Scheffler Charges From Behind to Win Second FedEx Cup in Atlanta
Scottie Scheffler won his second FedEx Cup title at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, finishing at 16 under par to collect $10m (£7.4m) in prize money. The 30-year-old Texan started the final day three strokes behind overnight leader Viktor Hovland and shot a four-under 66 — the only player in the final three pairings to break par (shoot below the course standard) on Sunday. BBC Sport
Hovland signed for a two-over 72 and dropped to 13 under, three back in sole second. Ryan Gerard also closed with a 72 to finish third at 12 under. Further down the board, Alex Fitzpatrick — younger brother of Matt — shot the joint-lowest round of the final day, a 66, to tie for fourth at 11 under on his Tour Championship debut. Justin Rose provided the day's fireworks with a hole-in-one on the ninth, though he finished well off the pace at seven under. BBC Sport
The Tour Championship, played at East Lake Golf Club, is the PGA Tour's season finale — the last of three FedEx Cup playoff events. Only the top 30 players in the season-long points race qualify. PGA Tour
Scheffler arrived in Atlanta having already wrapped up the FedEx Cup's regular-season crown. His victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind two weeks earlier — an eight-stroke romp capped by a Friday 61 — clinched the No. 1 seed and a $23m bonus for topping the standings after the BMW Championship. AP News That St. Jude triumph had been his second win of the season, a campaign that until the playoffs had produced just one victory — his first start of the year in the California desert — alongside five runner-up finishes. AP News
The Tour Championship win was the 22nd of Scheffler's career and lifted his PGA Tour earnings past $20m for a fourth consecutive season. AP News BBC Sport
By becoming a multiple FedEx Cup champion, Scheffler joins Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) and Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) as the only players to win the season-long title more than once. BBC Sport
For all the money and the milestones, the manner of this one mattered. Scheffler had to come from behind on a Sunday — something the FedEx Cup's staggered-start format (where the points leader begins the tournament at 10 under par) was designed to make unnecessary. He trailed by three and passed Hovland with a clean, aggressive final round while the men around him leaked shots. The leaderboard bunched and shifted, and Scheffler was the one who held still.
