Despite winning the first PGA Tour event that he played this season, Scottie Scheffler has been nowhere near his best over the past two months.
Scheffler has won seven of 13 official PGA Tour tournaments that he played up to and including the American Express.
However, he has played five events since then and is without a victory. He has recorded two top-five finishes, a T-12 and two top-25s.
While that sounds like an impressive run for most PGA Tour players, it has been average at best by Scheffler‘s standards.
The 29-year-old world number one has really struggled with his iron play. If truth be known, it has actually been quite concerning seeing just how far off he has been with his approach play this season.
It has been claimed that Scheffler’s swing looks ‘unrecognizable on the PGA Tour this season.
And there is some truth to that. The Dallas native’s swing is a lot shorter than it was last year, and his clubface seems to be a lot more open throughout his entire move.
Along with his poor iron play, Scheffler has admitted he’s had some issues with his driver as well.
With that in mind, Scheffler will have a seriously big decision to make within the next six weeks or so.
Scottie Scheffler faces big dilemma as PGA Tour schedule ramps up
Scheffler will be desperate to address his current issues before major season begins.
Even aside from the majors, there are some huge events on the horizon
The PGA Tour schedule is set to ramp up over the course of the next two months, in both intensity and strength of events.
And things could be set to get really tricky for the world number one.
Scheffler is not a fan of playing three tournaments in a row, let alone four.
Straight after The Masters at Augusta National, the PGA Tour heads to Hilton Head in South Carolina for the RBC Heritage.
Then there is somewhat of a break for most of the biggest names in the game, as the Tour heads to New Orleans for the Zurich Classic.
After that, though, things will get really interesting for Scheffler.
There are back-to-back Signature Events in Florida and North Carolina respectively, with the Cadillac Championship and the Truist Championship scheduled next to each other.
Then the PGA Championship comes immediately after those two events in Philadelphia at Aronimink.
After the second major of the year, the PGA Tour will head to Scheffler’s home State of Texas for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Now, it’s highly unlikely that Scheffler will play in all four events, given the fact that there is no break between any of them.
But what one will he drop out from his schedule? He won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow last year, so he will surely be keen to play there again for the Truist Championship.
He will obviously play in the PGA Championship and there is no doubt that he will defend the title he won last year at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Ideally, Scheffler would skip one of the tournaments in the middle of that four-week stretch, but it will be impossible for him to do that, due to the reasons laid out above.
He may decide to miss the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral. After all, he proved last year that he’s not opposed to missing Signature events, after he skipped the Truist Championship, which was held at Philadelphia Cricket Club.
It’s also worth noting that the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club immediately follows the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and Scheffler played there last year as well.
Scottie Scheffler must be smart with his 2026 PGA Tour schedule
For the good of his own game, both mentally and physically, the 20-time PGA Tour winner will have to be smart with his schedule between now and the end of May.
The problem for him is that he genuinely loves competing and lives for the thrill of trying to win golf tournaments.
Also, the fact remains that Scheffler has not finished outside of the top-25 since August 2024!
He has made 70 cuts in a row – one more will see him move halfway to Tiger Woods’ incredible record of 142.
Despite his form being perceived as poor by golf fans and analysts alike, he is still more than capable of competing when he doesn’t have his ‘A’ game.
The crucial thing for Scheffler will be to avoid burnout as the biggest tournaments on the PGA Tour begin to come thick and fast.
The dilemma for him is the fact that all of the best players on the PGA Tour will be able to gain an advantage on him in the season-long FedEx Cup race, if he does decide to miss one of the big events.
As much as he would love to play every single Signature Event this season, he may well have to drop one tournament from his schedule.