The top two players in the world will play at least one more round together this PGA Tour season, as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will make up the final pair of the first round of the Tour Championship.

The evidence has been building. We know the Scottie Scheffler effect is real. However, it is abundantly clear now that Scheffler, who on Sunday won his 18th PGA Tour event at the BMW Championship, can intimidate a field just with his presence on the final round leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler’s fifth PGA Tour win of the season at the BMW Championship further added to his massive financial haul. Scheffler now has $23,962,883 in official earnings this year. A year ago, with seven victories, he made a Tour-record $29,228,357.