Tour Championship Final Leaderboard
-30 S. Scheffler (US); -26 C. Morikawa (US); -24 S. Theegala (US)
Selected: -16 R. McIlroy (NI), S. Lowry (IRE); -11 R. MacIntyre (SCO); -10 T. Fleetwood (ENG); -6 A. Rai (ENG)
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Scottie Scheffler reaffirmed his status as the world’s top golfer with a commanding win at the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
This victory rounds off an incredible 2024 for the American, who has secured an Olympic gold medal, his second Masters title, and made history by winning consecutive Players Championship titles.
He is the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven events in a single PGA Tour season.
Scheffler began the final round with a five-shot lead over Collin Morikawa and shot a four-under 67 to finish at 30 under par, claiming $25 million of the $100 million prize fund.
Morikawa finished four shots behind, posting a 66, while fellow American Sahith Theegala slipped in third at 24 under after carding a 64.
‘I’ve Shanked It Before’ – Scheffler
For the third consecutive year, Scheffler started the week at 10 under par, leading the FedEx Cup standings, two shots clear of Xander Schauffele and with Morikawa alongside a group at four under during the staggered start.
He maintained his lead through the first three rounds, setting up what seemed to be a simple final round.
His lead grew to six shots when Morikawa bogeyed the first hole.
However, uncharacteristic errors from Scheffler, including consecutive bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes, allowed Morikawa—who birdied the fourth, sixth, and eighth—to reduce the gap to two shots.
A wayward drive forced Scheffler to navigate from underneath trees on the left side of the seventh hole, compounded by a mis-hit bunker shot on the eighth that landed farther from the hole than intended.
“I felt a bit frustrated because it was a simple shot, but I’ve shanked it from a similar lie before,” he said.
“Ted (Scott, Scheffler’s caddie) did a great job resetting my mindset. He gave me a pep talk on the back of the eighth green, and I was thinking, ‘Man, this doesn’t look good right now.’”
“He really is a huge part of the team. I don’t know if I could do any of this without him by my side.”
Scheffler’s “nice stuff” began on the ninth hole with a birdie, followed by two more on the 10th and 11th, pushing him four shots clear.
Morikawa managed a birdie on the 13th, but Scheffler responded with a 15-foot eagle putt on the next hole, reclaiming his five-shot lead and parred his way home to secure his first FedEx Cup title.
“Nothing fazes him,” said Morikawa, who collected $12.5 million as the runner-up.
“Whether I was gaining ground or he was, it didn’t change how he played through each shot. That’s something to learn. His mental game is incredibly strong.”
With Sunday’s prize money, Scheffler’s total earnings for the season reached around $54 million, breaking the PGA Tour record for the third consecutive year.
This year has also been eventful off the course, as Scheffler welcomed his first child in May and faced legal troubles just days later when he was arrested on the morning of the second round of the US PGA Championship for an alleged traffic violation. All charges were eventually dropped.
“I feel like I’ve lived a full lifetime in just one year,” said Scheffler. “It’s been crazy.”
Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy finished as the top UK golfer. Starting the week tied with Morikawa at four under, he closed strong with a five-under 66 to end in a tie for ninth at 16 under.
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre carded six birdies on his back nine for a 64, finishing at 11 under, just ahead of Tommy Fleetwood, who secured his place in the top 20 with a 67.
Fleetwood’s fellow Englishman Aaron Rai, who won his first PGA Tour title in August, closed with a 70 for a total of six under.
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