Scottie Scheffler confirmed his status as the world's best golfer with a dominant victory at the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
It includes an incredible 2024 for the American who won the Masters, six more PGA Tour events and an Olympic gold medal.
He is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven events in a PGA Tour season and the first player to earn more than $50m in a single season.
Scheffler, who started the final round at East Lake with a five-shot lead over Collin Morikawa, shot a one-under 67 to win at 30 under and collect the $25m first prize, taking his season's earnings to a record. $54m.
He finished 4 behind Morikawa, who shot a 66, and another American, Sahith Theegala, tied for third at 24 under after a 64.
For the third year in a row, Scheffler started the Tour Championship 10 under the leader of the FedEx Cup standings, two clear of Xander Schauffele in second place, with Morikawa in the middle of the group with two players under four in an amazing start – the way Scheffler himself. called 'silly' earlier in the week.
And he stayed ahead for the first three laps to set up what looked like a straight final lap.
Errors are flawless
His five-shot lead became six after Morikawa birdied the first hole. However, Scheffler made some uncharacteristic mistakes as he recorded back-to-back bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes allowing Morikawa, who shot 4, 6 and 8, to close within two.
A wayward drive left Scheffler chipped out from under a tree down the left of the seventh, while he hit a greenside shot on the eighth that went right and just short of the hole.
In typical Scheffler style, he quickly pulled back and made birdies at nine, 10 and 11 to restore his four-shot lead. Morikawa answered with a birdie on the 13th, but Scheffler drained a 15-foot eagle putt on the 14th.th to move five clear, and paved his way home to defend his first FedEx Cup title.
“It was a wild year”
“I feel like I've lived almost a full life in this one year, said Scheffler, thinking about the season that saw him become a father for the first time and seeing him get arrested – unfairly – on his way to the tournament. second round of the PGA Championship. “It was about peanuts. I'm proud of the work we've put in, it's hard to put into words what this year has been like for me. It has been violent at times, and it hurts.”
For the final leaderboard from the Tour Championship, click here.
Source link
