.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior college soccer article writer.Author of 7 publications on college soccer.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a brief instant in the ultimate shot of the Excursion Champion at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler seemed like among us.With the FedEx Cup and also a whopping $25 thousand bonus on the line, Scheffler had actually simply carded a bogey on the par-4 7th gap. He terribly hooked his tee shot to the left, and his sphere nearly walked out of bounds before clearing up in ache straw.Scheffler needed to stand in a tree to reach his second shot, at that point his 4 1/2- foot the same level putt lipped out-- his only miss out on inside 8 feet in 72 gaps. Collin Morikawa created par, reducing Scheffler's trigger four shots.It will get even much smaller on the following hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee go lost, landing in a front greenside bunker, regarding 80 feet from the hole.Somehow, the most ideal golf enthusiast on the planet shanked his bunker go-- his round went lifeless right and also ceased around 36 gardens below solitary confinement. Scheffler cracked to 24 feets and needed two putts from there for one more bogey-- his third in 4 holes.Morikawa made an 8-foot birdie, pruning Scheffler's bring about merely pair of. It had actually been actually seven after pair of holes." Yeah, frankly, incredibly surprising," Morikawa claimed of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I brought in the putt and was actually two back, however he is actually not heading to simply start making bogeys after that. He's going to perform the contrary and also he's going to start attacking golf shots. It just about took his emphasis back in for an one-half second, and that's something you can't educate. You just either have it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler celebrates along with the FedEx Prize after succeeding the FedExCup and also Excursion Championship. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of the most awful chances of his career, Scheffler did what he has done so typically the past 3 years-- he closed the door on Morikawa and also everyone else.He made birdies on each of the following three holes. On the par-3 9th, he slapped a 4-iron chance to 5 shoes, 2 ins. His strategy on the par-4 10th ceased at 3 feets, after that he drained pipes a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Just like that, Scheffler's top was 5 bullets once more. He incorporated an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his very first FedEx Mug with a complete rating of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long aspects forerunner in the staggered-scoring style), trumping Morikawa by four strokes and Sahith Theegala by six.It was the third direct year in which Scheffler started with a 2-stroke lead over everyone else in the Trip Championship. Pair of years back, he wasted a six-stroke top in the last round as well as dropped to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2014, he was 1 under over 72 holes (not including beginning movements) as well as matched for 6th." I make an effort certainly not to presume a lot of regarding the past or assume too much concerning the future, however I presume two years back was rather tough, having a really good lead entering into the final round and not playing my ideal and afterwards dropping, and after that in 2015 I simply had a pretty off week so was actually relatively unsatisfactory," Scheffler pointed out. "So to follow in with a lead for the third time as well as have the capacity to complete it off is actually certainly pretty wonderful." Scheffler signed up with Tiger Forest (1999 and 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf players to win the Excursion Championship while they were positioned No. 1 in the Authorities World Golf Ranking.With his 1st FedEx Mug playoffs triumph, Scheffler became just the 4th PGA Tour golf enthusiast because 1980 to win at least seven opportunities along with a learn a single time. Tom Watson (1980 ), Forest (1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007) and also Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler got a trumpet call coming from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the 2nd consecutive opportunity on hole No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's fiasco on the eighth hole, his caddie, Ted Scott, took him aside for a trumpet call before his tee try on the nine." Yeah, nine was a huge turn-around," Scheffler stated. "Teddy offered me a wonderful trumpet call there certainly astride 8 green because I type of took a look at him like, 'Guy, I don't learn about this. This isn't looking therefore warm right now.' He sort of offered me a little bit of trumpet call, and after that I managed to reach an actually nice iron shot in there and also got points spinning." Scheffler dropped to uncover what Scott told him." I'm certainly not going to distribute all our tips," Scheffler mentioned. "Teddy has actually constantly been my largest promoter. I presume the outcomes speak for on their own after he managed to pick up my bag and also begin aiding me. He actually is a huge portion of the group. I do not understand if I 'd be able to carry out some of this without him on my bag. Our experts have actually obtained a wonderful partnership." He possesses a habit of saying the appropriate trait at the right time to kind of maintain me in the right mindset." Scheffler's 2024 time will definitely be actually remembered as one of the most effective in golf background. Each of his victories came versus best industries in 4 signature occasions (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial Tournament and Travelers Champion), Athletes Championship, Professional and also the Excursion Championship.Last month, the 28-year-old from Texas incorporated a gold medal at the Olympics in Paris. Scheffler isn't sure why the Olympics isn't being actually counted in his triumph total due to the PGA Trip." I do not assume folks recognize how hard that is actually to carry out, when you're expected to gain, when you're the favored to gain, when every factor you are actually performing is being actually took a look at-- great and also bad-- on the fairway, as well as just how challenging it is actually to enter your very own little area as well as own little planet and truly simply silent the sound," claimed Justin Thomas, who linked for 14th at 14 under." It is actually one thing that is actually equally a lot of an ability as being able to strike a vehicle driver in the golf course or an iron on product line. He's precisely figured that out very well." Scheffler's outstanding 2024 season consisted of a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Picture through Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler picked up around $62.2 million in on-course earnings and also season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler and his other half, Meredith, accepted their 1st kid, Bennett, on May 8." I think that I've resided just about a total life-time in this one year," Scheffler claimed. "It is actually been nuts." Scheffler's 7 success came in merely 19 begins. He was actually a second best two times and had top-10 surfaces in each yet 3 of his beginnings as well as no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 period is thought about one of the greatest in record-- he captured three of his 15 major championships by 24 gos mixed and also won nine times total in 20 begins. He was runner-up four opportunities. Leopard succeeded concerning $9.2 million that year.About the only thing that reduced Scheffler down over the past eight-plus months was actually the Louisville police officer who jailed him observing a traffic occurrence outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky just before the 2nd round of the PGA Championship.Top stories of the week coming from Receive exclusive accessibility to thousands of superior posts a year coming from top article writers. u2022 CFB: Week 1 preview with ideal 25 games "u2022 Who are X variables for all 32 NFL groups? "u2022 Transactions value of the job always keeps climbing" Additional ESPN+ web content ".Incredibly, Scheffler published a 5-under 66 a couple of hours after he was actually discharged from prison. He appeared to run out of gas on the weekend break and also connected for 8th. Louisville district attorneys lost Scheffler's costs on May 29." I presume his uniformity, his mindset," pointed out McIlroy, that connected for ninth at 16 under. "I believe that he merely sort of delivers the exact same demeanor to the course each and every day, whatever posture on the leaderboard he resides in. He's just remarkable to only see the way he handles themself around the greens. Yeah, our experts'll review 2024 and it is actually certainly among the best individual years that a player has actually had for a number of years." Scheffler's success at East Pond ought to finish any type of debate concerning that's the PGA Tour player of the year. Xander Schauffele possessed a debate after succeeding his very first two majors at the PGA Championship as well as The Open.Even Schauffele admits everybody more is still going after Scheffler." I think by the meaning of authority, I believe that is actually practically where he's resting," Schauffele stated. "I don't know how many weeks he is actually been actually No. 1 player on earth. Since I've been out, I think Dustin possessed an operate, Brooks [Koepka] had an operate, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory possessed an operate. They were actually type of drilling to and fro in between 1, 2 and also 3. Scottie has actually just been at the tip-top of the mountain for, what, 2 complete years now it seems." Scheffler doesn't seem to be all set to come down anytime quickly, either.