.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Elderly Person WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior college soccer article writer.Author of seven manuals on university regulation football.Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief instant in the ultimate shot of the Scenic tour Champion at East Pond Golf Club on Sunday, planet No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler seemed like among us.With the FedEx Mug and also a monstrous $25 thousand bonus on the line, Scheffler had actually only carded a bogey on the par-4 7th opening. He horribly hooked his tee shot to the left, and also his round nearly headed out of bounds prior to working out in desire straw.Scheffler needed to stand in a plant to reach his second bullet, at that point his 4 1/2- foot par putt lipped out-- his only overlook inside 8 feet in 72 openings. Collin Morikawa produced par, cutting Scheffler's bring about four shots.It would get back at much smaller on the upcoming hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee chance lost, landing in a frontal greenside bunker, about 80 feet coming from the hole.Somehow, the most ideal golfer worldwide shanked his bunker go-- his sphere went lifeless right and also quit approximately 36 lawns below solitary confinement. Scheffler cracked to 24 feet as well as needed to have two putts coming from there for one more bogey-- his 3rd in four holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming down Scheffler's lead to merely two. It had actually been actually seven after two gaps." Yeah, frankly, extremely astonishing," Morikawa stated of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I made the putt and was actually pair of back, but he's certainly not visiting merely start making bogeys afterwards. He is actually visiting do the opposite as well as he's mosting likely to begin hitting golf shots. It nearly brought his emphasis back in for a fifty percent second, and that's one thing you can not teach. You simply either have it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Trophy after gaining the FedExCup and also Excursion Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter among the most awful gos of his job, Scheffler did what he has actually done this commonly recent three years-- he shut the door on Morikawa and everybody else.He created birdies on each of the following three openings. On the par-3 ninth, he smacked a 4-iron shot to 5 shoes, 2 inches. His strategy on the par-4 10th ceased at 3 feet, at that point he drained a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Just like that, Scheffler's lead was actually 5 discharges once again. He incorporated a bald eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler caught his first FedEx Mug with a complete rating of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long factors forerunner in the staggered-scoring layout), defeating Morikawa by 4 movements as well as Sahith Theegala by six.It was the third straight year through which Scheffler started along with a 2-stroke top over every person else in the Excursion Champion. 2 years back, he wasted a six-stroke top in the last shot and lost to Rory McIlroy by one. Last year, he was 1 under over 72 gaps (not featuring starting strokes) and also matched for sixth." I attempt not to presume excessive about the past or even believe way too much regarding the future, but I believe 2 years ago was actually fairly tough, possessing a really good top entering into the final round and not playing my ideal and then dropping, and then last year I just possessed a quite off full week therefore was fairly unsatisfactory," Scheffler pointed out. "So ahead in with a lead for the third opportunity as well as manage to finish it off is most definitely pretty sweet." Scheffler participated in Leopard Woods (1999 and also 2007) as well as Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf players to win the Trip Champion while they were actually positioned No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.With his very first FedEx Mug playoffs success, Scheffler ended up being merely the fourth PGA Tour golf enthusiast because 1980 to succeed at least seven opportunities with a major in a singular period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Woods (1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007) and also Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler got a pep talk from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd successive opportunity on opening No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's debacle on the eighth gap, his caddie, Ted Scott, took him apart for a pep talk before his tee try on the nine." Yeah, 9 was a large turn-around," Scheffler said. "Teddy gave me a great trumpet call certainly there astride eight eco-friendly due to the fact that I kind of examined him like, 'Guy, I don't know about this. This isn't appearing therefore warm now.' He kind of provided me a little pep talk, and afterwards I had the capacity to hit a definitely good iron try in there and received points rolling." Scheffler dropped to show what Scott told him." I am actually certainly not going to provide all our keys," Scheffler stated. "Teddy has actually constantly been my largest promoter. I presume the outcomes represent themselves after he had the ability to pick up my bag and begin helping me. He really is a big component of the group. I don't know if I 'd be able to perform any one of this without him on my bag. Our team've received a fantastic partnership." He has a behavior of stating the best thing at the correct time to sort of maintain me in the right mindset." Scheffler's 2024 time are going to be kept in mind being one of the very best in golf history. Each of his victories happened against best areas in 4 signature occasions (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Remembrance Tournament and also Travelers Championship), Athletes Championship, Expert and the Scenic tour Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old from Texas incorporated a gold award at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't sure why the Olympics isn't being actually counted in his success total by the PGA Tour." I don't believe individuals comprehend just how hard that is actually to accomplish, when you're expected to win, when you are actually the preferred to succeed, when each and every single trait you're carrying out is being actually took a look at-- good and also bad-- on the golf course, and how challenging it is to get inside your personal little bit of area and personal little bit of planet as well as absolutely only silent the noise," pointed out Justin Thomas, that connected for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is actually just as a lot of a skill as having the ability to reach a driver in the golf course or even an iron on line. He's clearly figured that out effectively." Scheffler's excellent 2024 time included a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Photo through Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Along the road, Scheffler picked up approximately $62.2 million in on-course revenues and also season-long bonuses.Even a lot better, Scheffler as well as his wife, Meredith, welcomed their first child, Bennett, on Might 8." I seem like I've resided nearly a full life-time in this one year," Scheffler stated. "It is actually been nuts." Scheffler's seven victories came in simply 19 starts. He was a runner-up twice and had top-10 coatings in all however 3 of his begins as well as no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 time is looked at some of the best in background-- he grabbed three of his 15 major championships through 24 gos blended as well as succeeded nine times total in 20 begins. He was actually runner-up four times. Leopard gained regarding $9.2 million that year.About the only point that slowed Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was actually the Louisville law enforcement officer who jailed him following a visitor traffic incident outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky prior to the second round of the PGA Championship.Top accounts of the full week from Get exclusive access to 1000s of costs write-ups a year from best article writers. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 preview along with absolute best 25 activities "u2022 That are actually X factors for all 32 NFL crews? "u2022 Move worth of the role always keeps climbing" Even more ESPN+ information ".Extremely, Scheffler posted a 5-under 66 a number of hours after he was actually discharged coming from jail. He seemed to run out of gas on the weekend as well as tied for 8th. Louisville district attorneys went down Scheffler's charges on May 29." I assume his congruity, his perspective," said McIlroy, who tied for 9th at 16 under. "I believe that he only form of takes the exact same disposition to the course every single time, no matter what position on the leaderboard he's in. He is actually just amazing to just check out the means he manages themself around the fairway. Yeah, our team'll review 2024 and it's certainly some of the greatest private years that a gamer has eaten a number of years." Scheffler's success at East Lake need to end any type of discussion regarding that's the PGA Excursion player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed an argument after gaining his first 2 majors at the PGA Champion and The Open.Even Schauffele accepts everyone more is actually still chasing Scheffler." I assume by the definition of prominence, I presume that's actually where he's resting," Schauffele said. "I do not understand how many full weeks he's been actually No. 1 player around the world. Due to the fact that I've been out, I think Dustin had a run, Brooks [Koepka] had a run, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory had a run. They were sort of punching back and forth in between 1, 2 and also 3. Scottie has only been at the good of the hill for, what, pair of complete years right now it seems." Scheffler does not appear ready to come down anytime soon, either.