Scottie Scheffler‘s remarkable 2024 season continues to shatter records,with his recent victory propelling his career earnings past the $90 million mark,excluding performance bonuses. This latest triumph adds to his already notable year, which includes major wins at the PGA Championship, where he earned $3.4 million, and the Memorial Tournament, netting him $4 million. These victories contributed to his Tour-leading $16.1 million in earnings prior to this tournament.
With his current trajectory, Scheffler is poised to challenge phil mickelson’s career earnings of $96.7 million and perhaps surpass the $100 million milestone by the end of the year.While Tiger Woods remains the all-time leader in tournament earnings at approximately $121 million,Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are seen as strong contenders to eventually eclipse this record as prize money in professional golf continues to escalate. Woods also holds the record for the largest margin of victory at the Open Championship, winning by eight shots in 2000. Scheffler has now secured 17 professional tournament victories.
Beyond his on-course achievements, Scheffler’s financial success in 2024 alone has exceeded $100 million. Though,despite this unprecedented success,Scheffler has expressed internal conflict regarding the ultimate purpose of his achievements. He has spoken about wrestling with the question of “the point” of his relentless pursuit of victory, admitting, “This is not a fulfilling life.” While he cherishes the dedication required to improve his game and the possibility to “live out my dreams,” he finds that the elation of each win is fleeting, quickly replaced by the anticipation of the next challenge. The birth of his son, Bennett, in May 2024 has added another dimension to his perspective.
“No matter what happens, we’re always on to the next week,” scheffler reflected. “That’s one of the beautiful things about golf and it’s also one of the frustrating things, because you can have such great accomplishments, but the show goes on. that’s just how it is.” At 29 years old, Scheffler is now one U.S. Open victory away from achieving golf’s career grand slam, after which his focus will inevitably shift to the subsequent tournament on the calendar.
(this story has been updated in the fourth paragraph to add additional context.)
