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In an increasingly tech-dominated world, Silver Lake, whose big past deals involved Dell and the company now known as Broadcom, is capitalizing on its role as the pre-eminent technology investor.

The 15-time major champion elevated golf to a new stratosphere in the late 1990s and early 2000s, meaning he still remains the game's pre-eminent superstar.

It has fallen well behind France's Top 14 as the pre-eminent league in Europe, with higher salaries for players and a more lucrative television deal across the Channel.

He was the guy who lost Newey, the sport's pre-eminent design genius.

The comparisons between the current world number one and 15-time major champion Woods - the pre-eminent superstar who elevated golf to a new stratosphere in the late 1990s and early 2000s - continued in the aftermath of Scheffler's fourth major title.