Scottie Scheffler has polished off the best year in golf in nearly two decades with the biggest prize.
Scottie Scheffler holds his son Bennett Ezra Scheffler as his wife Meredith Scudder looks on the 18th green after Scheffler won the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. – Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport's biggest prize.
Scheffler led by at least five shots after each round. But there was a harrowing moment as storm clouds began to threaten. He made two straight bogeys, the second one on a pure shank from a bunker on the reachable par-4 eighth hole. Morikawa made birdie, and the seven-shot deficit he faced after two holes was down to a mere two shots with 10 holes to play.Scheffler hit 4-iron to 5 feet on the par-3 ninth for birdie. He hit wedge to 3 feet on No.
Scheffler referred to the FedEx Cup as a season-long race being “silly” because everything came down to the final week at East Lake. There was no doubting the FedEx Cup got a most appropriate champion. Morikawa, the No. 7 seed who started the tournament six shots behind, closed with a 66 and had the lowest score of the Tour Championship at 22-under 262. He won $12.5 million for finishing second in the FedEx Cup.Saturday for possibly brushing a small amount of sand on a bunker shot, closed with a 64 and finished third. He finished two shots behind Morikawa and earned a $7.5 million bonus for third place.
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