.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior university football writer.Author of seven publications on college football.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a short minute in the last shot of the Scenic tour Champion at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf enthusiast Scottie Scheffler looked like one of us.With the FedEx Cup and an immense $25 thousand incentive vulnerable, Scheffler had simply carded a bogey on the par-4 7th opening. He poorly fastened his tee shot to the left, and his ball nearly walked out of bounds prior to clearing up in yearn straw.Scheffler must stand in a tree to attack his second shot, at that point his 4 1/2- foot the same level putt lipped out-- his only overlook inside 8 feets in 72 holes. Collin Morikawa made the same level, cutting Scheffler's bring about 4 shots.It would certainly get even smaller sized on the following hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee try lost, landing in a main greenside bunker, regarding 80 feet from the hole.Somehow, the best golfer on earth shanked his bunker try-- his round went lifeless right and also stopped approximately 36 gardens below the hole. Scheffler cracked to 24 feets as well as required 2 putts from there for another bogey-- his third in 4 holes.Morikawa made an 8-foot birdie, pruning Scheffler's lead to merely pair of. It had been 7 after two holes." Yeah, frankly, incredibly unexpected," Morikawa mentioned of Scheffler's shank. "Look, I created the putt and also was two back, however he's not heading to just begin bring in bogeys after that. He is actually going to perform the contrary and he's mosting likely to begin hitting golf chances. It nearly delivered his concentration back in for a fifty percent 2nd, which is actually something you can't show. You just either possess it or you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates along with the FedEx Trophy after winning the FedExCup as well as Excursion Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter some of awful gos of his job, Scheffler did what he has accomplished this frequently the past 3 years-- he finalized the door on Morikawa and every person else.He made birdies on each of the next three gaps. On the par-3 nine, he punched a 4-iron shot to 5 shoes, 2 inches. His strategy on the par-4 10th ceased at 3 feets, after that he emptied a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Easily, Scheffler's lead was actually 5 discharges again. He included an eagle on the par-5 14th. Publisher's Picks2 RelatedScheffler recorded his very first FedEx Cup along with an overall credit rating of 30 under (he began at 10 under as the season-long aspects forerunner in the staggered-scoring style), beating Morikawa by four strokes as well as Sahith Theegala by six.It was actually the third direct year in which Scheffler began along with a 2-stroke top over every person else in the Trip Champion. Pair of years ago, he misused a six-stroke top in the last round as well as lost to Rory McIlroy by one. Last year, he was 1 under over 72 gaps (not featuring starting movements) and also tied for 6th." I try not to presume too much regarding recent or even think way too much regarding the future, however I think two years earlier was rather tough, having a really good top entering the last cycle as well as certainly not playing my finest and after that shedding, and then in 2013 I just possessed a quite off full week thus was rather unsatisfying," Scheffler stated. "Thus ahead belong a top for the 3rd opportunity and also be able to complete it off is actually most definitely fairly delightful." Scheffler signed up with Tiger Forest (1999 as well as 2007) and Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golfers to succeed the Tour Champion while they were actually positioned No. 1 in the Authorities World Golf Ranking.With his initial FedEx Mug playoffs success, Scheffler came to be merely the 4th PGA Tour golf enthusiast given that 1980 to gain a minimum of seven opportunities 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 acquired a trumpet call from his caddie, Ted Scott, after bogeying for the second successive time on opening No. 8. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesFollowing Scheffler's debacle on the 8th gap, his caddie, Ted Scott, took him aside for a pep talk just before his tee go on the ninth." Yeah, 9 was a significant turnaround," Scheffler pointed out. "Teddy provided me a good trumpet call there certainly astride 8 environment-friendly considering that I sort of considered him like, 'Guy, I don't know about this. This isn't looking so very hot today.' He sort of provided me a little pep talk, and afterwards I managed to attack a definitely great iron chance in there as well as obtained traits spinning." Scheffler declined to reveal what Scott informed him." I am actually not going to provide all our techniques," Scheffler stated. "Teddy has actually regularly been my most significant promoter. I presume the outcomes represent themselves after he had the ability to pick up my bag and also start aiding me. He definitely is a significant component of the team. I do not know if I will have the capacity to do some of this without him on my bag. Our experts've received a great relationship." He possesses a practice of saying the correct trait at the right time to kind of keep me in the right state of mind." Scheffler's 2024 period are going to be always remembered as one of the greatest in golf past history. Each of his victories happened versus elite fields in 4 trademark celebrations (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial Competition as well as Travelers Championship), Athletes Championship, Expert as well as the Excursion 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 triumph total amount by the PGA Trip." I do not believe individuals recognize how challenging that is to do, when you are actually anticipated to succeed, when you are actually the preferred to win, when every factor you are actually performing is actually being considered-- good and also bad-- on the golf links, and also just how challenging it is actually to get in your own little bit of zone and personal little bit of world as well as really just peaceful the sound," claimed Justin Thomas, who connected for 14th at 14 under." It is actually something that is equally as a lot of a capability as being able to hit a vehicle driver in the fairway or an iron on collection. He's clearly thought that out quite possibly." Scheffler's excellent 2024 time included a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Video games. ( Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) En route, Scheffler accumulated approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course revenues and season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler as well as his partner, Meredith, welcomed their very first kid, Bennett, on May 8." I feel like I've stayed practically a total life time in this particular one year," Scheffler claimed. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's seven victories came in just 19 beginnings. He was actually a runner-up two times and possessed top-10 finishes in each however 3 of his beginnings as well as no missed cuts.Woods' 2000 period is looked at among the greatest in background-- he caught 3 of his 15 primary champions through 24 gos mixed and succeeded nine opportunities overall in twenty beginnings. He was actually runner-up four times. Leopard gained concerning $9.2 million that year.About the only factor that slowed down Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was the Louisville police that detained him adhering to a traffic happening outside evictions of Valhalla Golf Nightclub in Kentucky prior to the 2nd cycle of the PGA Championship.Top tales of the full week coming from Obtain unique access to thousands of superior posts a year from best writers. u2022 CFB: Week 1 examine along with absolute best 25 activities "u2022 Who are actually X elements for all 32 NFL crews? "u2022 Move value of the role keeps increasing" Even more ESPN+ material ".Extremely, Scheffler posted a 5-under 66 a number of hours after he was actually launched from prison. He seemed to be to lose ground on the weekend break as well as tied for 8th. Louisville district attorneys lost Scheffler's fees on May 29." I think his uniformity, his attitude," mentioned McIlroy, that tied for 9th at 16 under. "I think that he simply kind of delivers the very same behavior to the training course each and every single day, no matter what placement on the leaderboard he's in. He is actually only amazing to only view the technique he handles himself all around the fairway. Yeah, our team'll reflect on 2024 and also it is actually obviously some of the most ideal individual years that a player has actually eaten a very long time." Scheffler's triumph at East Lake need to end any kind of debate concerning that is actually the PGA Scenic tour player of the year. Xander Schauffele had a disagreement after winning his initial two majors at the PGA Champion as well as The Open.Even Schauffele acknowledges everybody else is still going after Scheffler." I assume by the meaning of dominance, I believe that is actually practically where he's resting," Schauffele said. "I don't understand the amount of full weeks he is actually been No. 1 player worldwide. Considering that I have actually been out, I think Dustin had a run, Brooks [Koepka] had an operate, Jon [Rahm] had a run, Rory possessed a run. They were actually type of drilling back and forth in between 1, 2 as well as 3. Scottie has actually only been at the tip-top of the hill for, what, two full years today it seems to be." Scheffler doesn't seem to be ready ahead down anytime soon, either.