Sep 1, 2026 · 53 min · 10 segments
Much like Scottie Scheffler once again displayed his dominance of the PGA TOUR on Sunday by winning the Tour Championship, Nathan Smith looks to add to the United States' control of the Walker Cup…
Nathan SmithGuestKelly ElbinHostYou know, folks, at the start of 2022, the name Scotty Scheffler was not well known in large golf circles.
Yes, we knew him because he had been selected as a captain's pick by Steve Stricker for the 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup team, even though he had never won on the PGA Tour to that point.
Scottie went 2-0-1 in his three matches, including a 4-3 win over Jon Rahm at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin as the U.S. reclaimed the Ryder Cup.
Do we ever know of Scottie Scheffler today? And we know of him because of an incredible stretch of golf that began with his victory in February of 2022.
at the WM Phoenix Open and stretched all the way to this past Sunday when he captured his 22nd PGA Tour event at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Along the way, Scotty Scheffler has collected two green jackets as the Masters Champion plus the 2025 PGA Championship and that same year, the Open Championship.
In fact, Scheffler was three shots back of Victor Hovland, who had just come off a terrific round on Saturday.
But Scheffler had shot 66 on Saturday, and then he went out and shot 66 birdies early on to really put a real stake in the ground.
And while Hovland had some chances, he had three birdie putts that he left on the low side, meaning he just didn't hit them hard enough in right-to-left breakers, didn't make them, ended up not winning for the first time, by the way, since Victor has held the 54-hole lead in a PGA Tour event.
But what that all added up to was Scotty Scheffler joining Tiger Woods and Roy McIlroy as the only players to win multiple FedExCup titles.
Before long, he will be named the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the fifth straight time.
And with a $10 million payday he enjoyed at Eastlake, he has passed Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour's all-time money list.
with official earnings of $130 million, compared to Tiger's paltry, it's a shame, $120 million.
He started with a four-shot victory at the American Express in California, closed it out with a win at Eastlake.
But he had two playoff losses, and those two playoff losses were among his five second-place finishes.
He didn't win a major championship, and yes, When it was all over, when the official FedExCup season ended, Scotty Scheffler was at the top.
You know, folks, at the start of 2022, the name Scotty Scheffler was not well known in large golf circles.
Yes, we knew him because he had been selected as a captain's pick by Steve Stricker for the 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup team, even though he had never won on the PGA Tour to that point.
Scottie went 2-0-1 in his three matches, including a 4-3 win over Jon Rahm at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin as the U.S. reclaimed the Ryder Cup.
Do we ever know of Scottie Scheffler today? And we know of him because of an incredible stretch of golf that began with his victory in February of 2022.
at the WM Phoenix Open and stretched all the way to this past Sunday when he captured his 22nd PGA Tour event at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Along the way, Scotty Scheffler has collected two green jackets as the Masters Champion plus the 2025 PGA Championship and that same year, the Open Championship.
In fact, Scheffler was three shots back of Victor Hovland, who had just come off a terrific round on Saturday.
But Scheffler had shot 66 on Saturday, and then he went out and shot 66 birdies early on to really put a real stake in the ground.
And while Hovland had some chances, he had three birdie putts that he left on the low side, meaning he just didn't hit them hard enough in right-to-left breakers, didn't make them, ended up not winning for the first time, by the way, since Victor has held the 54-hole lead in a PGA Tour event.
But what that all added up to was Scotty Scheffler joining Tiger Woods and Roy McIlroy as the only players to win multiple FedExCup titles.
Before long, he will be named the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the fifth straight time.
And with a $10 million payday he enjoyed at Eastlake, he has passed Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour's all-time money list.
with official earnings of $130 million, compared to Tiger's paltry, it's a shame, $120 million.
He started with a four-shot victory at the American Express in California, closed it out with a win at Eastlake.
But he had two playoff losses, and those two playoff losses were among his five second-place finishes.
He didn't win a major championship, and yes, When it was all over, when the official FedExCup season ended, Scotty Scheffler was at the top.
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