Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Scheffler Nears Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour Earnings Record
Scottie Scheffler is very close to breaking Tiger Woods’ record for PGA Tour career earnings.
He needs to earn about $1 million more to move into first place.
A top-three finish at the BMW Championship could give him the record.
Scheffler has earned more than $119 million in 157 starts.
Tiger earned less money per start during a similar period, but he won many more tournaments.
Tiger has 82 PGA Tour wins, while Scheffler has 21.
Scheffler says Tiger helped make golf more popular and profitable.
Bigger sponsors, television deals and prize funds now give golfers more chances to earn money.
The BMW Championship has a $20 million purse.
Scottie Scheffler trails Tiger Woods by $1,034,755 in PGA Tour career earnings.
A top-three finish at the BMW Championship would make Scheffler the Tour’s leading money earner.
Scheffler has earned more than $119 million across 157 PGA Tour starts.
Woods earned more per start during his first seven seasons but recorded 16 more wins than Scheffler.
Scheffler credited Woods with helping expand golf’s audiences, sponsorships and prize funds.
- Who
- Scottie Scheffler is challenging Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour career earnings record; Rory McIlroy also commented on rising prize funds.
- What
- Scheffler is nearing Woods’ all-time PGA Tour earnings total and could surpass it with a top-three BMW Championship finish.
- When
- During the 2025 BMW Championship week; the article describes the record as imminent.
- Where
- The BMW Championship is being played at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.
- Why
- PGA Tour prize funds have grown substantially, with Scheffler crediting Woods’ impact on golf and the article also citing increased commercial competition.
- Earnings gap
- Scheffler trails Woods by $1,034,755 in career PGA Tour earnings.
- Scheffler’s earnings
- More than $119 million across 157 PGA Tour starts.
- Woods’ earnings
- More than $120 million in PGA Tour career earnings.
- Record opportunity
- A top-three finish at the BMW Championship would put Scheffler at the top of the all-time list.
- PGA Tour wins
- Woods has 82 PGA Tour victories; Scheffler has 21.
- BMW Championship purse
- The event carries a $20 million purse.
- Third-place earner
- Rory McIlroy is third on the all-time list with $116,488,372.