Will Scottie Scheffler Win the FedEx Cup in His Third Attempt?
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00:00So, Keith, the last 2 years, Scotty Sheffler, world number 1, has entered Eastlake at 10
00:11under in the top spot in the FedExCup standings, but he has failed to win the FedExCup.
00:17Rony McIlroy back in 2022, Victor Hovland getting it done in 2023.
00:22In fact, Sheffler has struggled a little bit at the Tour Championship.
00:25He has called the staggered start, the starting strokes format, silly, even as recently as
00:31the last few weeks.
00:33Scotty Sheffler, for a third straight year, enters Atlanta in that top spot, the favorite
00:39to win the FedExCup.
00:41Will year number 3 be the charm for Scotty Sheffler?
00:44Ben, I'm not so sure.
00:47I think Scotty's in his own head, and we saw it last week out in Denver.
00:51He didn't play very well adjusting to the altitude, and it seems like when everything's
00:55cookie cutter, Scotty is no doubt the best player in the field, but when there's anything
00:59that throws him off just the slightest bit, oh boy, I would watch out for Xander.
01:04I mean, I think he is definitely the play to win the FedExCup.
01:07He's only 2 strokes behind, and you look at his history here at Eastlake, and I know there's
01:12been a redesign, but in 7 trips previously, he's won the gross low score 3 times, right?
01:19So even through the staggered start, this guy is still playing the best over 4 rounds
01:24and making the most birdies with him in 2nd place, and you know, last week in the press
01:29room, he was all fired up to get down here and get to one of his favorite places on tour.
01:35You know, I think Scotty's in a lot of trouble.
01:37I think it's going to be 3 for 3 that Scotty loses the FedExCup on the final week of the year.
01:43How about that?
01:44You take a look at Scotty Sheffler at the FanBlue Sportsbook, plus 110 prices, Xander
01:47Shofflater, plus 230 prices.
01:49You got some big numbers for some really good golfers, Keith.
01:52Give me a guy or two maybe down the board that you might be hunting this week at Eastlake.
01:57All right, so there's 2 different ways to play this, guys.
02:00There'll be a shadow tournament out there, which will be the 72-hole gross score.
02:04So forget the starting strokes, and that's where you're going to get the longer numbers.
02:08And there's a guy by the name of Sam Bermuda Burns, and we are down here where the Bermuda
02:13grass is just flourishing, especially on those greens which are recently planted.
02:18And here's the thing.
02:19As a PGA professional, I'm here to tell you that when you plant those greens, when they
02:23first come out, they are super, super grainy.
02:25So this will be as Bermuda as it gets down here.
02:27And Sam Burns, in the gross tournament, forget those staggered start strokes, right?
02:33That's going to cut everyone's numbers super, super short.
02:36Find it on FanBlue, look for the shadow tournament for the 72-hole gross winner, and I like Sam
02:42Burns, right?
02:43Okay, guys, 12th at the 3M, 5th at the St. Jude on Bermuda grass, 2nd last week out there
02:50in Denver.
02:51The guy is playing great, and there's no doubt he can adjust to these new greens and make
02:56a ton of birdies.