.Result Schlabach, ESPN Elderly Person WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university football writer.Author of seven manuals on college regulation football.Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a short moment in the ultimate shot of the Trip Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf player Scottie Scheffler seemed like among us.With the FedEx Cup and also a whopping $25 million perk on the line, Scheffler had merely carded a bogey on the par-4 7th opening. He horribly hooked his tee bullet to the left, and his sphere almost headed out of bounds prior to clearing up in yearn straw.Scheffler must stand in a tree to hit his second discharge, at that point his 4 1/2- feet par putt lipped out-- his only miss inside 8 feet in 72 holes. Collin Morikawa produced par, cutting Scheffler's result in 4 shots.It would get even smaller sized on the following hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee shot lost, touchdown in a main greenside bunker, about 80 feets coming from the hole.Somehow, the most effective golf enthusiast on the planet shanked his bunker go-- his round went dead right and ceased around 36 backyards below solitary confinement. Scheffler chipped to 24 feet as well as required two putts from there for another bogey-- his third in 4 holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, cutting Scheffler's lead to merely pair of. It had actually been seven after pair of openings." Yeah, in all honesty, really unusual," Morikawa pointed out of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I created the putt and also was 2 back, however he's certainly not heading to merely start making bogeys afterwards. He's mosting likely to do the contrary and also he's going to start striking golf gos. It virtually delivered his focus back in for a fifty percent second, and that's something you can not teach. You just either have it or even you don't." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Prize after succeeding the FedExCup and also Tour Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter among the worst tries of his job, Scheffler performed what he has done so usually the past three years-- he closed the door on Morikawa as well as everyone else.He helped make birdies on each of the next three openings. On the par-3 nine, he slapped a 4-iron try to 5 feet, 2 inches. His strategy on the par-4 10th quit at 3 feet, after that he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's lead was 5 shots once more. He included an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his initial FedEx Cup with an overall score of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long aspects innovator in the staggered-scoring style), beating Morikawa by four strokes and also Sahith Theegala through six.It was the third direct year in which Scheffler started along with a 2-stroke lead over everyone else in the Trip Championship. 2 years earlier, he squandered a six-stroke top in the last round as well as shed to Rory McIlroy through one. In 2013, he was 1 under over 72 gaps (certainly not featuring starting movements) and also tied for 6th." I attempt not to assume too much concerning recent or believe a lot of concerning the future, but I presume two years earlier was pretty difficult, having a great top entering into the last cycle and certainly not playing my finest and then shedding, and afterwards in 2015 I just possessed a fairly off full week therefore was actually rather frustrating," Scheffler said. "So to follow belong a lead for the third time and also have the capacity to complete it off is certainly quite sweet." Scheffler joined Tiger Woods (1999 and also 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf enthusiasts to win the Tour Champion while they were placed No. 1 in the Official Globe Golf Ranking.With his first FedEx Mug playoffs victory, Scheffler came to be merely the fourth PGA Scenic tour golf enthusiast due to the fact that 1980 to gain a minimum of 7 times along with a learn a single period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007) and also Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler got a pep talk from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd successive time on gap No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the 8th hole, his caddie, Ted Scott, pulled him apart for a pep talk just before his tee go on the 9th." Yeah, 9 was a massive turnaround," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy offered me a great trumpet call there certainly astride 8 eco-friendly due to the fact that I type of checked out him like, 'Male, I don't find out about this. This isn't looking so very hot right now.' He sort of provided me a little bit of trumpet call, and afterwards I was able to hit an actually great iron try in there as well as obtained factors rolling." Scheffler declined to reveal what Scott told him." I'm certainly not going to distribute all our keys," Scheffler stated. "Teddy has regularly been my biggest fan. I presume the outcomes speak for themselves after he had the ability to get my bag and start aiding me. He truly is actually a massive part of the group. I do not know if I 'd have the capacity to carry out any one of this without him on my bag. We have actually acquired a great relationship." He has a practice of stating the right thing at the right time to sort of keep me in the right frame of mind." Scheffler's 2024 season will definitely be actually remembered being one of the most ideal in golf history. Each of his triumphes happened against elite fields in four signature occasions (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Remembrance Tournament and also Travelers Championship), Players Champion, Expert and also the Scenic tour Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old coming from Texas added a gold award at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being actually awaited in his triumph total amount due to the PGA Tour." I do not presume folks know just how hard that is to perform, when you are actually anticipated to succeed, when you're the favored to gain, when each and every single trait you're performing is actually being actually examined-- really good and also negative-- on the fairway, as well as how challenging it is to enter your very own little bit of zone and very own little planet and also absolutely only silent the noise," stated Justin Thomas, who linked for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is actually equally much of an ability as having the capacity to reach a chauffeur in the golf course or even an iron on series. He is actually clearly figured that out quite possibly." Scheffler's excellent 2024 time included a gold award at the 2024 Paris Gamings. ( Image by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler gathered approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course incomes as well as season-long bonuses.Even a lot better, Scheffler and his spouse, Meredith, welcomed their 1st youngster, Bennett, on Might 8." I feel like I have actually resided just about a complete life-time within this one year," Scheffler pointed out. "It's been actually almonds." Scheffler's 7 victories came in simply 19 starts. He was actually a runner-up two times and also possessed top-10 coatings in all but three of his beginnings and no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 period is thought about one of the greatest in history-- he caught 3 of his 15 major champions by 24 tries mixed and also won nine opportunities total in 20 starts. He was runner-up 4 times. Leopard succeeded regarding $9.2 thousand that year.About the only thing that reduced Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was the Louisville policeman who imprisoned him following a traffic incident outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky just before the 2nd cycle of the PGA Championship.Top accounts of the full week coming from Get special accessibility to countless fee articles a year from top authors. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 sneak peek along with finest 25 video games "u2022 Who are X variables for all 32 NFL crews? "u2022 Move value of the opening maintains increasing" Additional ESPN+ information ".Remarkably, Scheffler published a 5-under 66 a couple of hours after he was discharged coming from prison. He seemed to lose ground on the weekend break as well as linked for 8th. Louisville prosecutors lost Scheffler's costs on May 29." I presume his consistency, his perspective," claimed McIlroy, that linked for ninth at 16 under. "I seem like he merely kind of carries the very same demeanor to the training program every single day, regardless of what posture on the leaderboard he remains in. He is actually only remarkable to merely see the technique he handles himself about the greens. Yeah, our company'll look back on 2024 and also it is actually definitely among the most ideal specific years that a player has had for a number of years." Scheffler's triumph at East Lake should end any controversy concerning who's the PGA Tour player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed a disagreement after gaining his first 2 majors at the PGA Championship and The Open.Even Schauffele accepts everybody else is still chasing after Scheffler." I presume by the meaning of domination, I presume that's actually where he's resting," Schauffele pointed out. "I do not recognize the amount of weeks he's been actually No. 1 gamer in the world. Since I have actually been out, I assume Dustin possessed an operate, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory had a run. They were actually kind of punching backward and forward in between 1, 2 as well as 3. Scottie has merely been at the good of the hill for, what, pair of complete years right now it seems to be." Scheffler does not seem to be all set ahead down anytime quickly, either.