.Result Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university soccer writer.Writer of 7 manuals on university regulation football.Graduate of the College of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief second in the final round of the Tour Championship at East Pond Golf Club on Sunday, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler resembled among us.With the FedEx Mug and an enormous $25 thousand reward on the line, Scheffler had merely carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh opening. He badly hooked his tee shot to the left, and also his sphere nearly walked out of bounds just before resolving in yearn straw.Scheffler had to stand in a tree to reach his 2nd bullet, at that point his 4 1/2- foot par putt lipped out-- his only miss out on inside 8 feets in 72 openings. Collin Morikawa created the same level, cutting Scheffler's bring about 4 shots.It would certainly get even smaller on the following hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee chance lost, landing in a main greenside bunker, concerning 80 feets coming from the hole.Somehow, the very best golf player in the world shanked his bunker shot-- his round went dead right and also quit around 36 lawns listed below the hole. Scheffler broke to 24 feets and also needed to have 2 putts from there for one more bogey-- his 3rd in 4 holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming Scheffler's trigger only pair of. It had been actually seven after pair of holes." Yeah, frankly, quite unusual," Morikawa claimed of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I made the putt as well as was two back, yet he's certainly not going to simply begin making bogeys afterwards. He's visiting carry out the contrary and also he is actually going to start hitting golf gos. It virtually brought his emphasis back in for a half second, which is actually one thing you can't show. You only either possess it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler celebrates along with the FedEx Trophy after winning the FedExCup as well as Excursion Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of the worst chances of his career, Scheffler did what he has actually done so typically recent three years-- he finalized the door on Morikawa as well as every person else.He produced birdies on each of the upcoming 3 openings. On the par-3 nine, he punched 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. Just like that, Scheffler's top was 5 discharges once more. He included an eagle on the par-5 14th. Publisher's Picks2 RelatedScheffler recorded his initial FedEx Cup along with an overall score of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long points innovator in the staggered-scoring format), beating Morikawa through 4 strokes as well as Sahith Theegala through six.It was the 3rd direct year through which Scheffler began along with a 2-stroke lead over everyone else in the Trip Champion. 2 years ago, he misused a six-stroke lead in the final round and dropped to Rory McIlroy through one. In 2014, he was 1 under over 72 gaps (not featuring beginning movements) and also tied for 6th." I try not to believe way too much regarding recent or assume excessive concerning the future, yet I think two years earlier was actually quite challenging, possessing a good top entering into the last cycle and certainly not playing my finest and then losing, and after that in 2015 I merely possessed a quite off week so was reasonably disappointing," Scheffler stated. "So to follow belong a top for the third opportunity and have the capacity to complete it off is definitely fairly delightful." Scheffler joined Tiger Forest (1999 as well as 2007) as well as Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf enthusiasts to succeed the Tour Championship while they were actually rated No. 1 in the Authorities Planet Golf Ranking.With his 1st FedEx Cup playoffs success, Scheffler ended up being only the fourth PGA Trip golfer given that 1980 to succeed at the very least seven times with a major in a singular season. Tom Watson (1980 ), Woods (1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007) as well as Vijay Singh (2004) were the others.Scheffler received a trumpet call from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the second consecutive opportunity on hole No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the eighth gap, his caddie, Ted Scott, drew him apart for a trumpet call prior to his tee shot on the ninth." Yeah, 9 was actually a substantial turnaround," Scheffler claimed. "Teddy gave me a nice trumpet call there certainly astride 8 green given that I kind of looked at him like, 'Man, I do not know about this. This isn't looking so warm at this moment.' He type of gave me a little trumpet call, and then I had the capacity to reach a truly nice iron go in there and also acquired traits rolling." Scheffler decreased to reveal what Scott informed him." I am actually certainly not heading to give away all our tricks," Scheffler mentioned. "Teddy has actually consistently been my biggest fan. I presume the outcomes promote on their own after he managed to get my bag and also start helping me. He definitely is a large part of the staff. I don't understand if I will be able to carry out some of this without him on my bag. Our experts have actually acquired a great connection." He has a habit of claiming the correct thing at the right time to kind of maintain me in the right frame of mind." Scheffler's 2024 time will definitely be always remembered as being one of the greatest in golf past. Each of his success came versus elite areas in four signature activities (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Culture, Memorial Tournament as well as Travelers Champion), Players Champion, Expert and the Excursion 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 counted in his triumph total due to the PGA Trip." I do not presume folks know just how tough that is actually to perform, when you're anticipated to win, when you are actually the favored to succeed, when each and every point you are actually doing is being actually considered-- excellent and also negative-- on the fairway, as well as just how difficult it is to get in your own little area as well as personal little bit of globe and genuinely only quiet the noise," pointed out Justin Thomas, who connected for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is actually just like a lot of a capability as having the ability to strike a motorist in the golf course or even an iron on product line. He is actually clearly thought that out quite possibly." Scheffler's stellar 2024 time featured a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Along the road, Scheffler collected approximately $62.2 million in on-course incomes and season-long bonuses.Even better, Scheffler and also his partner, Meredith, invited their first youngster, Bennett, on May 8." I believe that I've lived practically a complete life time within this one year," Scheffler claimed. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's 7 success came in merely 19 begins. He was actually a second best twice and possessed top-10 finishes with all yet three of his begins and also no missed out on cuts.Woods' 2000 period is actually taken into consideration one of the greatest in history-- he grabbed 3 of his 15 major championships through 24 gos integrated and gained 9 opportunities overall in twenty beginnings. He was actually runner-up four times. Leopard gained concerning $9.2 million that year.About the only thing that slowed down Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was the Louisville law enforcement agent who imprisoned him observing a website traffic happening outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky before the 2nd cycle of the PGA Championship.Top accounts of the full week coming from Get unique access to countless costs write-ups a year coming from leading article writers. u2022 CFB: Week 1 examine with absolute best 25 games "u2022 That are X elements for all 32 NFL teams? "u2022 Transfer value of this particular position keeps rising" Even more ESPN+ information ".Incredibly, Scheffler uploaded a 5-under 66 a couple of hrs after he was actually released from jail. He seemed to run out of gas on the weekend break as well as linked for 8th. Louisville prosecutors fell Scheffler's fees on May 29." I assume his congruity, his attitude," mentioned McIlroy, that tied for 9th at 16 under. "I feel like he simply kind of delivers the same temperament to the course each and every day, no matter what position on the leaderboard he remains in. He is actually only impressive to simply see the way he handles themself around the fairway. Yeah, we'll review 2024 as well as it's undoubtedly among the greatest private years that a gamer has had for a long period of time." Scheffler's victory at East Lake ought to end any debate regarding that is actually the PGA Tour gamer of the year. Xander Schauffele had a debate after gaining his very first two majors at the PGA Championship and The Open.Even Schauffele confesses everyone more is still chasing Scheffler." I believe due to the definition of domination, I assume that is actually practically where he's sitting," Schauffele pointed out. "I do not understand the number of full weeks he's been actually No. 1 gamer on earth. Since I've been actually out, I presume Dustin possessed an operate, Brooks [Koepka] possessed an operate, Jon [Rahm] had an operate, Rory had an operate. They were actually type of drilling to and fro in between 1, 2 and 3. Scottie has actually only gone to the first-class of the mountain range for, what, pair of total years now it appears." Scheffler does not appear prepared ahead down anytime soon, either.