{"id":58843,"date":"2026-08-31T11:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/58843\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:26:19","slug":"how-scottie-schefflers-pga-tour-prize-money-compares-to-tiger-woods-after-becoming-all-time-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/58843\/","title":{"rendered":"How Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s PGA Tour prize money compares to Tiger Woods after becoming all-time leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler has just become the all-time money leader on the PGA Tour after his Tour Championship victory.<\/p>\n<p>The American\u2019s final-round 66 was enough to defeat 54-hole leader Viktor Hovland by three strokes at East Lake.<\/p>\n<p>He was already the best golfer on the planet and he has now increased his lead at the top of the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>As he continues to break records every year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/scottie-scheffler\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98399\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scheffler<\/a> has now overtaken Tiger Woods as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/pga-tour\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98401\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Tour\u2019s<\/a> highest earner ever.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249790315-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Woods of The United States out on the course watching Scottie Scheffler of The United States on the 16th hole during the pro-am prior to the Hero World Challenge 2025\" class=\"wp-image-2612213\" \/>Photo by David Cannon\/Getty ImagesScottie Scheffler\u2019s PGA Tour prize money compared to Tiger Woods<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler earned $10 million of the record-breaking $40 million payout at last weekend\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/tour-championship\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99036\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tour Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having recently surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/rory-mcilroy\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98400\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> on the all-time PGA Tour money list, Scheffler has now overtaken Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has earned $130,390,661 in his Tour career, which is just under $9.5 million more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/tiger-woods\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woods\u2019<\/a> earnings.<\/p>\n<p>RankPlayerMoney1Scottie Scheffler$130,390,6612Tiger Woods$120,999,1663Rory McIlroy$119,555,5154Justin Rose$79,356,3735Adam Scott$74,880,596via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/stats\/detail\/110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">pgatour.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Scheffler continues to dominate for the foreseeable future, he could become the first player to reach $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>However, it should be noted that PGA Tour prize money is significantly greater than when Woods was in his prime.<\/p>\n<p>If the payouts had not increased so much recently, Woods would still be the all-time leader by a wide margin over McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Scottie Scheffler has just become the all-time money leader on the PGA 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