.Result Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior college soccer article writer.Writer of seven publications on college regulation football.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief second in the last round of the Scenic tour Champion at East Pond Golf Club on Sunday, globe No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler resembled among us.With the FedEx Cup as well as a monstrous $25 million reward vulnerable, Scheffler had actually only carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh hole. He poorly fastened his tee discharge to the left, and his sphere nearly headed out of bounds prior to resolving in want straw.Scheffler needed to stand in a plant to attack his 2nd bullet, at that point his 4 1/2- feet the same level putt lipped out-- his only overlook inside 8 feet in 72 openings. Collin Morikawa made par, reducing Scheffler's result in 4 shots.It would certainly even the score smaller sized on the upcoming hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee go came up short, touchdown in a main greenside bunker, regarding 80 feet from the hole.Somehow, the best golfer on the planet shanked his bunker try-- his ball went lifeless right and also quit around 36 gardens below the hole. Scheffler cracked to 24 feets and also needed to have 2 putts coming from there for one more bogey-- his third in four holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming Scheffler's trigger simply pair of. It had actually been 7 after pair of gaps." Yeah, honestly, very unusual," Morikawa claimed of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I created the putt and was actually two back, but he is actually certainly not visiting only start bring in bogeys afterwards. He is actually going to carry out the opposite and also he is actually heading to begin attacking golf shots. It just about took his focus back in for a half 2nd, and that is actually one thing you can not show. You only either have it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Prize after succeeding the FedExCup and Trip Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of awful chances of his career, Scheffler did what he has actually done so often recent three years-- he closed the door on Morikawa as well as every person else.He made birdies on each of the upcoming 3 openings. On the par-3 ninth, he smacked a 4-iron try to 5 shoes, 2 inches. His strategy on the par-4 10th ceased at 3 feet, after that he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Just like that, Scheffler's lead was 5 discharges again. He added a bald eagle on the par-5 14th. Publisher's Picks2 RelatedScheffler caught his 1st FedEx Mug with an overall rating of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long points leader in the staggered-scoring style), beating Morikawa by 4 strokes and also Sahith Theegala by six.It was actually the 3rd direct year through which Scheffler began with a 2-stroke lead over every person else in the Excursion Champion. 2 years back, he misused a six-stroke lead in the final shot as well as shed to Rory McIlroy by one. Last year, he was 1 under over 72 openings (certainly not including starting movements) as well as matched for sixth." I make an effort not to presume a lot of about recent or believe way too much concerning the future, but I believe pair of years ago was quite challenging, possessing an excellent lead going into the final cycle and also not playing my best and afterwards shedding, and then in 2015 I only had a quite off week therefore was rather unsatisfactory," Scheffler pointed out. "Therefore ahead belong a top for the third opportunity as well as have the capacity to finish it off is absolutely pretty pleasant." Scheffler signed up with Tiger Forest (1999 and also 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf enthusiasts to win the Excursion Champion while they were actually ranked No. 1 in the Representative Planet Golf Ranking.With his very first FedEx Mug playoffs victory, Scheffler ended up being only the 4th PGA Scenic tour golf player due to the fact that 1980 to win at least 7 times along with a learn a singular period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 and 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 opportunity on hole No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the eighth opening, his caddie, Ted Scott, drew him aside for a pep talk before his tee chance on the 9th." Yeah, nine was actually a significant turn-around," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy gave me a pleasant pep talk there certainly astride 8 green due to the fact that I sort of checked out him like, 'Guy, I don't understand about this. This isn't looking so warm at this moment.' He type of offered me a little pep talk, and then I had the ability to hit a really good iron chance in there and also got traits spinning." Scheffler decreased to reveal what Scott informed him." I'm not going to give away all our tricks," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy has actually always been my most significant proponent. I presume the end results represent on their own after he was able to grab my bag and start assisting me. He really is a massive component of the staff. I don't understand if I will have the capacity to do any one of this without him on my bag. Our team have actually got a terrific partnership." He has a behavior of claiming the correct factor at the right time to kind of maintain me in the right frame of mind." Scheffler's 2024 season will be don't forgotten being one of the greatest in golf past history. Each of his success happened versus elite fields in 4 signature activities (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Ancestry, Remembrance Competition and also Travelers Championship), Players Champion, Masters and also the Trip Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old 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 due to the PGA Trip." I do not presume folks know just how tough that is to carry out, when you're expected to gain, when you are actually the preferred to gain, when every single factor you are actually doing is being actually examined-- excellent and bad-- on the golf course, and also how tough it is to get in your personal little area as well as very own little globe and absolutely simply silent the sound," pointed out Justin Thomas, that connected for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is equally as a lot of an ability as managing to strike a driver in the fairway or an iron on product line. He is actually accurately thought that out extremely well." Scheffler's outstanding 2024 season featured a gold award at the 2024 Paris Games. ( Image through Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler accumulated approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course earnings as well as season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler and his spouse, Meredith, welcomed their very first child, Bennett, on May 8." I seem like I have actually lived nearly a total life time in this one year," Scheffler said. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's seven success can be found in merely 19 starts. He was actually a runner-up twice as well as had top-10 finishes with all yet three of his starts and also no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 time is looked at some of the greatest in history-- he recorded three of his 15 significant champions through 24 chances integrated as well as succeeded 9 opportunities general in 20 starts. He was runner-up 4 times. Leopard won regarding $9.2 thousand that year.About the only trait that slowed Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was actually the Louisville policeman that imprisoned him observing a traffic event outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Nightclub in Kentucky before the second round of the PGA Championship.Top stories of the full week from Obtain exclusive accessibility to countless fee articles a year coming from best writers. u2022 CFB: Week 1 examine with absolute best 25 video games "u2022 Who are actually X elements for all 32 NFL teams? "u2022 Transmission market value of this job keeps rising" More ESPN+ content ".Amazingly, Scheffler posted a 5-under 66 a number of hrs after he was actually released from jail. He seemed to run out of gas on the weekend break as well as tied for 8th. Louisville prosecutors went down Scheffler's costs on May 29." I think his congruity, his perspective," said McIlroy, that tied for ninth at 16 under. "I believe that he only type of delivers the exact same temperament to the training course every single time, no matter what position on the leaderboard he's in. He is actually simply amazing to merely enjoy the method he manages himself all around the fairway. Yeah, our experts'll look back on 2024 as well as it is actually certainly among the very best personal years that a gamer has actually eaten a very long time." Scheffler's triumph at East Pond should end any type of argument about that's the PGA Scenic tour player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed an argument after winning his 1st pair of majors at the PGA Championship as well as The Open.Even Schauffele confesses every person else is actually still chasing Scheffler." I think due to the interpretation of dominance, I presume that is actually virtually where he's resting," Schauffele said. "I don't know how many weeks he is actually been actually No. 1 gamer worldwide. Due to the fact that I've been out, I assume Dustin had a run, Brooks [Koepka] possessed an operate, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory had a run. They were actually sort of drilling back and forth in between 1, 2 and 3. Scottie has only been at the good of the hill for, what, 2 full years now it seems to be." Scheffler does not appear prepared to follow down anytime quickly, either.