.Sign Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university regulation football writer.Writer of 7 manuals on college soccer.Grad of the College of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief second in the last round of the Tour Championship at East Pond Golf Club on Sunday, planet No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler seemed like one of us.With the FedEx Mug and also a tremendous $25 thousand incentive vulnerable, Scheffler had actually merely carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh gap. He poorly hooked his tee discharge to the left, as well as his sphere almost went out of bounds prior to clearing up in yearn straw.Scheffler must fill in a tree to strike his 2nd discharge, then his 4 1/2- feet par putt lipped out-- his only miss out on inside 8 feets in 72 holes. Collin Morikawa made par, reducing Scheffler's lead to 4 shots.It will even the score smaller on the next hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee go came up short, landing in a main greenside bunker, concerning 80 feet from the hole.Somehow, the most ideal golfer on earth shanked his bunker shot-- his round went dead right and quit approximately 36 gardens listed below solitary confinement. Scheffler cracked to 24 feets and required pair of putts from there for yet another bogey-- his third in four holes.Morikawa made an 8-foot birdie, cutting Scheffler's trigger just two. It had actually been actually seven after two openings." Yeah, frankly, incredibly unusual," Morikawa pointed out of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I made the putt as well as was 2 back, however he's certainly not heading to merely start creating bogeys afterwards. He's visiting do the opposite as well as he is actually visiting start striking golf gos. It nearly delivered his emphasis back in for a half 2nd, which is actually something you can not show. You only either possess it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Trophy after succeeding the FedExCup and Trip Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter some of the worst tries of his job, Scheffler performed what he has actually done so commonly recent 3 years-- he closed the door on Morikawa as well as everyone else.He produced birdies on each of the next 3 holes. On the par-3 ninth, he punched a 4-iron try to 5 feet, 2 inches. His strategy on the par-4 10th ceased at 3 feet, then he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's lead was 5 bullets once again. He included an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler recorded his 1st FedEx Mug with an overall score of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long aspects leader in the staggered-scoring format), trumping Morikawa through four movements and also Sahith Theegala by six.It was actually the third straight year in which Scheffler started with a 2-stroke top over everyone else in the Excursion Championship. Two years ago, he ran through a six-stroke lead in the last round and shed to Rory McIlroy through one. In 2013, he was 1 under over 72 holes (not featuring starting movements) and matched for 6th." I attempt not to presume too much concerning recent or even presume too much concerning the future, yet I think two years back was fairly difficult, possessing a really good lead going into the final cycle and also certainly not playing my absolute best and then losing, and after that in 2015 I only possessed a rather off week thus was actually reasonably unsatisfactory," Scheffler claimed. "Thus to find in with a top for the third opportunity as well as have the capacity to complete it off is actually most definitely fairly pleasant." Scheffler joined Leopard Woods (1999 as well as 2007) as well as Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf enthusiasts to win the Excursion Championship while they were actually ranked No. 1 in the Authorities Planet Golf Ranking.With his 1st FedEx Cup playoffs triumph, Scheffler became only the 4th PGA Excursion golf enthusiast given that 1980 to succeed at the very least 7 opportunities along with a learn a singular period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Woods (1999, 2000, 2006 as well as 2007) and Vijay Singh (2004) were the others.Scheffler got a pep talk from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd successive opportunity on gap No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the eighth opening, his caddie, Ted Scott, took him apart for a pep talk prior to his tee shot on the nine." Yeah, 9 was a massive turn-around," Scheffler claimed. "Teddy gave me a pleasant pep talk certainly there on the back of 8 green due to the fact that I type of took a look at him like, 'Man, I do not learn about this. This isn't looking so hot right now.' He kind of provided me a little pep talk, and then I had the capacity to reach an actually nice iron chance in there as well as received points spinning." Scheffler decreased to show what Scott told him." I'm not heading to give away all our tricks," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy has actually regularly been my greatest supporter. I think the outcomes represent on their own after he managed to get my bag and also begin helping me. He truly is a massive aspect of the team. I do not recognize if I 'd manage to do some of this without him on my bag. Our team have actually acquired an excellent partnership." He possesses a behavior of mentioning the ideal thing at the right time to sort of keep me in the right state of mind." Scheffler's 2024 season will definitely be remembered being one of the very best in golf background. Each of his success came against best industries in four trademark celebrations (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Remembrance Event as well as Travelers Championship), Players Championship, 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 sure why the Olympics isn't being actually awaited in his victory overall due to the PGA Excursion." I do not assume folks recognize just how difficult that is actually to perform, when you're anticipated to succeed, when you're the favorite to gain, when every single point you are actually doing is being considered-- really good and also negative-- on the greens, and also exactly how hard it is to get in your very own little zone and also personal little globe and also really only quiet the sound," said Justin Thomas, that linked for 14th at 14 under." It's one thing that is actually equally much of a skill-set as managing to attack a motorist in the golf course or even an iron on collection. He is actually accurately thought that out quite possibly." Scheffler's outstanding 2024 time consisted of a gold award at the 2024 Paris Games. ( Image through Andrew Redington/Getty Images) In the process, Scheffler accumulated around $62.2 million in on-course incomes as well as season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler as well as his partner, Meredith, accepted their 1st kid, Bennett, on May 8." I feel like I've stayed almost a complete life time within this one year," Scheffler pointed out. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's 7 victories can be found in simply 19 beginnings. He was a second best twice and possessed top-10 surfaces in every however three of his beginnings and also no overlooked cuts.Woods' 2000 time is actually considered one of the best in history-- he captured 3 of his 15 primary championships through 24 chances mixed and also won nine times overall in 20 starts. He was actually runner-up 4 opportunities. Leopard won concerning $9.2 million that year.About the only factor that slowed Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was actually the Louisville policeman who apprehended him following a website traffic event outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Nightclub in Kentucky just before the 2nd round of the PGA Championship.Top tales of the full week coming from Receive unique accessibility to lots of premium write-ups a year coming from leading authors. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 examine along with ideal 25 activities "u2022 That are X elements for all 32 NFL staffs? "u2022 Transmission value of this opening maintains increasing" More ESPN+ information ".Extremely, Scheffler published a 5-under 66 a couple of hours after he was discharged coming from jail. He seemed to lose ground on the weekend as well as linked for 8th. Louisville district attorneys lost Scheffler's fees on May 29." I think his congruity, his mindset," claimed McIlroy, who linked for ninth at 16 under. "I think that he simply form of brings the same attitude to the program each and every time, whatever posture on the leaderboard he's in. He's only remarkable to only see the means he manages themself about the fairway. Yeah, our experts'll look back on 2024 and it's certainly some of the best individual years that a player has had for a long period of time." Scheffler's victory at East Pond ought to end any sort of argument about who is actually the PGA Excursion gamer of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed an argument after winning his initial pair of majors at the PGA Champion as well as The Open.Even Schauffele accepts every person else is still chasing after Scheffler." I believe due to the meaning of dominance, I think that is actually literally where he is actually sitting," Schauffele claimed. "I don't understand the number of weeks he is actually been actually No. 1 gamer on the planet. Since I have actually been actually out, I believe Dustin had a run, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] possessed a run, Rory had a run. They were actually kind of drilling to and fro in between 1, 2 as well as 3. Scottie has actually only gone to the great of the mountain for, what, 2 total years right now it appears." Scheffler doesn't seem to be all set to find down anytime very soon, either.