.Result Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university regulation football writer.Author of 7 manuals on college regulation football.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief minute in the last shot of the Scenic tour Championship at East Pond Golf Club on Sunday, world No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler resembled some of us.With the FedEx Mug and an enormous $25 million bonus offer on the line, Scheffler had actually just carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh opening. He horribly hooked his tee shot to the left, and also his round nearly headed out of bounds prior to working out in yearn straw.Scheffler had to fill in a tree to attack his 2nd shot, after that his 4 1/2- feet the same level putt lipped out-- his only miss out on inside 8 feets in 72 gaps. Collin Morikawa made the same level, reducing Scheffler's bring about four shots.It would even the score much smaller on the upcoming hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee try came up short, landing in a main greenside bunker, concerning 80 feet coming from the hole.Somehow, the very best golfer on the planet shanked his bunker try-- his sphere went lifeless right as well as ceased approximately 36 gardens below the hole. Scheffler broke to 24 feets and required 2 putts coming from there for yet another bogey-- his third in 4 holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming down Scheffler's trigger just 2. It had been 7 after 2 gaps." Yeah, truthfully, really unexpected," Morikawa said of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I brought in the putt and was pair of back, yet he is actually certainly not going to merely start bring in bogeys afterwards. He's mosting likely to carry out the contrary and also he is actually heading to start striking golf shots. It just about took his emphasis back in for a half 2nd, and also is actually one thing you can not educate. You merely either possess it or even you don't." Scottie Scheffler celebrates along with the FedEx Trophy after succeeding the FedExCup and also Tour Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter some of the worst gos of his profession, Scheffler did what he has actually accomplished this frequently the past three years-- he shut the door on Morikawa as well as everybody else.He helped make birdies on each of the upcoming three holes. On the par-3 nine, he slapped a 4-iron shot to 5 shoes, 2 inches. His technique on the par-4 10th stopped at 3 feets, after that he drained a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Just like that, Scheffler's top was actually 5 shots once more. He incorporated a bald eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler caught his initial FedEx Mug with a complete credit rating of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long factors forerunner in the staggered-scoring style), trumping Morikawa by four strokes as well as Sahith Theegala through six.It was actually the 3rd straight year in which Scheffler started along with a 2-stroke top over everybody else in the Tour Championship. Two years back, he misused a six-stroke top in the last round as well as shed to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2015, he was actually 1 under over 72 holes (not consisting of beginning movements) and also matched for sixth." I make an effort certainly not to believe a lot of regarding the past or even think excessive regarding the future, however I presume two years earlier was rather difficult, possessing an excellent top going into the last round and also certainly not playing my absolute best and after that shedding, and after that in 2013 I just had a rather off full week thus was rather disappointing," Scheffler claimed. "Therefore to find belong a lead for the 3rd time and be able to finish it off is actually absolutely quite delightful." Scheffler joined Tiger Forest (1999 as well as 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golfers to gain the Excursion Championship while they were placed No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.With his 1st FedEx Mug playoffs victory, Scheffler came to be simply the 4th PGA Scenic tour golfer given that 1980 to win at least 7 times with a major in a solitary time. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 and also 2007) as well as Vijay Singh (2004) were the others.Scheffler received a trumpet call coming from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the second successive opportunity on hole No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's ordeal on the eighth gap, his caddie, Ted Scott, drew him apart for a pep talk before his tee shot on the nine." Yeah, nine was actually a substantial turnaround," Scheffler claimed. "Teddy gave me a pleasant pep talk there on the back of 8 environment-friendly considering that I kind of took a look at him like, 'Man, I don't understand about this. This isn't appearing therefore scorching now.' He type of provided me a little pep talk, and after that I was able to strike a definitely pleasant iron try in there and obtained points rolling." Scheffler declined to reveal what Scott told him." I am actually certainly not going to hand out all our secrets," Scheffler mentioned. "Teddy has consistently been my greatest fan. I presume the results promote themselves after he was able to get my bag as well as start assisting me. He truly is a substantial aspect of the crew. I don't know if I 'd manage to do any of this without him on my bag. Our team have actually received a great partnership." He possesses a practice of mentioning the right factor at the right time to kind of keep me in the right state of mind." Scheffler's 2024 season will definitely be always remembered as being one of the most effective in golf past history. Each of his victories came against best fields in 4 signature events (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Ancestry, Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship), Athletes Champion, Professional and also the Trip Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old from Texas incorporated a gold award at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being actually awaited in his success overall due to the PGA Trip." I don't presume folks recognize how difficult that is to perform, when you're expected to gain, when you are actually the favorite to win, when every thing you are actually carrying out is being looked at-- excellent and poor-- on the golf links, as well as exactly how difficult it is to get in your personal little region as well as very own little world and absolutely simply peaceful the noise," stated Justin Thomas, that connected for 14th at 14 under." It's something that is just like much of a skill-set as managing to hit a driver in the golf course or an iron on collection. He's precisely thought that out effectively." Scheffler's outstanding 2024 time featured a gold award at the 2024 Paris Games. ( Picture by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) In the process, Scheffler accumulated approximately $62.2 million in on-course revenues as well as season-long bonuses.Even a lot better, Scheffler as well as his wife, Meredith, welcomed their very first child, Bennett, on Might 8." I seem like I've resided just about a full life time within this one year," Scheffler claimed. "It is actually been actually nuts." Scheffler's seven triumphes was available in simply 19 starts. He was a runner-up twice as well as possessed top-10 coatings in all but three of his begins as well as no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 time is considered among the best in record-- he grabbed three of his 15 primary champions through 24 shots mixed as well as won 9 times total in twenty begins. He was actually runner-up four opportunities. Tiger succeeded about $9.2 thousand that year.About the only point that decreased Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was the Louisville policeman that imprisoned him following a website traffic occurrence outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky before the second round of the PGA Championship.Top accounts of the week from Receive exclusive access to thousands of premium write-ups a year from leading article writers. u2022 CFB: Week 1 sneak peek with finest 25 video games "u2022 That are actually X factors for all 32 NFL teams? "u2022 Transactions market value of this position maintains rising" More ESPN+ information ".Remarkably, Scheffler uploaded a 5-under 66 a couple of hrs after he was released coming from prison. He seemed to be to lose ground on the weekend and connected for 8th. Louisville district attorneys lost Scheffler's costs on May 29." I believe his uniformity, his attitude," pointed out McIlroy, that linked for ninth at 16 under. "I think that he just sort of brings the same attitude to the program each and every single time, whatever placement on the leaderboard he's in. He is actually merely outstanding to just watch the method he manages themself around the greens. Yeah, our team'll reflect on 2024 and also it's definitely some of the very best specific years that a gamer has actually had for a long time." Scheffler's triumph at East Pond must end any type of controversy about who's the PGA Tour player of the year. Xander Schauffele had a disagreement after winning his very first two majors at the PGA Champion and The Open.Even Schauffele confesses everybody more is actually still chasing after Scheffler." I believe by the meaning of supremacy, I think that's virtually where he is actually sitting," Schauffele mentioned. "I don't understand the amount of weeks he's been actually No. 1 player around the world. Given that I have actually been out, I think Dustin had a run, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] possessed an operate, Rory had a run. They were kind of drilling back and forth between 1, 2 and 3. Scottie has simply gone to the first-class of the mountain range for, what, two complete years right now it seems to be." Scheffler doesn't seem all set to come down anytime quickly, either.