The World No. 1 is a lock to be the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a fourth consecutive season, but he came up short of winning at East Lake with a T-4. Scheffler's efforts earned him some $2.6 million in prize money, but it would have been a LOT more money with the staggered start format that had been used from 2019 through 2024.

If the previous rule had remained in effect for 2025, fourth-place finisher Scottie Scheffler would have emerged as the champion and claimed a prize purse over $7 million larger ($10 million) than what he ultimately received ($2,616,666). Notably, Scheffler had expressed support for the format change prior to the tournament at East Lake.