Scottie Scheffler closes in on passing Tiger Woods in career earnings
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 17, 2026, 2:38 PM
Last updated Aug 17, 2026
Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship over the weekend, earning $3.6 million. This victory brings his career earnings to $119,964,411, placing him just shy of Tiger Woods' $120,999,166. Scheffler has a chance to surpass Woods with two upcoming tournaments that have a considerable prize pool. He needs $1,034,756 in the next events to take the lead.
- •Scheffler's win ties him with Woods for consecutive seasons with multiple wins.
- •He faces a $20 million purse at the BMW Championship this weekend.
- •Another $40 million is up for grabs at the Tour Championship.
- •Scheffler has been performing consistently well in majors this season.
- 2:38 PMYahoo Sports — Scottie Scheffler about to pass Tiger Woods on valuable PGA list
"Scottie Scheffler has pretty much done everything you can imagine in golf.
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