Scheffler earned 2,000 points for winning at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md., sparked by a startling chip-in from 82 feet at the par-3 17th hole. Robert MacIntyre had a four-shot lead through 54 holes but didn't make a birdie until the 16th hole. He still trailed Scheffler by only one shot before Scheffler's chip-in.

Last week at the BMW Championship, Scheffler summoned the services of Michael Cromie. Cromie typically works alongside Chris Kirk but when Kirk's season concluded at the St. Jude Championship, Cromie had availability and a relationship with Scott which helped move the partnership forward.

Scheffler, and the Tour Championship by its nature, opened the door for all of this. But only four shots back, feeling like he’s centimeters off from a tournament-shifting round, Scheffler is still right there. And despite the frustrations, he knows it.