.Result Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer.Author of seven publications on college soccer.Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a quick minute in the ultimate round of the Tour Champion at East Pond Golf Nightclub on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler appeared like among us.With the FedEx Mug and also a tremendous $25 thousand bonus vulnerable, Scheffler had simply carded a bogey on the par-4 7th hole. He horribly fastened his tee bullet to the left, as well as his sphere nearly headed out of bounds before settling in desire straw.Scheffler had to stand in a plant to attack his second shot, after that his 4 1/2- feet par putt lipped out-- his only overlook inside 8 feets in 72 openings. Collin Morikawa made the same level, cutting Scheffler's trigger four shots.It would get even smaller on the upcoming hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee go came up short, landing in a frontal greenside bunker, concerning 80 feet from the hole.Somehow, the greatest golf player in the world shanked his bunker go-- his sphere went dead right and ceased about 36 lawns below solitary confinement. Scheffler damaged to 24 feet and also required pair of putts coming from there for another bogey-- his third in four holes.Morikawa made an 8-foot birdie, cutting Scheffler's trigger merely pair of. It had actually been actually 7 after pair of openings." Yeah, in all honesty, quite astonishing," Morikawa mentioned of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I created the putt and also was actually 2 back, but he is actually not visiting merely start making bogeys after that. He is actually mosting likely to do the contrary as well as he is actually heading to start attacking golf gos. It virtually delivered his concentration back in for a half 2nd, and that is actually something you can not show. You simply either have it or even you don't." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Prize after winning the FedExCup as well as Trip Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter among the worst chances of his career, Scheffler did what he has done this frequently recent 3 years-- he closed the door on Morikawa as well as everyone else.He helped make birdies on each of the next three gaps. On the par-3 nine, he smacked a 4-iron go to 5 feet, 2 inches. His method on the par-4 10th quit at 3 feets, then he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's top was actually five shots again. He included an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his initial FedEx Cup with a complete credit rating of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long factors forerunner in the staggered-scoring layout), beating Morikawa through four movements and also Sahith Theegala through six.It was the third direct year through which Scheffler began along with a 2-stroke top over every person else in the Trip Championship. Two years back, he squandered a six-stroke top in the final round as well as dropped to Rory McIlroy through one. In 2014, he was 1 under over 72 openings (certainly not including starting movements) as well as tied for 6th." I attempt certainly not to presume a lot of about recent or assume a lot of about the future, but I assume two years back was quite hard, having a good lead entering into the last round as well as certainly not playing my finest and then losing, and then last year I merely possessed a rather off full week therefore was actually reasonably unsatisfactory," Scheffler claimed. "Therefore to find belong a lead for the third time and also be able to complete it off is absolutely quite wonderful." Scheffler joined Tiger Forest (1999 and 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golfers to succeed the Excursion Championship while they were actually ranked No. 1 in the Representative World Golf Ranking.With his first FedEx Mug playoffs triumph, Scheffler came to be just the fourth PGA Scenic tour golfer because 1980 to gain at the very least 7 opportunities along with a learn a single period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 as well as 2007) and Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler obtained a trumpet call coming from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the second consecutive time on opening No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's ordeal on the eighth opening, his caddie, Ted Scott, pulled him aside for a trumpet call just before his tee try on the nine." Yeah, 9 was actually a big turnaround," Scheffler mentioned. "Teddy provided me a great trumpet call there on the back of eight eco-friendly since I type of examined him like, 'Guy, I don't know about this. This isn't looking therefore scorching at the moment.' He sort of provided me a little bit of pep talk, and afterwards I had the capacity to hit a really great iron chance in there and also received factors rolling." Scheffler dropped to disclose what Scott informed him." I am actually not heading to distribute all our keys," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy has actually regularly been my biggest supporter. I believe the end results promote themselves after he managed to grab my bag and also begin assisting me. He really is a substantial component of the group. I do not understand if I would certainly have the ability to do some of this without him on my bag. We've obtained a wonderful relationship." He has a routine of mentioning the correct thing at the correct time to kind of maintain me in the right state of mind." Scheffler's 2024 period will be actually always remembered as being one of the greatest in golf record. Each of his success happened against best fields in four signature celebrations (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Culture, Memorial Event as well as Travelers Championship), Athletes Champion, Masters as well as the Scenic tour Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old coming from Texas incorporated a gold award at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being awaited in his success overall due to the PGA Trip." I don't believe individuals understand just how challenging that is actually to do, when you are actually counted on to win, when you are actually the favorite to gain, when each and every trait you are actually doing is being actually checked out-- excellent and negative-- on the greens, and also exactly how difficult it is actually to get inside your personal little area as well as own little bit of globe as well as genuinely only silent the noise," said Justin Thomas, who connected for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is actually equally as a lot of a skill-set as being able to hit a motorist in the golf course or an iron on line. He's clearly thought that out very well." Scheffler's excellent 2024 season featured a gold award at the 2024 Paris Gamings. ( Photograph by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler accumulated about $62.2 thousand in on-course incomes and season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler and also his wife, Meredith, accepted their 1st youngster, Bennett, on May 8." I feel like I have actually resided virtually a complete life-time in this particular one year," Scheffler claimed. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's seven success was available in simply 19 beginnings. He was a runner-up two times and also possessed top-10 coatings with all however 3 of his starts as well as no overlooked cuts.Woods' 2000 time is actually considered one of the greatest in record-- he recorded 3 of his 15 significant champions by 24 tries mixed as well as won 9 times total in twenty begins. He was actually runner-up 4 opportunities. Tiger won regarding $9.2 thousand that year.About the only thing that decreased Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was actually the Louisville police that detained him adhering to a web traffic occurrence outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky prior to the second cycle of the PGA Championship.Top stories of the week coming from Receive special access to countless fee short articles a year coming from top article writers. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 examine along with ideal 25 activities "u2022 That are X factors for all 32 NFL staffs? "u2022 Transactions market value of the job keeps climbing" Even more ESPN+ content ".Incredibly, Scheffler posted a 5-under 66 a couple of hrs after he was actually released coming from jail. He seemed to lose ground on the weekend break as well as tied for 8th. Louisville district attorneys lost Scheffler's costs on May 29." I believe his uniformity, his attitude," claimed McIlroy, who connected for ninth at 16 under. "I feel like he merely sort of takes the very same disposition to the course every single time, no matter what placement on the leaderboard he remains in. He is actually merely impressive to simply watch the way he manages themself about the golf course. Yeah, our team'll reflect on 2024 and also it's obviously among the greatest individual years that a player has actually had for a long period of time." Scheffler's success at East Lake need to end any dispute about who is actually the PGA Trip player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed a disagreement after succeeding his first pair of majors at the PGA Champion and The Open.Even Schauffele accepts everybody else is actually still going after Scheffler." I believe due to the meaning of domination, I believe that is actually actually where he is actually resting," Schauffele pointed out. "I do not recognize the number of weeks he's been actually No. 1 gamer on the planet. Since I've been actually out, I think Dustin possessed a run, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] possessed an operate, Rory possessed an operate. They were kind of drilling to and fro between 1, 2 as well as 3. Scottie has simply been at the tip-top of the hill for, what, 2 full years right now it seems." Scheffler does not seem ready to come down anytime quickly, either.