PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Another comparison between Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler surfaced during the final round of the British Open. This one wasn’t about numbers or trophies, but a fist pump. And it was for par.

Five days after Scottie Scheffler waxed poetic about not finding his life's joy from winning golf tournaments, he won another golf tournament -- a big one. The Open Championship. His first win at The Open, and his fourth career major title.

The coincidence—if we can call it that—is almost too incredible to believe. During its broadcast of the British Open on Sunday, NBC put up a graphic over an image of Scottie Scheffler, noting that it would be 1,