.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Elderly Person WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ETCloseSenior college regulation football writer.Author of 7 manuals on university soccer.Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA-- For a short moment in the last shot of the Scenic tour Championship at East Lake Golf Nightclub on Sunday, globe No. 1 golf player Scottie Scheffler resembled some of us.With the FedEx Mug and also a tremendous $25 thousand perk on the line, Scheffler had actually merely carded a bogey on the par-4 seventh opening. He badly fastened his tee shot to the left, and his sphere virtually went out of bounds just before working out in pine straw.Scheffler needed to fill in a tree to hit his 2nd shot, then his 4 1/2- feet par putt lipped out-- his only overlook inside 8 feets in 72 openings. Collin Morikawa produced par, reducing Scheffler's trigger four shots.It will get even smaller on the following hole.On the driveable par-4 eighth, Scheffler's tee chance lost, touchdown in a frontal greenside bunker, regarding 80 feet coming from the hole.Somehow, the best golfer on the planet shanked his bunker chance-- his round went dead right and also ceased about 36 gardens below solitary confinement. Scheffler chipped to 24 feet and needed two putts from there for an additional bogey-- his 3rd in 4 holes.Morikawa created an 8-foot birdie, trimming Scheffler's result in just pair of. It had actually been actually 7 after 2 holes." Yeah, in all honesty, really unexpected," Morikawa said of Scheffler's shank. "Appear, I made the putt and was actually two back, but he is actually not going to simply start bring in bogeys after that. He is actually going to do the opposite as well as he is actually mosting likely to start reaching golf tries. It virtually delivered his emphasis back in for an one-half 2nd, which's one thing you can't show. You merely either have it or even you do not." Scottie Scheffler commemorates with the FedEx Trophy after gaining the FedExCup and also Excursion Champion. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAfter one of awful shots of his occupation, Scheffler did what he has accomplished this frequently recent 3 years-- he shut the door on Morikawa as well as everyone else.He made birdies on each of the upcoming 3 gaps. On the par-3 ninth, he punched a 4-iron chance to 5 feet, 2 ins. His strategy on the par-4 10th stopped at 3 feet, then he drained a 15-footer for birdie on the par-3 11th. Just like that, Scheffler's lead was five shots again. He incorporated an eagle on the par-5 14th. Editor's Picks2 RelatedScheffler captured his initial FedEx Mug along with an overall rating of 30 under (he started at 10 under as the season-long aspects leader in the staggered-scoring layout), beating Morikawa by 4 strokes and Sahith Theegala by six.It was actually the 3rd straight year in which Scheffler began along with a 2-stroke lead over everyone else in the Scenic tour Championship. Pair of years ago, he frivolled away a six-stroke top in the ultimate round as well as lost to Rory McIlroy by one. In 2013, he was actually 1 under over 72 openings (certainly not consisting of beginning strokes) and also tied for sixth." I attempt not to believe a lot of concerning the past or even believe a lot of regarding the future, yet I think 2 years earlier was pretty challenging, possessing a really good top entering the last round and also certainly not playing my best and then dropping, and then last year I simply possessed a fairly off week thus was fairly disappointing," Scheffler mentioned. "Therefore to follow in with a lead for the third time as well as have the ability to finish it off is certainly rather sweet." Scheffler signed up with Tiger Woods (1999 and also 2007) and also Dustin Johnson (2020) as the only golf players to succeed the Excursion Champion while they were actually ranked No. 1 in the Authorities Planet Golf Ranking.With his initial FedEx Mug playoffs success, Scheffler came to be just the 4th PGA Trip golf enthusiast since 1980 to gain a minimum of 7 opportunities along with a learn a solitary period. Tom Watson (1980 ), Woods (1999, 2000, 2006 and also 2007) and Vijay Singh (2004) were actually the others.Scheffler acquired a pep talk 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 gap, his caddie, Ted Scott, pulled him aside for a pep talk just before his tee chance on the 9th." Yeah, nine was actually a big turn-around," Scheffler stated. "Teddy gave me a great trumpet call there certainly astride 8 eco-friendly given that I kind of took a look at him like, 'Man, I don't find out about this. This isn't appearing so warm immediately.' He sort of offered me a little trumpet call, and after that I managed to hit a really great iron chance in there as well as acquired traits rolling." Scheffler declined to show what Scott told him." I'm certainly not going to distribute all our secrets," Scheffler mentioned. "Teddy has consistently been my largest supporter. I assume the end results represent themselves after he had the capacity to grab my bag as well as begin helping me. He actually is a substantial aspect of the group. I don't know if I 'd have the capacity to do any of this without him on my bag. Our company have actually received a fantastic partnership." He has a habit of mentioning the ideal trait at the right time to sort of keep me in the right frame of mind." Scheffler's 2024 season are going to be don't forgotten being one of the most effective in golf history. Each of his victories happened against best industries in 4 signature events (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Ancestry, Memorial Competition and Travelers Champion), Athletes Champion, Professional as well as the Tour 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 actually awaited in his victory total amount by the PGA Tour." I don't assume folks understand how tough that is to perform, when you are actually expected to succeed, when you're the preferred to win, when each and every single point you are actually performing is being actually examined-- good as well as poor-- on the greens, and also exactly how hard it is actually to get inside your own little zone and personal little bit of world and also absolutely merely quiet the noise," mentioned Justin Thomas, that tied for 14th at 14 under." It is actually one thing that is actually just like much of a skill-set as managing to hit a driver in the golf course or even an iron on series. He's clearly figured that out well." Scheffler's stellar 2024 period consisted of a gold award at the 2024 Paris Games. ( Image by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Along the way, Scheffler accumulated approximately $62.2 thousand in on-course profits as well as season-long bonuses.Even much better, Scheffler as well as his wife, Meredith, invited their first youngster, Bennett, on Might 8." I seem like I have actually lived nearly a complete life-time in this one year," Scheffler pointed out. "It is actually been actually almonds." Scheffler's 7 success was available in merely 19 begins. He was actually a second best two times and had top-10 surfaces in all but three of his beginnings as well as no missed out on cuts.Woods' 2000 season is considered one of the greatest in past-- he caught 3 of his 15 major champions by 24 gos integrated and also succeeded 9 opportunities total in twenty beginnings. He was runner-up 4 opportunities. Tiger succeeded regarding $9.2 million that year.About the only factor that slowed down Scheffler down over recent eight-plus months was the Louisville police officer who apprehended him complying with a traffic occurrence outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky before the 2nd cycle of the PGA Championship.Top stories of the full week from Acquire special access to countless premium articles a year from top writers. u2022 CFB: Full week 1 sneak peek with finest 25 activities "u2022 That are X elements for all 32 NFL teams? "u2022 Transmission worth of the position maintains rising" Even more ESPN+ information ".Incredibly, Scheffler published a 5-under 66 a couple of hrs after he was released from prison. He seemed to lose ground on the weekend break and linked for eighth. Louisville district attorneys lost Scheffler's costs on May 29." I think his congruity, his mindset," pointed out McIlroy, who tied for 9th at 16 under. "I feel like he just kind of takes the same disposition to the training course every single day, no matter what setting on the leaderboard he remains in. He is actually just fantastic to only check out the way he handles themself about the golf course. Yeah, we'll review 2024 as well as it is actually certainly one of the best specific years that a gamer has actually eaten a long time." Scheffler's success at East Pond must finish any dispute regarding who's the PGA Excursion gamer of the year. Xander Schauffele had a disagreement after winning his first 2 majors at the PGA Champion as well as The Open.Even Schauffele confesses everyone more is actually still going after Scheffler." I think by the definition of authority, I think that is actually essentially where he's sitting," Schauffele stated. "I don't understand the amount of full weeks he is actually been actually No. 1 gamer on earth. Since I have actually been out, I think Dustin had an operate, Brooks [Koepka] possessed an operate, Jon [Rahm] had an operate, Rory had a run. They were kind of drilling backward and forward between 1, 2 and also 3. Scottie has actually merely been at the tip-top of the hill for, what, two full years right now it seems to be." Scheffler does not seem prepared ahead down anytime quickly, either.