.Result Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university soccer article writer.Writer of seven books on college football.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a short moment in the final round of the Trip Championship at East Pond Golf Nightclub on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler appeared like among us.With the FedEx Cup as well as an enormous $25 million bonus on the line, Scheffler had actually merely carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh gap. He horribly fastened his tee bullet to the left, as well as his sphere nearly headed out of bounds prior to clearing up in desire straw.Scheffler needed to stand in a plant to reach his second bullet, after that his 4 1/2- foot the same level putt lipped out-- his only overlook inside 8 feets in 72 gaps. Collin Morikawa created the same level, cutting Scheffler's lead to 4 shots.It would certainly even the score smaller sized on the next hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee try came up short, landing in a front greenside bunker, about 80 feet from the hole.Somehow, the most effective golf player on the planet shanked his bunker try-- his ball went dead right and also quit about 36 backyards listed below the hole. Scheffler broke to 24 feet as well as needed pair of putts from there for another bogey-- his 3rd in four holes.Morikawa made an 8-foot birdie, trimming Scheffler's cause just pair of. It had actually been actually 7 after 2 openings." Yeah, honestly, very astonishing," Morikawa stated of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I created the putt and also was two back, however he's certainly not heading to merely begin bring in bogeys after that. He is actually heading to carry out the opposite as well as he's going to start hitting golf chances. It almost brought his emphasis back in for a half second, which is actually something you can not instruct. You only either have it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates along with the FedEx Prize after gaining the FedExCup and Scenic Tour Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter among the most awful gos of his profession, Scheffler performed what he has accomplished this frequently recent 3 years-- he finalized the door on Morikawa as well as every person else.He created birdies on each of the next three holes. On the par-3 nine, he punched a 4-iron go to 5 shoes, 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. Just like that, Scheffler's top was five bullets once more. He added an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his initial FedEx Cup along with a complete credit rating of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long factors leader in the staggered-scoring style), beating Morikawa by four strokes as well as Sahith Theegala by six.It was actually the 3rd direct year through which Scheffler started along with a 2-stroke lead over every person else in the Tour Championship. 2 years ago, he squandered a six-stroke top in the final round as well as dropped to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2015, he was 1 under over 72 gaps (certainly not featuring starting strokes) and also matched for 6th." I try certainly not to think excessive regarding recent or even believe way too much concerning the future, however I presume two years ago was pretty difficult, having a good top entering the last round and also certainly not playing my best and afterwards dropping, and after that in 2013 I simply possessed a quite off full week therefore was actually reasonably frustrating," Scheffler stated. "Thus to come belong a top for the 3rd time and have the ability to finish it off is certainly fairly delightful." Scheffler signed up with Leopard Forest (1999 as well as 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golfers to win the Tour Champion while they were actually placed No. 1 in the Authorities World Golf Ranking.With his initial FedEx Cup playoffs victory, Scheffler became only the fourth PGA Excursion golf enthusiast since 1980 to win at the very least seven times with a major in a solitary season. Tom Watson (1980 ), Woods (1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007) and also Vijay Singh (2004) were the others.Scheffler acquired a pep talk coming from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd consecutive time on gap No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the 8th hole, his caddie, Ted Scott, took him apart for a pep talk prior to his tee try on the nine." Yeah, 9 was actually a large turn-around," Scheffler mentioned. "Teddy offered me a good trumpet call there certainly astride 8 eco-friendly due to the fact that I kind of looked at him like, 'Man, I don't learn about this. This isn't looking therefore hot today.' He type of provided me a little trumpet call, and afterwards I had the capacity to attack a really pleasant iron chance in there as well as got things rolling." Scheffler dropped to uncover what Scott told him." I am actually certainly not heading to hand out all our keys," Scheffler stated. "Teddy has always been my greatest promoter. I assume the results promote on their own after he had the ability to get my bag and begin assisting me. He really is actually a large part of the staff. I do not understand if I 'd manage to do some of this without him on my bag. Our team have actually acquired a wonderful connection." He has a habit of claiming the appropriate trait at the correct time to type of maintain me in the right mindset." Scheffler's 2024 time will definitely be actually remembered as being one of the very best in golf past history. Each of his victories came against elite areas in four trademark activities (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Culture, Remembrance Tournament and also Travelers Champion), Players Championship, Expert as well as the Tour Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old from Texas added a gold medal at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't sure why the Olympics isn't being awaited in his victory total amount due to the PGA Excursion." I do not think folks recognize exactly how challenging that is actually to perform, when you are actually anticipated to succeed, when you are actually the favorite to gain, when each and every single trait you are actually performing is actually being actually looked at-- good and negative-- on the golf links, and just how challenging it is actually to get in your personal little bit of region and also personal little globe and definitely merely silent the sound," said Justin Thomas, that tied for 14th at 14 under." It's one thing that is actually just as much of a skill as having the ability to strike a driver in the fairway or an iron on product line. He is actually clearly figured that out effectively." Scheffler's excellent 2024 season consisted of a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Image by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) In the process, Scheffler picked up approximately $62.2 million in on-course earnings and season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler and also his partner, Meredith, welcomed their initial little one, Bennett, on May 8." I feel like I've lived virtually a full life-time within this one year," Scheffler stated. "It's been almonds." Scheffler's 7 success can be found in merely 19 begins. He was a runner-up two times as well as had top-10 appearances in all but 3 of his beginnings and no missed out on cuts.Woods' 2000 season is considered some of the best in record-- he captured three of his 15 primary champions through 24 gos blended as well as succeeded nine opportunities total in 20 starts. He was runner-up four opportunities. Leopard gained about $9.2 thousand that year.About the only thing that slowed Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was actually the Louisville police officer that imprisoned him observing a visitor traffic accident outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Nightclub in Kentucky just before the second round of the PGA Championship.Top tales of the full week from Acquire special access to lots of costs write-ups a year coming from leading authors. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 sneak peek with best 25 activities "u2022 Who are actually X variables for all 32 NFL staffs? "u2022 Transactions worth of this particular opening maintains rising" Additional ESPN+ content ".Amazingly, Scheffler uploaded a 5-under 66 a couple of hrs after he was actually launched from jail. He appeared to lose ground on the weekend break and also tied for 8th. Louisville district attorneys went down Scheffler's costs on May 29." I think his consistency, his mindset," mentioned McIlroy, who connected for nine at 16 under. "I seem like he simply type of delivers the exact same behavior to the training course each and every time, no matter what posture on the leaderboard he resides in. He is actually only fantastic to merely see the method he manages himself about the fairway. Yeah, we'll reflect on 2024 as well as it is actually definitely one of the greatest individual years that a player has eaten a long time." Scheffler's victory at East Lake must end any kind of discussion concerning that is actually the PGA Scenic tour gamer of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed a disagreement after gaining his first two majors at the PGA Championship and also The Open.Even Schauffele acknowledges every person else is still going after Scheffler." I assume due to the meaning of supremacy, I think that is actually essentially where he is actually sitting," Schauffele mentioned. "I do not understand how many full weeks he's been actually No. 1 player on the planet. Considering that I have actually been out, I assume Dustin possessed a run, Brooks [Koepka] had an operate, Jon [Rahm] possessed a run, Rory possessed an operate. They were actually type of punching to and fro in between 1, 2 and 3. Scottie has actually simply been at the first-class of the mountain range for, what, pair of full years right now it appears." Scheffler does not seem to be ready to follow down anytime very soon, either.