Adam Scott has played with the best golfers in the world for more than 20 years. So when he compares Scottie Scheffler to someone, interestingly, it really matters, and the player he chose to compare Scheffler to was the legendary Nick Faldo.

On Tuesday, at the 2026 Cadillac Championship press conference, Adam Scott talked about playing 18 holes with Scheffler at Augusta National before the Masters. He said what he saw was not just good golf, but it was something very special that he had not really seen in today’s game.

The 14-time PGA Tour events winner said, "It's like he picks the course apart. He's so good, so controlled with his shots that he can kind of pick the course apart. It's like how I imagine Nick Faldo played, but a modern version of that."

Scott watched Scheffler practice, chip, and move around the course very carefully. Everything he did had a clear plan, and he did not make careless moves. Also, he did not waste anything, and every decision was made with purpose. 

"It seemed like he had all his bases covered," Scott said. "It's his approach, it's so smart, really."

Scott also gave a stat that shows how good Scheffler has been. In his last two weekends of tournament golf, Scheffler did not make a single bogey in 36 holes. He did this on two of the toughest courses in the world. 

"I think he didn't make a bogey the last two weekends he's played golf," Scott said. "It's just pretty good around those two courses to have 36 holes without a bogey."

But Scheffler wasn't the only name Scott had something to say about.

Adam Scott's Take on Rory McIlroy Sets Up an Interesting Contrast

Scott didn't stop at Scheffler, as he was asked about Rory McIlroy, too. His answer revealed that he also views McIlroy highly, but believes that he has a completely different approach.

Where Scheffler impresses with control and precision, McIlroy earns Scott's admiration for something less obvious: vulnerability.

"He's put himself out there, prepared to fail a bit more," Scott said. "That's gutsy to do that."

Two players, two approaches, both at the top of the game right now, and Scott, at 45, has watched them both up close long enough to know exactly what separates them from everyone else.

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

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Souvik Roy