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š BMW CHAMPIONSHIP: SCOTTIE FLIPS THE SWITCH (AGAIN)
Plus, Tour Championship and final weeks of fantasy golf (if you are into that sort of thing)
Stop me if youāve heard this one before: Scottie Scheffler walks into the weekend trailing, the media starts sniffing around for a ānew king,ā and thenāBANGāhe drops a Sunday round so cold-blooded it shouldāve come with a jacket.
Yup. He did it again.
Final Round: 65.
Final Result: Champion.
Final Thought: Is Scottie a golf robot sent from the future to destroy fields one "fairway-green-two-putt" at a time?
Hereās what went down at Caves Valley:
Scheffler started Sunday two back. Didnāt matter. The guy could start ten back with a rental set and still find a way to win.
Rory tried. You love to see it. But the driver was sketchier than your buddy's Venmo history. That back-nine fade? Classic.
Xander was there, kind of like a groomsman who didnāt get the memo heās not the best man. Solid. Quiet. Harmless.
Ludvig Aberg continues to flirt with winning something big, but heās starting to feel like the European Rickie.
Scottie now has five wins this season, his short game is finally behaving, and he still looks like a guy whoād fix your car and beat you by seven at your muni.
The haters? Quiet.
The rest of the field? Shook.
The Scheffler Era? In full swing.
THE FIELD IS SET. REAL GOLF ON THE HORIZON.
Everyone starts at even parāno freebies here, no staggered advantage like in the old days. It's time to earn itāon the scoreboard, on the leaderboard, on the radar.
Hereās how the players stack up:
Scottie Scheffler ā The man, the myth, the current FedExCup leader. Fresh off BMW, still raced by no one. If you had a dartboard with one aim, this is it.
Rory McIlroy ā Form-finder after a rocky stretch. He's the closest thing to a contender besides Scottieā¦and he's got that "moment" potential lurking.
J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose & Tommy Fleetwood ā Under-the-radar steamers. Rose already said, āHold my putter,ā with his St. Jude playoff win.
Ludvig Ć berg & Collin Morikawa ā Young guns with zero fear and plenty of length to punish East Lakeās bite.
Viktor Hovland, Hovland Watch 2025 ā Fresh off BMW buzz, deep irons, and a resume that reads like a Swiss Army knife.
Harry Hall ā The only guy who climbed from outside the top 30 to make the field. Already the sportās favorite Cinderella story.
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š§ šø PGA TOUR FANTASY ā THIS IS IT, BABY
It all comes down to East Lake.
Final week. Final roster. Final shot at proving you're smarter than your entire beer league.
Whether you're sitting pretty in first or clinging to hope like Spieth clings to his short game, this is fantasy golfās Super Bowl.
Start Scottie? Obvious.
Go rogue with J.J. Spaun? Psychotic, but legendary if it hits.
Accidentally leave your lineup blank? Classic Dave move.
Winner gets bragging rights for a year.
Loser buys brunch, beer, or worseāhas to caddie for Todd in a local scramble wearing a tutu.
This isnāt just fantasy golf.
This is war.
Good luck, degenerates. Set those lineups.
May your picks go low and your rivals go OB.
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