Scottie Scheffler’s wildly profitable 2024 continued Sunday at the Tour Championship in Florida, where he cruised to the FedEx Cup title with a sensational 30-under par performance to secure a $25 million payout.
Collin Morikawa (-26) will earn $12.5 million for his second-place finish, while Sahith Theegala (-24) came in third for a $7.5 million payout.
Scheffler already won an Olympic gold and a Masters green jacket in 2024 and now he nearly doubles his total winnings, which stand near $62 million for the season.
As calculated by CBS’ Kyle Porter, Scheffler earned $3.3 million per tournament in 2024, $830,000 a round, and $12,000 a shot.
It was the greatest year since Tiger Woods won eight times in 2006, including six in a row and two majors, all while dealing with the death of his father. Scheffler’s eight wins included the Masters, The Players Championship, an Olympic gold medal and the Tour Championship that enabled him to finally claim the FedEx Cup.
Scottie Scheffler holds his son Bennett Ezra Scheffler after winning the Tour Championship
Scottie Scheffler chips out of the bunker during his $25 million victory in Florida
Scottie Scheffler holds his son Bennett Ezra Scheffler as his wife Meredith Scudder looks on
Scottie Scheffler holds his son Bennett Ezra Scheffler on the 18th green
His seven PGA Tour titles are the most since Woods in 2007.
‘We’ll look back on 2024 and it’s obviously one of the best individual years that a player has had for a long time,’ Rory McIlroy said.
This was the third straight year Scheffler came to East Lake as the top seed, meaning he started the tournament at 10-under par with a two-shot lead. Two years ago, he lost a six-shot lead in the final round to McIlroy.
Scheffler led by at least five shots after each round. But there was a harrowing moment as storm clouds began to threaten. He made two straight bogeys, the second one on a pure shank from a bunker on the reachable par-4 eighth hole. Morikawa made birdie, and a seven-shot deficit he faced after two holes was down to a mere two shots with 10 holes to play.
And then it was over.
Collin Morikawa of the United States and Scottie Scheffler shake hands after the tournament
Scheffler hit his tee shot to 5 feet on the par-3 ninth for birdie. He hit wedge to 3 feet on No. 10 for birdie, and then swirled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 11th.
Just like that, his lead was back to five shots. And when he holed a 15-foot eagle putt on the 14th hole, it was a matter of getting to the finish line.
Scheffler referred to the FedEx Cup as a season-long race being ‘silly’ because everything came down to the final week at East Lake. There was no doubting the FedEx Cup got a most appropriate champion.
Scheffler only finished out of the top 10 three times in his 19 starts. He had a pair of runner-up finishes to go along with seven PGA Tour titles.
‘He’s the guy to beat every single week,’ Justin Thomas said. ‘I don´t think people understand how hard that is to do, when you´re expected to win, when you´re the favorite to win, when every single thing you´re doing is being looked at – good and bad – on the golf course, and how hard it is to get in your own little zone and own little world and truly just quiet the noise.’
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