Scottie Scheffler Becomes PGA Tour's All-Time Earnings Leader After Tour Championship Victory

Scottie Scheffler secured the Tour Championship title at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta with a final-round 66, earning a $10 million winner’s share and the FedExCup crown. The victory lifted his career earnings on the PGA Tour to $130,390,661, surpassing Tiger Woods, who has earned $120,999,166.

Woods, a 50-year-old former world No. 1, remains third on the all-time earnings list behind Rory McIlroy, who has accumulated just over $117 million. Scheffler, 30, entered the tournament needing a solo-13th-place finish or better to overtake Woods; a lower finish would have delayed the milestone until the following season.

Scheffler, who has 22 PGA Tour wins including four majors, is one U.S. Open victory away from a career grand slam. He earned $20.5 million this season, with 12 top-10 finishes, five runner-up results and two victories prior to the Tour Championship.

"I was dealing with hand, foot and mouth disease throughout the week," Scheffler said after finishing tied for 12th at the BMW Championship, which left him $608,505 behind Woods before the final event.

The increase in tournament purses over the past two decades has accelerated Scheffler’s rise on the earnings list. For comparison, Woods earned $297,000 for his first Tour win in 1996, while Scheffler’s first victory in 2022 brought a $1.467 million prize.