Scottie Scheffler Is Golf's Greatest Loser
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Tour Championship, Russell Henley and Scottie Scheffler
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Here's how Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have fared when grouped together in the same round on the PGA Tour.
BetMGM has Scheffler as +165 to successfully defend his Tour Championship and FedEx Cup titles, which can come as no great shock after he's won five of his last 10 starts. Three-time FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy is +800 and Tommy Fleetwood, who has three top-four finishes among his last five starts, is +1200.
Looking ahead, Scheffler tees it up at East Lake Golf Club on August 21 for the season-ending Tour Championship, where he will start with the FedExCup lead. The Cowboys, meanwhile, will open their season on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 4.
Scottie Scheffler erased a four-shot deficit in five holes and then delivered a haymaker on the daunting par-3 17th by chipping in from 82 feet for birdie that carried him to victory Sunday in the BMW Championship for his fifth PGA Tour title of the year.
Scheffler not only takes home a $3.6 million winner's share for standing atop the leaderboard at the BMW Championship, cementing the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings earned him a $5 million bonus ahead of next week's season finale,
Scottie Scheffler just won his fifth title of the season, honoring both his regular caddie Ted Scott and fill-in Mike Cromie in his moment of triumph.
Scottie Scheffler completed his second-largest comeback of his career to win the BMW Championship, overtaking leader Robert MacIntyre, with a 15-under finish.
Unlike last year, Scottie Scheffler won't start the Tour Championship well under par. But the world No. 1 is still heavily favored in the revamped tournament.