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Scottie Scheffler is halfway to breaking this once seemingly unbreakable Tiger Woods record

January 21, 2026

Story byAlex MyersWed, January 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM UTC·1 min readAs the saying goes, "Records are meant to be broken." But many golf fans would be shocked if that winds up being the case with several records set by Tiger Woods. Scottie Scheffler, however, will pass the halfway mark of one seemingly unbreakable Tiger milestone this week. And it doesn't matter how he plays. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRELATED: Our experts' picks to win the American ExpressScheffler is making his 2026 PGA Tour debut at the American Express, but this will be his 141st consecutive week being No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Scottie Scheffler is halfway to breaking this once seemingly unbreakable Tiger Woods record

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Woods holds the record for consecutive weeks atop the OWGR with 281, set from June 12, 2005 to Oct.
30, 2010. Scheffler began his latest and fourth overall stint at World No.
1 on May 21, 2003.
As the X account TrackingScheffler notes, he would need to stay No.
1 until Oct.

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