Scheffler Takes Command in PGA Tour 2024 Championship
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has significantly extended his lead in the PGA Tour 2024 championship race, thanks to an impressive -6 score in the final round of the Tour Championship.
Scheffler entered the tournament as the leader of the FedEx Cup standings. As per the regulations, he started with a -10 score, placing him two strokes ahead of second-placed Xander Schauffele. With seven birdies and one bogey, Scheffler’s total score rose to -16. Schauffele and Collin Morikawa trailed at -9. This marks a lead margin not seen in PGA Tour history for over 40 years. It also brings Scheffler closer to clinching the PGA Tour’s top prize—the FedEx Cup and its $25 million reward.
In terms of event scoring alone, Scheffler remains in the lead with a -6, while Morikawa and former world No. 1 Adam Scott are tied at -5. Schauffele is currently in 22nd place at -1. “From start to finish in round one, I wasn’t thinking about the lead because it doesn’t guarantee anything with four rounds remaining. The road ahead is long, so it’s best to focus on playing well,” Scheffler humbly stated after building a significant lead in the Tour Championship 2024.
This cautious approach reflects Scheffler’s mindset during his third consecutive appearance in the Tour Championship with a -10 advantage due to leading the FedEx Cup standings. Although he benefited from similar advantages in the past, success eluded him. In 2022, Scheffler led by five strokes after round one and by six strokes heading into the final round but ultimately finished T2 behind Rory McIlroy. Last year, he ended T6 with a score of -11, watching Viktor Hovland score -27 overall to win the FedEx Cup and $18 million despite Scheffler’s initial -10 and Hovland’s -8.
In this year’s final, Hovland stands at T20 with -4, and McIlroy is in T10 with -6 following round one.
The PGA Tour introduced the FedEx Cup in 2007, with Tiger Woods winning both the inaugural event and again in 2009, while Rory McIlroy has secured the title most frequently (2016, 2019, 2022).
