Late Surge by Im Sung-jae, 7th Place Finale... Scheffler Becomes First FedExCup Champ

Final Tour Championship 4R 7 Under Par
Second 'Top 10' Since 2022 Runner-Up
Scheffler's 7th Win of the Season, $25 Million Jackpot

Im Sung-jae's formidable finishing power.

Im Sung-jae is putting on the 1st hole of the 4th round at the Tour Championship.
[Atlanta=EPA·Yonhap News]

On the 1st (local time), at East Lake Golf Club (par 71, 7,490 yards) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Im finished 7-under-par 64 in the final round of the third and final stage of the 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs (PO) Tour Championship on the PGA Tour, securing 7th place (18-under-par). This marks his second top-10 finish since tying for 2nd place at the Tour Championship in August 2022. Although he has not won this year, he has appeared in 24 tournaments and finished in the top 10 eight times. He had a meaningful season by qualifying for the Tour Championship for six consecutive years since 2019.

Starting from a tie for 10th place, Im collected one eagle and six birdies (with one bogey). He showed a steep upward trend by reducing five strokes in the first eight holes, including his first birdie at the 2nd hole (par 3), back-to-back birdies at the 6th and 7th holes, and an eagle with a 'one-on, one-putt' at the 8th hole (par 4, 324 yards). After a brief pause with a bogey at the 9th hole (par 3), he finished the round with three birdies at the 14th, 16th, and 17th holes. He relied on a maximum drive of 341 yards, a fairway hit rate of 64.29%, and 1.46 putts per green in regulation as his driving forces.

Scottie Scheffler is drinking water at the 9th hole of the 4th round of the Tour Championship.
[Atlanta=AP·Yonhap News]

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) won the FedEx Cup for the first time. Entering the Tour Championship as the FedEx Cup No. 1, Scheffler received a stroke bonus of 10-under-par and posted 20-under-par over four days to complete a four-stroke victory (30-under-par). This is his seventh win of the season, including the Masters, and his 13th career victory. With this win, he earned a bonus of $25 million (approximately 33.4 billion KRW).

Collin Morikawa finished 2nd (26-under-par), Sahith Theegala 3rd (24-under-par), and Xander Schauffele and Russell Henley (both USA), along with Adam Scott (Australia), tied for 4th place (19-under-par). Wyndham Clark (USA) finished 8th (17-under-par), while Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) tied for 9th place (16-under-par). Defending champion Viktor Hovland (Norway) ended the tournament tied for 12th place (15-under-par). An Byeong-hun added 2-under-par to finish tied for 21st place (8-under-par).