.Sign Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior college soccer author.Writer of seven publications on college soccer.Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief moment in the final round of the Scenic tour Champion at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler appeared like among us.With the FedEx Cup and also a tremendous $25 thousand incentive on the line, Scheffler had simply carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh gap. He extremely hooked his tee shot to the left, and also his ball nearly went out of bounds prior to clearing up in desire straw.Scheffler needed to stand in a plant to strike his 2nd discharge, after that his 4 1/2- foot par putt lipped out-- his only miss out on inside 8 feets in 72 holes. Collin Morikawa produced par, cutting Scheffler's result in 4 shots.It would certainly get even smaller sized on the next hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee try lost, landing in a frontal greenside bunker, concerning 80 feets coming from the hole.Somehow, the best golf enthusiast worldwide shanked his bunker chance-- his ball went dead right and also quit about 36 gardens listed below the hole. Scheffler damaged to 24 feets and also needed to have pair of putts coming from there for another bogey-- his 3rd in four holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming Scheffler's cause only pair of. It had actually been seven after two holes." Yeah, frankly, really unexpected," Morikawa pointed out of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I created the putt and also was actually 2 back, yet he's certainly not heading to merely begin creating bogeys after that. He is actually visiting carry out the contrary as well as he's mosting likely to start attacking golf gos. It just about brought his emphasis back in for a fifty percent second, which's one thing you can not teach. You merely either possess it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Prize after gaining the FedExCup and also Scenic Tour Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of the worst shots of his profession, Scheffler did what he has actually accomplished this often recent 3 years-- he shut the door on Morikawa and everyone else.He produced birdies on each of the next 3 openings. On the par-3 ninth, he punched a 4-iron shot to 5 feet, 2 ins. His approach on the par-4 10th stopped at 3 feets, after that he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's top was actually five shots once again. He incorporated an eagle on the par-5 14th. Publisher's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his initial FedEx Mug with a total rating of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long points forerunner in the staggered-scoring format), defeating Morikawa through four movements and also Sahith Theegala by six.It was the 3rd direct year in which Scheffler began along with a 2-stroke lead over everybody else in the Excursion Champion. Two years earlier, he squandered a six-stroke lead in the last round and lost to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2015, he was 1 under over 72 holes (certainly not featuring beginning movements) and tied for 6th." I try not to presume excessive concerning the past or presume a lot of concerning the future, but I presume pair of years back was pretty difficult, possessing an excellent lead going into the last cycle and not playing my greatest and then dropping, and afterwards last year I merely had a rather off full week therefore was actually fairly disappointing," Scheffler pointed out. "So to follow in with a top for the third opportunity as well as be able to finish it off is actually certainly quite delightful." Scheffler joined Tiger Woods (1999 as well as 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf players to succeed the Tour Championship while they were rated No. 1 in the Authorities Planet Golf Ranking.With his very first FedEx Mug playoffs triumph, Scheffler came to be only the 4th PGA Scenic tour golf player due to the fact that 1980 to win at the very least seven times along with a learn a single season. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007) as well as Vijay Singh (2004) were the others.Scheffler received a pep talk coming from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd consecutive time on hole No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's ordeal on the 8th hole, his caddie, Ted Scott, pulled him aside for a pep talk prior to his tee shot on the nine." Yeah, nine was a big turnaround," Scheffler said. "Teddy offered me a wonderful pep talk there certainly astride eight green considering that I type of checked out him like, 'Man, I do not know about this. This isn't appearing so very hot immediately.' He type of gave me a little bit of trumpet call, and afterwards I managed to strike an actually pleasant iron chance in there and received factors spinning." Scheffler decreased to uncover what Scott told him." I am actually not mosting likely to distribute all our tricks," Scheffler said. "Teddy has actually consistently been my biggest fan. I presume the results represent themselves after he managed to grab my bag and begin helping me. He actually is a massive aspect of the staff. I don't recognize if I would certainly have the capacity to perform any one of this without him on my bag. Our team've acquired a wonderful partnership." He has a habit of pointing out the correct factor at the correct time to sort of keep me in the right frame of mind." Scheffler's 2024 season will be actually don't forgotten as one of the most ideal in golf history. Each of his triumphes came versus best industries in 4 signature occasions (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial Competition and also Travelers Championship), Athletes Championship, Masters as well as the Trip Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old coming from Texas included a gold award at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being awaited in his victory total by the PGA Tour." I do not assume individuals comprehend exactly how hard that is to accomplish, when you are actually expected to gain, when you are actually the preferred to gain, when every point you are actually performing is actually being actually checked out-- excellent and also bad-- on the greens, and also just how challenging it is to get inside your own little bit of zone and very own little world and also truly only peaceful the sound," stated Justin Thomas, who connected for 14th at 14 under." It's something that is just as much of a capability as having the ability to reach a driver in the fairway or even an iron on product line. He's plainly thought that out well." Scheffler's excellent 2024 season included a gold award at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Picture through Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler accumulated approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course profits and also season-long bonuses.Even better, Scheffler as well as his wife, Meredith, welcomed their very first kid, Bennett, on May 8." I seem like I have actually resided almost a complete life time within this one year," Scheffler claimed. "It is actually been almonds." Scheffler's seven victories was available in just 19 starts. He was actually a runner-up twice as well as possessed top-10 finishes in all however 3 of his beginnings as well as no skipped cuts.Woods' 2000 period is considered among the best in history-- he captured 3 of his 15 significant champions through 24 gos integrated and succeeded nine opportunities overall in twenty starts. He was actually runner-up four times. Tiger succeeded concerning $9.2 million that year.About the only trait that slowed down Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was the Louisville law enforcement officer that jailed him adhering to a traffic accident outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Nightclub in Kentucky just before the second round of the PGA Championship.Top tales of the full week from Get unique access to thousands of fee posts a year from leading authors. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 preview along with ideal 25 video games "u2022 That are actually X factors for all 32 NFL teams? "u2022 Transactions worth of the position maintains rising" Even more ESPN+ information ".Amazingly, Scheffler published a 5-under 66 a number of hrs after he was launched from prison. He seemed to lose ground on the weekend break as well as connected for 8th. Louisville district attorneys fell Scheffler's costs on May 29." I presume his uniformity, his perspective," stated McIlroy, that linked for nine at 16 under. "I think that he merely kind of takes the same temperament to the program each and every day, regardless of what setting on the leaderboard he resides in. He's simply amazing to simply enjoy the way he handles themself all around the golf course. Yeah, our experts'll review 2024 as well as it is actually obviously one of the most ideal private years that a player has actually had for a number of years." Scheffler's success at East Lake must finish any kind of argument about who's the PGA Excursion gamer of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed a disagreement after winning his very first pair of majors at the PGA Championship and also The Open.Even Schauffele accepts everybody more is still going after Scheffler." I believe by the interpretation of prominence, I presume that is actually essentially where he's sitting," Schauffele said. "I don't recognize the number of weeks he's been No. 1 player worldwide. Since I have actually been actually out, I assume Dustin possessed a run, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] possessed a run, Rory had a run. They were sort of drilling back and forth in between 1, 2 as well as 3. Scottie has simply gone to the tip-top of the mountain for, what, two complete years now it seems." Scheffler doesn't seem to be ready ahead down anytime soon, either.