{"id":107974,"date":"2025-08-25T03:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107974\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T03:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:41:03","slug":"nation-reacts-to-scottie-schefflers-fedex-cup-finish-absolutely-ridiculous-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107974\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation reacts to Scottie Scheffler\u2019s FedEx Cup finish: \u2018Absolutely ridiculous format\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

After dominating much of the season, Scottie Scheffler<\/a> just narrowly missed out on a second consecutive FedEx Cup victory this weekend.<\/p>\n

The Highland Park product tied for fourth in the Tour Championship, <\/a>finishing four shots behind winner Tommy Fleetwood. As the result set in, golf fans on social media shared their thoughts on the FedEx Cup\u2019s format and whether the right golfer came away with a title win.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the nation\u2019s reaction to Scheffler\u2019s Tour Championship finish:<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler going into the final tournament with twice as many points as 2nd place and won\u2019t win the tour championship is the dumbest thing ever.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zahn Brooks (@ZahnBrooks) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Let’s see: <\/p>\n

1. Entering this week Scottie Scheffler had more than twice as many FedEx Cup points as 2nd place Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n

2. Scheffler just tied for 4th in the Tour Championship. He won 5 times this season, including the PGA Championship and British Open. He made 19 of 19\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brad Townsend (@townbrad) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler, world No. 1, made some of the wildest worst swings today I’ve ever seen a Tour player make. Yet: he has such extraordinary hand-eye feel and touch that he still shot 68, will tie for 4th in the Championship and still has a chance to challenge Tiger’s career.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

On the bright side Scottie Scheffler is a four-time back to back to back to back Player of the Year on the PGA Tour if you want some positive<\/p>\n

\u2014 TrackingScheffler (@SchefflerLegion) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

“Consolation prize:” <\/p>\n

With the $2.6M he earned today by tying for fourth, Dallas’ Scottie Scheffler inches closer to joining the PGA Tour’s extremely exclusive career $100M earnings club:<\/p>\n

1. Tiger Woods $120,999,166
2. Rory McIlroy $107,586,766
3. Scottie Scheffler $98,373,136<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brad Townsend (@townbrad) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

How is Scottie Scheffler not the FedEx Cup Champion\u2026.. they messed up with this new format \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ian McGarvey (@Just4kicks26) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The #FedEx<\/a> cup is basically a 4 day horse race. Don\u2019t pretend it\u2019s season long. So stupid. Scottie has dominated the entire year and damn near pulled it off this weekend for another Top 5 finish. @PGATOUR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bret Hoovler (@BretHoovler) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

I like Tommy Fleetwood but the FedEx Cup means less than nothing when a guy with zero wins is about to claim it over a guy with five wins and two majors. So desperate to make it exciting that you succeeded in making it a title of zero significance except for $$$. Nice job, guys.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Absolute poetry. Tommy Fleetwood’s long-awaited maiden PGA Tour win comes in the year the Tour Championship reverts to a normal 72-hole stroke play format and his first PGA Tour win makes him the FedEx Cup champion. Just awesome<\/p>\n

\u2014 Evin Priest (@EvinPriest) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler’s T4 finish at the Tour Championship moves him past Phil Mickelson and into third place on the PGA Tour’s official career earnings list with $98,373,136. https:\/\/t.co\/nHFHkRoAGF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 David Rumsey (@_DavidRumsey) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Tour Championship results<\/p>\n

(with the old starting strokes format)<\/p>\n

-24 Scheffler
-23 Fleetwood
-19 Henley
-17 Cantlay
-17 Young
-16 Conners
-16 Thomas
-16 Griffin<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jamie Kennedy (@jamierkennedy) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

This new FedEx cup final format sucks!!! What\u2019s the point of finishing high up on the rankings if you don\u2019t win it! <\/p>\n

The format should be a match play and have the top 36 players get into the finals and seed it based on points won. @PGATOUR<\/a> #FedExCup<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bill Ranson, PGA (@BillRansonGolf) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Congrats to Fleetwood, but finally winning your first tour tourney should not make you the FedEx Cup champion. He was nowhere near close in points to Scheffler. Absolutely ridiculous format – change it or get rid of it. Give it to the player of the year-the one who won 6+ times.<\/p>\n

\u2014 torgman (@jttorg) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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