Johnson Wagner has outlined how concerned he is about Scottie Scheffler’s form currently, as he made a prediction about the world number one’s fortunes ahead of The Masters.

Scheffler has been one of the most intriguing players on the PGA Tour this season. The 29-year-old began his year with a victory at The American Express.

It appeared to be a statement of intent, particularly with Scheffler not quite at his best at La Quinta. However, few would have predicted what would follow.

Johnson Wagner assesses what has gone wrong for Scottie Scheffler in 2026

His results have almost consistently worsened, culminating in Scheffler finishing just outside the top 20 at both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship.

Scheffler has been prickly with the media when speaking about his form. Clearly, his results have been surprising given the standards he set in 2024 and 2025. And he has not taken too kindly to being asked about the state of his game.

Johnson Wagner is not particularly worried about how Scheffler is performing right now. Speaking on CBS Sports following The Players, Wagner insisted that the best player on the planet is building to something special very soon.

“I’m incredibly positive on it. I think he hasn’t really come out and said it, but I think he went after a little bit of distance. I think I was lauding him at AmEx and on the west coast, how much power he had. The way he was able to hit it in Phoenix down 18, he hit it like 365 off the tee. And I think what we’re seeing out of Scottie right now is a little bit of blowback, maybe not the consistency when going to pick up five, six, seven miles an hour of ball speed. Maybe he loses a little bit of consistency,” he said.

“He’s flip-flopping back with the driver, is he going to play the new one? Is he going to play the old one? And I think Scottie is going to take obviously Valspar off, come back out in Houston and he’s going to be a different guy. He’s going to be the guy that we have seen for the last few years.

“It’s funny when we talk about how poorly he’s playing, the last two weeks he’s finished 24th and 22nd. He hasn’t finished outside the top 25 in a year and a half. The guy’s unbelievable. Top 25! I used to consider top 25 a really solid week. Obviously, I’ve never been the level of Scottie Scheffler. His consistency’s still there while it looks horrible to our eyes as we see it.”

What it will take for Wagner to become concerned about Scottie Scheffler

There have been several weeks now where fans have been expecting Scheffler to snap out of his slump and get back towards the top of the leaderboard.

He has plenty of happy memories at both Bay Hill and TPC Sawgrass, so the fact that he has not contended at either is jarring.

Wagner went on to explain what it would take for him to become worried about Scheffler’s situation.

“He’s not finishing 23rd at Augusta. He wins in even years, ’22, ’24, ’26. If he somehow finishes 23rd at Augusta, I would be shocked and a little bit concerned,” he said.

“I want to see him win at Shinnecock. It’s a little bit like Rory last year, there was just this beautiful pacing to how he got ready for Augusta. And I think if he finishes outside the top 20 at Augusta, that’s what I’m going to be concerned about. How is he now looking going into that US Open?”

Scheffler did make a slow start to 2025. However, it was impossible not to put that down to the hand injury he sustained the previous Christmas.

For someone who puts so much stock in making sure their grip is absolutely spot on, it was far from ideal to sustain such a nasty injury. And it was only after The Masters that Scheffler began to exert his dominance again.

It is almost more worrying because he has already won this year. Everything pointed to 2026 being Scheffler’s best year yet after his victory at The American Express.

It could still be his finest season. However, that is getting harder to see happening with his more recent displays.