It was not a typical Scottie Scheffler win.
The No. 1 golf player in the world has made a career of getting out front and not moving over the weekend. But on Sunday, Aug. 30, he came into the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta three shots back and played his way to his second FedEx Cup.
Scheffler shot four-under 66 in the final round to win the Tour Championship with a four-day total of 16 under — three clear of Viktor Hovland, who led by three when the day began, but shot 72 on Sunday. Scheffler caught him with a birdie at the 10th hole and went ahead for good with one at the 16th.
The victory was the 22nd win of Scheffler's career, his third of 2026 and his second in 14 days. It also gave him his second FedEx
Cup title; in 19 years of that trophy, only two other men had ever won it more than once. He joins Tiger Woods, who won twice, and Rory McIlroy, who won it three times, as the only multiple-time winners.
Hovland, who won the FedEx Cup in 2023, was going for the same thing, but he gave it back with three bogeys.
Here are the winners and losers of the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup playoffs:
Winners
Scottie Scheffler: He shot a final round of 66 to win by three strokes at 16 under, coming from three shots back. He scored his 22nd career victory, third of 2026, second in 14 days and his second career FedEx Cup title. And he took home $10 million as the Tour Championship winner.
Ryan Gerard: He closed with a 72 and still finished alone in third at 12 under in his first Tour Championship. Gerard, 27, hasn't won this season and only owns one PGA Tour title — at the Barracuda, played opposite the British Open. He shared the 36-hole lead and started Sunday one back.
Adam Scott: At 46, he was the oldest man in the field. He was alone in third after finishing the 10th hole Sunday, but three bogeys cost him. He finished with a 2-over 72 and tied for 11th. Scott won this tournament in 2006 and hasn't won anything since the 2020 Genesis Invitational, but this was still a good showing for the veteran golfer.
Alex Fitzpatrick: The rookie shot 66 — matching Scheffler and Xander Schauffele for the low round of the day — and tied for fourth at 11 under. He was the 24th of 30 players to qualify. His older brother Matt, the 2022 U.S. Open champion, shot 73 and finished 17 spots and six shots behind him, so he wins family bragging rights at least.
Min Woo Lee: He opened with a 62 and hit 16 of 18 greens, then shot 73 in Friday's second round and looked done. But, he turned it around and played the weekend at 66 and 68, tying for fourth in his first appearance.
Losers
Viktor Hovland: He led by three when Sunday's final round started started, bogeyed the first, 13th and 17th holes to cough up his lead. He eventually finished three back of Scheffler at 13-under, and lost more than $5 million — taking home $4,375,000 as the runner-up compared to Scheffler's $10 million. Hovland won the FedEx Cup in 2023 and would have been the third man to win it twice.
Chris Gotterup: He was alone at 13 under with five holes to play and ended up shooting 71, falling into the seven-man tie for fourth. Gotterup won twice this season — at the Sony Open and the John Deere — and arrived as the No. 6 seed. He had the best position of anyone to chase Scheffler and went the wrong way.
Matt Fitzpatrick: A 73 on the last day, a tie for 21st at 5 under, and a younger brother 17 spots ahead of him. Tough pill to swallow.
Wyndham Clark: He won the BMW Championship seven days ago. He shot 72 and finished 5 under for the tournament, tied for 21st in a field of 29.
Gary Woodland: He closed with a 77 — the worst single round anyone played all week — and finished last a 2 over par. He started the day tied for 22nd.
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