{"id":831521,"date":"2026-08-31T04:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/831521\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T04:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:10:12","slug":"scottie-scheffler-steals-moment-after-tour-championship-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/831521\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler steals moment after Tour Championship victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scottie Scheffler spent Sunday shutting the door on the rest of the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Then he literally shut one on the CBS broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/30\/sports\/scottie-scheffler-rallies-to-win-fedex-cup-passes-tiger-woods-in-career-earnings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rallying to win the Tour Championship and his second FedEx Cup<\/a>, Scheffler slipped inside to celebrate with his family as a television camera continued filming through an open doorway.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler holds his child Bennett after winning the PGA Tour Championship golf tournament Sunday, August 30, 2026, in Atlanta. AP Photo\/Mike Stewart<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler eventually spotted it.<\/p>\n<p>With a smile, the world\u2019s No. 1 golfer pulled the cap off his head and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/golf\/comments\/1w2uwao\/scheffler_shutting_out_the_camera_for_family_time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">placed it over<\/a> the camera\u2019s lens, politely ending CBS\u2019 access and carving out a private moment with wife Meredith and their children after another massive victory.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler certainly earned the sign-off.<\/p>\n<p>He entered Sunday three shots off the lead at East Lake before firing a 4-under-par 66 to finish at 16 under and capture the Tour Championship. His rally began with a 5-iron that stopped inches from the cup on the 211-yard second and gathered steam when he drained a 25-foot birdie at No. 4.<\/p>\n<p>The victory earned Scheffler $10 million and pushed his PGA Tour career earnings to $130,390,661, moving him past Tiger Woods atop the all-time money list.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>But the scene behind the closed door fit a theme that has followed Scheffler throughout his dominance.<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks earlier, Scheffler <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/17\/sports\/scottie-scheffler-celebrates-fedex-st-jude-win-new-son-remy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrated his FedEx St. Jude Championship victory with Meredith and sons Bennett and Remy<\/a>, marking the first time 4-month-old Remy had been there for one of his father\u2019s PGA Tour wins.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler didn\u2019t want CBS filming his family celebration. He solved that after winning the Tour Championship and $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler has repeatedly made clear that the trophies stop mattering once he gets home, previously saying he would rather be a great father than a great golfer.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, he managed to be both.<\/p>\n<p>He took the trophy, the $10 million and the FedEx Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The viewing public just wasn\u2019t invited to the afterparty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler spent Sunday shutting the door on the rest of the PGA Tour. 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