Scottie Scheffler left no doubt on Sunday about who deserved to be ranked as the No. 1 golfer in the world, capturing the Tour Championship with a 16-under to win his second FedEx Cup in the last three years.
The four-time major winner began Sunday’s final round at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta trailing Norway’s Viktor Hovland by three strokes, but Scheffler carded a 4-under 66 to storm past Hovland and win by three strokes. The victory marked the 22nd PGA Tour win for Scheffler, who turned 30 only a couple of months ago.
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Some were considering this a down year for Scheffler, considering he “only” won three tournaments — compared to six wins last year and nine in 2024. But he did finish in the top five at 13 of his 20 events in 2026.
“I’m very proud of being able to have the consistent results I’ve had over the years,” Scheffler said in Sunday’s post-round press conference. “I feel like it’s something that’s very difficult to do, and it’s something that I’m very proud of. I don’t take tournaments off. I don’t take days off during tournaments. I try to give it my all each and every day. I feel like it’s a gift to play out here on the PGA Tour, and don’t want to take it for granted.
“I don’t want to look back at the end of my career and feel like I could have done more in order to play well. I want to be able to tell myself when I hang it up that I did everything I could. I feel like years like this kind of show that to myself, how important that is.”
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— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) August 30, 2026
Scheffler — who won by eight strokes two weeks ago at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs — was stymied last week by hand, foot and mouth disease that left him with a fever and blisters on his hands. Still, he bounced back this weekend to take home the $10 million winner’s purse. In doing so, he became the PGA Tour’s all-time leader in career on-course earnings ($130.4 million), surpassing Tiger Woods’ $121 million.
But no matter how much money he earns, or wins he records, Scheffler’s face on Sunday revealed what is truly important to him.
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— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) August 30, 2026
Scheffler’s special moment with his wife, Meredith, and two young sons has become a regular sight on the PGA Tour in recent years.
“I would say my greatest priorities are my faith and my family,” he said in a press conference before last year’s British Open. “Those come first for me. Golf is third in that order. I’ve said it for a long time: Golf is not how I identify myself. I don’t identify myself by winning tournaments, chasing trophies, being famous or whatever it is.”
Scheffler has consistently discussed his faith in Christ throughout his rise to golfing stardom and historic run at the top of the sport. He calls himself a “Christ follower” in his Instagram bio, and in late December, Scheffler made time to speak to 40 collegians at a College Golf Fellowship (CGF) retreat about how to honor Christ while being a competitive golfer.
“It’s not bad to have the desire to want to be really good at something. That’s a good thing,” he said at one of the sessions. “It’s just the ‘why?’ Do I want to be a really good golfer so that I can become famous? Or do I want to become a really good golfer to glorify God?”
Scheffler was accompanied by Meredith for some of the sessions, and he was given the opportunity to share his testimony.
“I went to church and I heard for the first time really who Jesus was,” he said. “… I had no idea who Jesus was, what He’d done for us.”
He continued later, “I didn’t understand really exactly what sin was. I didn’t understand how sinful my heart was and really how much I needed a Savior, and I heard it for the first time. So after that, I’ve felt like I’m always gradually giving up different parts of my life to Christ. I feel like each day I’m trying to surrender something new.”
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“You’ve really got to look at the motivation for why I play. For me, I have a relationship with Jesus Christ,” Scheffler said after winning the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational. “That’s why I play golf. I’m out here to compete because that’s where He wants me. He’s in control of what happens in the end. So just really staying the course and staying faithful and letting Him be the guidance for me versus anything that I do.”
As Scheffler’s name continues to get mentioned with the likes of some of the greatest golfers in history, he knows only the name of Jesus is worthy of ultimate praise and lifelong trust.
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