Incredible Tiger Woods prize money stat puts astonishing Scottie Scheffler season in perspective

Scottie Scheffler may have had a generational season on the fairways, but a look back at Tiger Woods’ career serves as a timely reminder why he’s the greatest of all time.

Scheffler won the season-ending Tour Championship on September 1, marking the seventh tournament he won this year.

The 28-year-old also won the gold medal in men’s golf at the Paris Olympics for the United States.

Although his victory in Paris didn’t net him any prize money, his astounding 2024 season ensured Scheffler’s wallet was bursting at the seams.

Per the PGA Tour’s site, Scheffler’s performances across the year landed him £22.2million ($29.2m) in prize money out of a possible £43.5m ($57.3m).

That does not even include the £6m ($8m) bonus from winning the FedEx Cup.

Scheffler’s earnings worked out to be 51.02 per cent of what he could have won, which further underlines how dominant he was during the events he competed in.

But as excellent as Scheffler has been this year, a scroll through previous seasons shows that he has some way to go before he reaches the greatness levels of Woods.

Across Woods’ highly-decorated career, in which he’s won a mind-boggling 15 majors, his prize money has been 50 per cent or more of potential earnings in three separate seasons.