Scottie Scheffler’s 3 Wins in 5 Starts Have Almost Doubled His PGA Tour Career Earnings

The year 2022 has brought nothing but the best out of American golfer, Scottie Scheffler. From winning for the first time on the PGA Tour to now becoming the World No. 1, the 25-year-old’s career earnings have skyrocketed. 

According to the official career earning list of the PGA Tour, Scheffler ranks at 141. He has earned a total of $14,901,992 throughout his Tour career. However, what is interesting is that he earned a good portion of it from the 3 wins he got in his last five starts. 

Although he had joined the Tour in 2020, Scheffler only bagged his first-ever victory at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. He won $1,476,000 of the $8.2 million total purse money of the event. 

Furthermore, the 25-year-old won his second Tour event at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this season. The win at the Bay Hill Golf Club helped him earn $2,160,000. The total purse money of the event was a huge $12 million. 

Subsequently, his recent win at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play also brought the golfer a fortune. The event also offered the golfers on the field the same purse money as the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He earned $2,160,000 this time for winning the event. 

Therefore, the golfer won $5,736,000 just from his three wins on the PGA Tour. The amount is almost the same as the money he earned from his 70 starts before this season. 

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While winning money from the tournaments has made Scheffler financially happy, the benefits he earned from the competitions made him the happiest in the golf world. 

Scottie Scheffler – Road to World No. 1

The first prize winners of the PGA events get OWGR and FedExCup points as benefits, along with exemptions and berths for future tournaments. 

The points he earned from his three victories made the young golfer rank World No. 1 on the OWGR and the FedExCup standings. While his win at the API took him to the top on the FedExCup table, his win at the WGC saw him top the World Rankings.

Given the sensational year he is having, and with the Masters Tournament approaching, all eyes would be on the young golfer. Do you think he can make it 4 wins in 6 starts at the Masters?

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