Scottie Scheffler signed off his memorable PGA Tour marketing campaign with FedExCup victory, however does the format for the season-ending Tour Championship want altering?
The world No 1’s four-shot victory at East Lake was his seventh PGA Tour win of the season and secured him the $25m jackpot, Scheffler beginning the occasion with a two-shot lead and by no means relinquishing prime spot through the 4 event days.
The staggered scoring system for the Tour Championship was launched in 2019 to provide the FedExCup chief a two-shot benefit over the sector on 10 underneath, with beginning scores based mostly on gamers’ positions within the season-long standings.
The earlier format noticed the FedExCup standings run alongside the Tour Championship reasonably than being one competitors, and there have been questions raised about whether or not the present system is one of the simplest ways to find out the entire season.
“The right man won and it got quite close just for a heartbeat, just before the turn, then Scheffler did what Scheffler does and birdied three in a row to run away with it,” DP World Tour participant David Howell informed the Sky Sports activities Golf podcast.
“With every thing that was on the road, his efficiency on Sunday and all through the week was distinctive.
“Let’s face facts, if he hadn’t won the FedExCup this year and it wasn’t Xander Schauffele, it would have all looked a little bit silly in my mind. Like most people, I don’t think they’ve got it quite right.”
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After claiming the FedExCup, Scottie Scheffler discusses what helped him succeed at East Lake.
Schauffele – a two-time main winner in 2024 – began as Scheffler’s closest challenger however pale to a tied-fourth end, as Collin Morikawa claimed the runner-up spot and Sahith Theegala produced an excellent weekend cost to take third.
“I didn’t like the fact that Schauffele was one bogey away from potentially finishing eighth in the FedExCup,” Howell added. “4 of the blokes forward of him hadn’t received all yr whereas Xander has received two majors.
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Relive how Scottie Scheffler beat Collin Morikawa to Tour Championship victory and the FedExCup crown at East Lake.
“It doesn’t make sense, does it, when you look at it from that perspective? There must be a much better way to distribute the enormous amounts of money that the PGA Tour has decided the players are worthy of accumulating.
“It could have been much less complicated and higher if Scheffler had received the FedExCup and let somebody win the Tour Championship by itself. That may have been an incredible event, with Sahith [Theegala], Collin [Morikawa] and Scheffler himself going at it down the stretch.
“It almost would have been more exciting than how it panned out for me, so I’d rethink it if I was in charge. It’s a good effort but still not quite right.”
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This week’s Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast comes from the Swiss Alps forward of the Omega European Masters, the place Howell and Andrew Coltart joined Josh Antmann to look again at a busy week within the sport.
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