.Result Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university football writer.Writer of seven manuals on college football.Graduate of the College of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a short moment in the ultimate round of the Scenic tour Championship at East Pond Golf Nightclub on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler looked like among us.With the FedEx Mug as well as a massive $25 thousand perk on the line, Scheffler had actually just carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh opening. He horribly fastened his tee discharge to the left, and also his sphere virtually headed out of bounds before clearing up in yearn straw.Scheffler had to fill in a plant to hit his 2nd shot, then his 4 1/2- foot par putt lipped out-- his only miss inside 8 feet in 72 gaps. Collin Morikawa produced par, cutting Scheffler's result in four shots.It would even the score smaller on the next hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee try lost, touchdown in a front greenside bunker, concerning 80 feets coming from the hole.Somehow, the most effective golf enthusiast on earth shanked his bunker go-- his round went dead right and also ceased around 36 gardens listed below the hole. Scheffler damaged to 24 feet and also needed pair of putts from there for an additional bogey-- his third in four holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, cutting Scheffler's trigger only two. It had actually been 7 after 2 gaps." Yeah, frankly, very astonishing," Morikawa claimed of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I brought in the putt as well as was actually two back, yet he is actually not going to just begin making bogeys afterwards. He's mosting likely to carry out the opposite and also he's going to start hitting golf tries. It nearly brought his emphasis back in for a half 2nd, and also is actually something you can not show. You simply either possess it or even you don't." Scottie Scheffler celebrates with the FedEx Prize after winning the FedExCup and Scenic Tour Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of awful gos of his occupation, Scheffler did what he has done so frequently the past three years-- he finalized the door on Morikawa as well as every person else.He produced birdies on each of the following 3 openings. On the par-3 ninth, he smacked a 4-iron go to 5 shoes, 2 inches. His approach on the par-4 10th stopped at 3 feets, then he drained pipes a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's lead was 5 shots again. He incorporated an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his very first FedEx Mug with an overall rating of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long points leader in the staggered-scoring layout), trumping Morikawa by 4 strokes and Sahith Theegala through six.It was actually the 3rd direct year in which Scheffler started with a 2-stroke top over everyone else in the Trip Champion. 2 years earlier, he misused a six-stroke top in the final shot and lost to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2014, he was actually 1 under over 72 openings (not featuring starting movements) as well as matched for sixth." I try certainly not to assume way too much regarding the past or presume excessive regarding the future, however I believe 2 years earlier was rather challenging, having an excellent lead entering into the final round and not playing my absolute best and afterwards losing, and after that last year I simply possessed a fairly off full week so was actually rather disappointing," Scheffler mentioned. "So ahead belong a top for the third time and also have the capacity to finish it off is undoubtedly fairly wonderful." Scheffler participated in Leopard Woods (1999 and also 2007) as well as Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golfers to win the Tour Champion while they were actually ranked No. 1 in the Representative Planet Golf Ranking.With his initial FedEx Cup playoffs success, Scheffler ended up being just the 4th PGA Trip golf player since 1980 to gain at the very least 7 opportunities along with a major in a singular season. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 as well as 2007) and also Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler obtained a trumpet call from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd consecutive opportunity on gap No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's debacle on the 8th gap, his caddie, Ted Scott, pulled him aside for a pep talk prior to his tee shot on the nine." Yeah, 9 was actually a massive turnaround," Scheffler claimed. "Teddy gave me a good pep talk there certainly astride eight eco-friendly because I type of examined him like, 'Guy, I do not find out about this. This isn't appearing therefore scorching today.' He sort of provided me a little trumpet call, and afterwards I had the ability to strike a truly pleasant iron go in there and also acquired things rolling." Scheffler decreased to disclose what Scott informed him." I'm certainly not heading to provide all our secrets," Scheffler stated. "Teddy has regularly been my biggest follower. I believe the outcomes speak for on their own after he had the ability to grab my bag and begin aiding me. He truly is a huge portion of the staff. I don't understand if I 'd manage to do any of this without him on my bag. Our team have actually got an excellent relationship." He has a routine of saying the ideal thing at the right time to type of maintain me in the right state of mind." Scheffler's 2024 period will definitely be remembered as one of the most ideal in golf past history. Each of his success came versus elite industries in 4 signature occasions (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Ancestry, Remembrance Tournament as well as Travelers Champion), Players Championship, Masters and the Tour Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old coming from Texas incorporated a gold award at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being actually counted in his success total by the PGA Excursion." I don't presume folks understand how hard that is actually to perform, when you're expected to win, when you're the favorite to gain, when each and every trait you are actually carrying out is actually being examined-- great and also negative-- on the golf course, and also just how hard it is to enter your own little area and personal little planet and also really simply quiet the sound," mentioned Justin Thomas, that connected for 14th at 14 under." It's something that is actually just like much of a skill as managing to hit a motorist in the fairway or even an iron on product line. He is actually accurately figured that out well." Scheffler's stellar 2024 time consisted of a gold award at the 2024 Paris Gamings. ( Image through Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Along the way, Scheffler collected approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course earnings and season-long bonuses.Even a lot better, Scheffler and also his spouse, Meredith, accepted their 1st little one, Bennett, on May 8." I believe that I've resided just about a complete life-time within this one year," Scheffler claimed. "It's been almonds." Scheffler's 7 victories came in simply 19 begins. He was a second best two times and had top-10 surfaces in each but three of his starts as well as no skipped cuts.Woods' 2000 season is taken into consideration among the greatest in record-- he captured 3 of his 15 primary championships by 24 chances mixed and also succeeded 9 times overall in twenty beginnings. He was actually runner-up four opportunities. Leopard succeeded regarding $9.2 thousand that year.About the only trait that slowed down Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was the Louisville police who detained him observing a website traffic occurrence outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky prior to the 2nd cycle of the PGA Championship.Top tales of the full week from Get exclusive accessibility to countless fee write-ups a year coming from top authors. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 examine along with greatest 25 video games "u2022 That are X factors for all 32 NFL teams? "u2022 Transmission worth of the position keeps climbing" More ESPN+ information ".Amazingly, Scheffler submitted a 5-under 66 a couple of hrs after he was actually released from jail. He seemed to be to run out of gas on the weekend break and connected for eighth. Louisville prosecutors went down Scheffler's charges on May 29." I assume his congruity, his mindset," stated McIlroy, who tied for nine at 16 under. "I feel like he just form of takes the same attitude to the training program each and every time, regardless of what placement on the leaderboard he remains in. He is actually just remarkable to simply enjoy the method he manages himself around the fairway. Yeah, our team'll look back on 2024 and also it's clearly one of the most ideal private years that a player has actually had for a number of years." Scheffler's success at East Lake should finish any kind of discussion about that is actually the PGA Excursion player of the year. Xander Schauffele had an argument after succeeding his 1st two majors at the PGA Champion as well as The Open.Even Schauffele confesses every person else is still chasing after Scheffler." I assume due to the meaning of authority, I believe that's essentially where he is actually resting," Schauffele said. "I do not understand the amount of full weeks he's been actually No. 1 player on earth. Considering that I've been actually out, I assume Dustin had a run, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory had an operate. They were type of drilling to and fro between 1, 2 and also 3. Scottie has actually only been at the tip-top of the mountain for, what, 2 full years now it seems." Scheffler does not seem to be ready to come down anytime very soon, either.