Tour Championship, last leaderboard
-16 S Scheffler (US); -13 V Hovland (Nor); -12 R Gerard (US); -11 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), C Gotterup (US), R McIlroy (NI), R Henley (US), MW Lee (Aus), J Bridgeman (US), L Aberg (Swe)
Chosen others: -10 T Fleetwood (Eng), C Younger (US), A Scott (Aus); -9 C Morikawa (US); -7 J Rose (Eng); -5 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), W Clark (US); E R MacIntyre (Sco)
At instances it felt like there was a sure inevitability about Scottie Scheffler gathering his second Fedex Cup title on Sunday.
As these round him started to falter, the world primary, who began the day three strokes adrift of in a single day chief Viktor Hovland, produced a sometimes metronomic efficiency with the successful cheque in sight.
And what a prize. Scheffler’s reward for his twenty second profession victory on the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta will see his checking account credited to the tune of $10m (£7.4m).
The 2024 champion additionally joins Tiger Woods (2007 and 2009) and Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019 and 2022) to have received the occasion on a number of events.
“To come back from behind and be capable to win event is a very cool feeling,” Scheffler mentioned.
“There have been a whole lot of proficient guys in entrance of me on the leaderboard. I used to be lucky to get off to begin and put myself within the combine. It is a reward to be out right here on tour. Each day I will attempt to give it my greatest.”
Throughout the ultimate three pairings, Scheffler’s four-under 66 was the one spherical to interrupt par together with his excellent capacity to seek out inexperienced after inexperienced giving him a considerable edge over his rivals.
Hovland, whose driving grew to become extra erratic, additionally discovered that his putter had gone chilly when he most wanted it, and the Norwegian signed for a two-over 72 as he completed three again in second place.
American debutant Ryan Gerard, who began one behind Hovland, ended the day in the identical place and third general on 12 beneath par after additionally taking 72 pictures.
McIlroy was unable to rediscover the rhythm that rocketed him into rivalry on Saturday, together with his topsy-turvy spherical of 69 containing 4 birdies and an eagle blended with 5 bogeys.
Apart from the Northern Irishman there have been few moments of sparkle on present elsewhere among the many potential contenders, albeit Justin Rose’s hole-in-one on the ninth was an apparent exception.
Whereas Rose was unable to collect any momentum from that to noticeably problem, ending the day at seven beneath general, one other Englishman Alex Fitzpatrick matched Scheffler’s 66, the bottom spherical of the day, to catapult himself up the leaderboard to conclude the event alongside six-time main winner McIlroy and 5 others at 11 beneath.
It earned the 27-year-old a tie for fourth on his debut to cap a outstanding season wherein he received his first DP World Tour occasion on the Indian Open earlier than teaming up together with his elder brother, the 2022 US Open champion Matt, to win the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans pairs occasion.
Tommy Fleetwood, who famously triumphed 12 months in the past started the day too far off the tempo for his three-under 67, to bother the likes of Scheffler and led to a tie for eleventh at 10 beneath general.
