Second again - why has Scheffler stopped winning?

Second again - why has Scheffler stopped winning?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, World number one Scottie Scheffler did not win any of golf's four major championships in 2026ByJoe BradshawBBC Sport senior journalistPublished5 minutes agoCommentsIt has been six months since world number one Scottie Scheffler won a golf tournament.Given he earned 14 victories over the previous two seasons, it is a drought few could have conceived when he triumphed at the American Express Open on 27 January 2026.The four majors have passed without a Scheffler victory - he won both the US PGA Championship and The Open in 2025 - while two weeks ago he missed his first cut in 78 events, ending the longest unbroken streak on the PGA Tour.On Sunday, he was runner-up in Minnesota to PGA Tour rookie Jackson Koivun.So is the world's best player past his peak?Was it mere hyperbole to compare him favourably with Tiger Woods when he was racking up the victories on tour?Or does his consistency suggest the floodgates are about to re-open?Woods comparisons continue after Scheffler wins againPublished26 JanuaryHow 'Tiger-like' Scheffler is conquering golfPublished20 July 2025What are the possible reasons for lack of wins?Leaving it too late?At the top of his powers, Scheffler, 30, is a front-running machine.Of his 20 victories on tour, 75% have come when he has held the lead going into the final round, albeit his most recent three victories have been when trailing after 54 holes.This season however, he has not even been joint leader after the third round and therefore always been chasing on a Sunday.Take the 3M Open this weekend. He shot an eight-under 63 to finish second behind exciting new talent Koivun, but was still three shots back.Twice in 2026 he has lost in a play-off, to Matt Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland. Both times Scheffler trailed going into round four and duly reeled in the leader, only to fall short on the extra hole.Early in his career, Scheffler coughed...