Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are no longer simply the two most familiar names near the top of the board. They represent competing ways to dominate a season.
One side wins through repeatable control, the other through ceiling and aura. When they share a weekend, the rivalry writes itself.
Beyond the shot chart
The reason it sticks is that fans are really choosing between identities: machine-like reliability or the thrill of a run that can still overwhelm everyone in sight.
