.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university football writer.Author of 7 manuals on college football.Grad of the College of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a quick minute in the last shot of the Trip Champion at East Pond Golf Club on Sunday, planet No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler looked like among us.With the FedEx Cup as well as a tremendous $25 million bonus vulnerable, Scheffler had actually simply carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh hole. He severely hooked his tee discharge to the left, as well as his sphere nearly walked out of bounds just before clearing up in want straw.Scheffler needed to stand in a tree to hit his 2nd shot, at that point his 4 1/2- feet par putt lipped out-- his only miss inside 8 feets in 72 gaps. Collin Morikawa produced the same level, cutting Scheffler's bring about 4 shots.It would certainly get even smaller sized on the next hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee chance lost, landing in a frontal greenside bunker, concerning 80 feets coming from the hole.Somehow, the very best golfer on the planet shanked his bunker try-- his round went dead right and also stopped approximately 36 yards below solitary confinement. Scheffler damaged to 24 feets as well as needed two putts from there for one more bogey-- his 3rd in 4 holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, cutting Scheffler's trigger only pair of. It had been actually seven after pair of holes." Yeah, frankly, very astonishing," Morikawa stated of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I created the putt and was actually two back, however he's certainly not going to just start creating bogeys afterwards. He's mosting likely to carry out the opposite and he is actually visiting start attacking golf shots. It almost delivered his concentration back in for an one-half 2nd, which is actually something you can't show. You simply either have it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler celebrates along with the FedEx Prize after winning the FedExCup as well as Scenic Tour Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter some of the worst gos of his career, Scheffler did what he has actually done this often recent 3 years-- he shut the door on Morikawa and also everyone else.He produced birdies on each of the upcoming three openings. On the par-3 ninth, he punched a 4-iron go to 5 feet, 2 ins. His method on the par-4 10th quit at 3 feets, at that point he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's lead was actually five discharges once again. He added an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler recorded his first FedEx Cup with a complete score of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long factors innovator in the staggered-scoring format), beating Morikawa through four movements and Sahith Theegala through six.It was actually the 3rd straight year through which Scheffler began with a 2-stroke lead over everyone else in the Excursion Champion. Pair of years earlier, he ran through a six-stroke top in the final shot and lost to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2013, he was actually 1 under over 72 holes (certainly not including starting movements) and also tied for sixth." I attempt not to believe excessive concerning recent or even presume too much regarding the future, yet I assume 2 years back was fairly tough, possessing a great top going into the last cycle and certainly not playing my absolute best and then shedding, and after that in 2014 I merely had a pretty off full week thus was fairly disappointing," Scheffler claimed. "Therefore to come in with a top for the 3rd opportunity and have the capacity to finish it off is undoubtedly rather delightful." Scheffler participated in Leopard Forest (1999 and 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf enthusiasts to gain the Excursion Championship while they were actually ranked No. 1 in the Official Globe Golf Ranking.With his very first FedEx Cup playoffs triumph, Scheffler ended up being simply the 4th PGA Scenic tour golf enthusiast given that 1980 to gain a minimum of seven opportunities along with a major in a singular period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 as well as 2007) and also Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler received a trumpet call from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the second successive opportunity on hole No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the 8th hole, his caddie, Ted Scott, pulled him aside for a trumpet call before his tee try on the nine." Yeah, 9 was actually a huge turnaround," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy gave me a nice pep talk there certainly on the back of 8 environment-friendly due to the fact that I type of checked out him like, 'Man, I don't learn about this. This isn't appearing so hot immediately.' He type of gave me a little trumpet call, and after that I was able to strike a truly great iron chance in there as well as acquired traits rolling." Scheffler declined to show what Scott informed him." I am actually not going to distribute all our keys," Scheffler said. "Teddy has always been my biggest advocate. I assume the end results speak for themselves after he was able to get my bag as well as begin assisting me. He definitely is actually a substantial portion of the group. I don't know if I 'd be able to perform any one of this without him on my bag. We have actually got an excellent connection." He possesses a routine of pointing out the correct trait at the correct time to type of maintain me in the right state of mind." Scheffler's 2024 period will be always remembered as one of the greatest in golf past. Each of his victories came versus elite fields in four signature events (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Culture, Remembrance Event and Travelers Champion), Athletes Champion, Expert and the Trip Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old from Texas included a gold medal at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't certain why the Olympics isn't being awaited in his victory total by the PGA Excursion." I do not presume folks comprehend how hard that is actually to do, when you're counted on to win, when you're the beloved to gain, when each and every single thing you are actually carrying out is being considered-- good as well as bad-- on the greens, and how hard it is actually to enter your personal little bit of region as well as own little bit of globe and absolutely just peaceful the noise," stated Justin Thomas, that linked for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is actually just like a lot of a skill as being able to reach a chauffeur in the golf course or an iron on series. He's plainly thought that out quite possibly." Scheffler's outstanding 2024 time consisted of a gold award at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Photograph by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler accumulated about $62.2 million in on-course revenues and also season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler and his partner, Meredith, invited their first little one, Bennett, on May 8." I feel like I have actually stayed almost a complete life-time in this one year," Scheffler stated. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's 7 success came in simply 19 starts. He was actually a second best two times as well as possessed top-10 coatings in every but 3 of his beginnings and also no skipped cuts.Woods' 2000 season is considered some of the greatest in background-- he captured three of his 15 primary championships through 24 gos incorporated as well as succeeded 9 times overall in 20 starts. He was actually runner-up 4 opportunities. Tiger won concerning $9.2 million that year.About the only point that reduced Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was actually the Louisville policeman that arrested him observing a visitor traffic event outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky just before the 2nd round of the PGA Championship.Top stories of the week coming from Obtain unique accessibility to countless premium write-ups a year from leading writers. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 preview along with greatest 25 video games "u2022 Who are actually X elements for all 32 NFL groups? "u2022 Transfer market value of this particular position keeps increasing" Additional ESPN+ content ".Incredibly, Scheffler submitted a 5-under 66 a number of hours after he was launched coming from jail. He appeared to lose ground on the weekend and also connected for eighth. Louisville prosecutors went down Scheffler's charges on May 29." I think his consistency, his attitude," stated McIlroy, that linked for ninth at 16 under. "I feel like he merely type of carries the very same demeanor to the program every single day, whatever setting on the leaderboard he's in. He's only remarkable to merely enjoy the way he manages themself around the golf links. Yeah, our experts'll review 2024 and it is actually clearly some of the best private years that a gamer has eaten a long period of time." Scheffler's triumph at East Lake ought to end any controversy regarding that's the PGA Trip player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed a debate after succeeding his very first two majors at the PGA Championship and also The Open.Even Schauffele confesses everybody else is actually still chasing after Scheffler." I believe by the interpretation of dominance, I think that is actually virtually where he is actually resting," Schauffele said. "I do not recognize the amount of full weeks he is actually been actually No. 1 gamer in the world. Because I have actually been out, I think Dustin possessed an operate, Brooks [Koepka] possessed a run, Jon [Rahm] had an operate, Rory had an operate. They were actually sort of punching backward and forward in between 1, 2 and also 3. Scottie has actually simply gone to the great of the mountain for, what, two complete years right now it seems to be." Scheffler does not seem ready to come down anytime very soon, either.