.Result Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university soccer author.Writer of seven books on college football.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a quick instant in the last round of the Excursion Championship at East Pond Golf Nightclub on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf player Scottie Scheffler looked like among us.With the FedEx Mug and also a tremendous $25 million benefit on the line, Scheffler had only carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh gap. He poorly hooked his tee shot to the left, and also his ball almost headed out of bounds before settling in want straw.Scheffler had to fill in a tree to attack his second shot, at that point his 4 1/2- feet par putt lipped out-- his only miss out on inside 8 feet in 72 holes. Collin Morikawa made the same level, reducing Scheffler's cause four shots.It would certainly get back at smaller on the following hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee go came up short, touchdown in a frontal greenside bunker, concerning 80 feet coming from the hole.Somehow, the most ideal golf enthusiast on earth shanked his bunker shot-- his ball went dead right and ceased about 36 backyards listed below the hole. Scheffler nicked to 24 feet and also required 2 putts from there for an additional bogey-- his third in four holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming Scheffler's trigger just pair of. It had actually been actually seven after two openings." Yeah, honestly, quite surprising," Morikawa pointed out of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I made the putt as well as was actually 2 back, but he is actually certainly not going to simply begin bring in bogeys afterwards. He is actually mosting likely to carry out the opposite and he is actually going to begin striking golf tries. It nearly brought his emphasis back in for an one-half second, and also is actually something you can't show. You just either possess it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler celebrates along with the FedEx Prize after winning the FedExCup and Scenic Tour Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of awful tries of his occupation, Scheffler performed what he has accomplished this usually recent 3 years-- he finalized the door on Morikawa and everyone else.He helped make birdies on each of the next 3 holes. On the par-3 ninth, he punched a 4-iron shot to 5 shoes, 2 inches. His strategy on the par-4 10th quit at 3 feet, then he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Just like that, Scheffler's top was actually 5 discharges once again. He added an eagle on the par-5 14th. Publisher's Picks2 RelatedScheffler recorded his 1st FedEx Cup with an overall score of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long aspects leader in the staggered-scoring format), defeating Morikawa through 4 movements as well as Sahith Theegala through six.It was the third straight year in which Scheffler began along with a 2-stroke lead over everyone else in the Tour Championship. Pair of years ago, he wasted a six-stroke lead in the last shot as well as lost to Rory McIlroy through one. In 2013, he was actually 1 under over 72 holes (not including starting movements) as well as matched for sixth." I make an effort not to presume a lot of concerning recent or even assume excessive concerning the future, yet I think 2 years earlier was pretty hard, possessing an excellent lead entering into the final round as well as not playing my ideal and afterwards losing, and after that last year I merely possessed a quite off full week thus was actually rather disappointing," Scheffler mentioned. "Thus ahead belong a lead for the third opportunity as well as have the capacity to complete it off is actually undoubtedly pretty wonderful." Scheffler signed up with Tiger Woods (1999 and also 2007) as well as Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golfers to win the Scenic tour Champion while they were positioned No. 1 in the Representative Planet Golf Ranking.With his initial FedEx Mug playoffs success, Scheffler came to be just the fourth PGA Trip golfer because 1980 to gain a minimum of seven times with a learn a single period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Woods (1999, 2000, 2006 as well as 2007) as well as Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler received a trumpet call from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd successive time on opening No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's ordeal on the 8th hole, his caddie, Ted Scott, took him apart for a trumpet call before his tee try on the ninth." Yeah, 9 was a big turn-around," Scheffler said. "Teddy offered me a great trumpet call there on the back of 8 eco-friendly since I sort of examined him like, 'Man, I don't understand about this. This isn't looking so hot immediately.' He kind of offered me a little bit of pep talk, and then I was able to attack a truly pleasant iron go in there and also received factors spinning." Scheffler dropped to uncover what Scott informed him." I'm not going to hand out all our keys," Scheffler stated. "Teddy has actually always been my largest proponent. I believe the outcomes speak for on their own after he had the capacity to grab my bag and also start helping me. He definitely is actually a big part of the crew. I do not recognize if I would certainly have the ability to do any of this without him on my bag. Our experts have actually got an excellent connection." He possesses a routine of saying the ideal point at the correct time to sort of keep me in the right mindset." Scheffler's 2024 time will certainly be actually don't forgotten being one of the greatest in golf record. Each of his victories happened versus best areas in 4 signature occasions (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial Event as well as Travelers Champion), Athletes Championship, Masters and the Scenic tour Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old coming from Texas incorporated a gold medal at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being actually counted in his victory total amount by the PGA Excursion." I do not presume individuals recognize just how difficult that is to carry out, when you're counted on to succeed, when you are actually the preferred to gain, when every single factor you're doing is being took a look at-- really good as well as poor-- on the golf links, and also just how hard it is actually to get in your own little area and own little globe and genuinely only peaceful the noise," mentioned Justin Thomas, that linked for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is actually equally as a lot of a capability as being able to strike a chauffeur in the fairway or even an iron on line. He is actually clearly thought that out extremely well." Scheffler's excellent 2024 time featured a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games. ( Photograph by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Along the way, Scheffler accumulated approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course profits and season-long bonuses.Even a lot better, Scheffler and also his wife, Meredith, welcomed their very first child, Bennett, on May 8." I think that I have actually stayed practically a total life time in this particular one year," Scheffler claimed. "It's been actually nuts." Scheffler's 7 victories was available in only 19 beginnings. He was actually a runner-up twice and also possessed top-10 surfaces in each however three of his begins and no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 season is looked at one of the best in history-- he captured three of his 15 primary championships by 24 chances blended and gained 9 times total in twenty begins. He was runner-up 4 times. Leopard succeeded about $9.2 million that year.About the only thing that decreased Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was actually the Louisville police officer who apprehended him complying with a website traffic case outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Nightclub in Kentucky just before the 2nd cycle of the PGA Championship.Top accounts of the week coming from Acquire unique access to 1000s of fee write-ups a year from top authors. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 examine along with absolute best 25 activities "u2022 Who are X variables for all 32 NFL crews? "u2022 Transmission value of the opening keeps increasing" Even more ESPN+ web content ".Remarkably, Scheffler uploaded a 5-under 66 a number of hours after he was discharged coming from prison. He seemed to be to run out of gas on the weekend break and tied for eighth. Louisville prosecutors lost Scheffler's costs on May 29." I believe his consistency, his mindset," claimed McIlroy, that connected for ninth at 16 under. "I think that he only kind of takes the exact same attitude to the program every day, regardless of what placement on the leaderboard he's in. He's only incredible to only check out the technique he handles themself around the golf links. Yeah, our experts'll review 2024 as well as it is actually definitely among the very best specific years that a gamer has eaten a very long time." Scheffler's victory at East Pond should finish any sort of debate regarding who is actually the PGA Tour player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed an argument after gaining his 1st pair of majors at the PGA Championship and The Open.Even Schauffele accepts every person more is still going after Scheffler." I think by the definition of prominence, I assume that is actually literally where he's sitting," Schauffele said. "I do not know how many full weeks he's been actually No. 1 player around the world. Given that I've been out, I assume Dustin had an operate, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory had a run. They were actually type of drilling to and fro in between 1, 2 and 3. Scottie has simply gone to the great of the hill for, what, 2 complete years right now it seems." Scheffler doesn't appear all set to come down anytime soon, either.