tied him in major wins and won three Masters to McIlroy’s one. There would be no debate as to who’s better.

But with McIlroy claiming his sixth major, which he adds to his career grand slam, it’s now a real debate as to whether Scheffler can catch the Northern Irishman. Dan Rapaport gave his take, picking between the world number one and two.

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Dan Rapaport says why Scottie Scheffler will win more majors than Rory McIlroy

McIlroy has won two more majors, but Rapaport thinks Scheffler, who is seven years younger, will win more majors in his career.

Speaking on Dan on Golf, he explained why, “I feel like people are trending with Rory right now. I am going with Scottie.

“There was all this freak out where he had three tournaments where he did not finish in the top 10. He finished in the top 25 in all of them by the way, he has been one shot away in each of the last two and he has been so far behind after 36 holes.

“He is back, he is totally back. He finished one shot back at the Masters, he tied for the lowest score at the RBC Heritage. I feel like Scottie is going to win the US Open. So if he wins another major and it’s 6-5, he is seven years younger. I think Scottie has got nine or 10 majors in him.”