Welcome to Enjoying By means of’s new morning ritual: Golf Speak As we speak.
Every morning will function a Golf Speak As we speak, by which the crew will talk about numerous components of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and different skilled golf tournaments.
As we speak’s dialogue is on Scottie Scheffler and the sum of money he has received since January 1, 2024. The final time we did this was after his Vacationers Championship victory, giving him six wins on the season.
A number of months later, he grew to become the 2024 FedEx Cup champion after he took dwelling the title at East Lake and obtained a hefty $25 million bonus test. He additionally received $8 million for ending No. 1 on the Comcast Enterprise Tour’s standings. Since that Traveler’s win in June, he received $34,531,499 and a Gold Medal on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The place does it stack up amongst single-season data and profession all-time?
Scheffler’s cash whole from Jan. 1 to Sept. 1, 2024, is $62,228,357.
Granted, the $33 million in bonuses doesn’t rely in the direction of his season-long earnings. Nonetheless, it’s mind-blowing to know one man for $62.2 million in eight months.
This season was historic for Scheffler, and that’s placing it evenly.
Scottie Scheffler in 2024.
• 20 begins
• 8 wins
• 17 prime 10s
• Second Masters
• Second Gamers
• Gold medal
• FedEx Cup
• Each week at world No. 1
• 3+ SG/spherical
• $62.2M in whole cash
• Jail throughout a significant
• Grew to become a dadReally a certainly one of one season. Nothing prefer it…
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) September 1, 2024
It was the yr of Scheffler. He grew to become the primary participant since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win a minimum of seven occasions on the PGA Tour in a single season. He additionally set the single-season scoring common at 68.10, the bottom of all time.
Let’s look at the cash record and evaluate his $62.2 million to the remainder of the PGA Tour and even traditionally.
2024 PGA Tour Cash Record (prime 10)
*as of Sept. 1, 2024, and consists of bonuses from Comcast Prime 10 & FedEx Cup
1: Scottie Scheffler — $62,228,357
2: Xander Schauffele — $29,189,243
3: Collin Morikawa — $25,265,977
4: Sahith Theegala — $18,581,285
5: Rory McIlroy, $17,302,123
6: Wyndham Clark: $17,151,416
7: Hideki Matsuyama: $15,245,944
8: Ludvig Åberg: $13,923,857
9: Keegan Bradley: $7,539,455
10: Patrick Cantlay: $7,034,965
Combining Cantlay, Bradley, Åberg, Matsuyama, and Claark’searnings for the yr nonetheless wouldn’t attain the sum of money Scheffler has received — they’re at $60,895,637, which is brief $1,332,720 of the No. 1 ranked participant.
PGA Tour Profession Earnings:
*doesn’t embrace bonuses
1: Tiger Woods: $120,999,166
2: Phil Mickelson: $96,644,310
3: Rory McIlroy: $90,130,223
4: Dustin Johnson: $75,466,806
5: Scottie Scheffler: $71,793,586
6: Jim Furyk: $71,507,269
7: Vijay Singh: $71,281,216
8: Adam Scott: $64,879,798
9: Justin Rose: $63,259,042
10: Jordan Spieth: $62,512,553
Scheffler turned professional in 2018. He at the moment sits No. 5 on the career-all-time record with out together with any bonus cash he received in 2024.
If we included the $33 million in bonuses together with his profession earnings, Scheffler would have $104,793,586. He could be No. 2 behind Tiger Woods.
It’s exhausting to know that, in his sixth season on the PGA Tour, he’s already inside the highest 5 in profession earnings. That feat ought to show what sort of heater Scheffler had in 2024 as a result of it was mind-numbing in all the best methods.
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