Staff Reporter.
Scottie Scheffler finally got his hands on the £19 million FedEx Cup prize at the Tour Championship on Sunday, seeing off Collin Morikawa by four shots at East Lake.
It caps a remarkable 2024 for the American who has won an Olympic gold medal, his second Masters and become the first to land successive Players Championship titles.
He is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven events in a PGA Tour season.
Scheffler, who started the final round with a five-shot lead over Morikawa, shot a four-under 67 to win on 30 under and collect $25m (£19m) of the $100m prize fund.
He was four clear of Morikawa, who hit a 66, with another American, Sahith Theegala, in third on 24 under after a 64.
“I was a bit frustrated because it was quite a basic shot, but I’ve shanked it from a similar lie before,” he said.
“Ted [Scott, Scheffler’s caddie] did a good job of helping me reset. He gave me a nice pep talk there on the back of the eighth green because I looked at him like, ‘man, I don’t know about this, this isn’t looking so hot right now’.
“He gave me a little pep talk and then I was able to hit a really nice iron shot in there [on nine] and got things rolling.
“He really is a huge part of the team. I don’t know if I’d be able to do any of this without him on my bag.
“And then I did some really nice stuff to finish this tournament off.”
That “nice stuff” started on the ninth hole with a birdie, and two more followed on the 10th and 11th as Scheffler surged four clear.
Sunday’s prize money takes Scheffler’s official earnings for the season to around $54m and he has broken the PGA Tour record in that respect for a third season in a row.
Compiled by Lehlohonolo Lehana.