Scottie Scheffler picked up where he left off in his debut in the 2026 season and went on to write his name in the PGA Tour history books in the process.
World number 1 ran off the field on Sunday at American Express, winning by four strokes to earn his 20th PGA Tour victory. With that win, Scheffler joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players in history to win four championships and 20 PGA Tour titles before the age of 30.
“Anytime you can be mentioned with those guys, it means you’re doing some things right,” Scheffler said Sunday after posting a 27-under to lift the trophy.
But that wasn’t the only rarefied air Scheffler joined with his PGA West victory.
IN cashing the winner’s check of $1.656 millionScheffler’s PGA Tour career earnings eclipsed the $100 million mark, joining Woods and McIlroy as the only members of the PGA Tour’s nine-figure club. Scheffler has now officially won $101,109,136.
Here are the top five on the PGA Tour’s all-time money list:
1. Tiger Woods: $120,999,166
2. Rory McIlroy: $107,981,766
3. Scottie Scheffler: $101,109,136
4. Phil Mickelson: $96,727,968
5. Dustin Johnson: $75,695,066
Of course, joining that elite company barely registered in Schefflerwho was already focusing on what comes next by the time he began answering questions about his new place in PGA Tour history.
“It’s pretty wild,” Scheffler told Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis after the round. “It’s been a great start to my career. Some nice wins here. It’s been special. I try not to think too much about that stuff. I was just trying to do the things I need to do so I’m ready to go out and play this week. I’m going to go home, rinse and repeat. You know, my next start will be in Phoenix. Just go from there.”
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It was Scheffler’s fourth win in his last seven starts dating back to his time won the open championship.
Since Scheffler dominated the field at Royal Portrush, he has lost to a total of eight golfers. He has gone Win-T3-Win-T4-Win-T4-Win.
While Scheffler may be able to avoid a dominant streak that has seen him win 40 percent of his last 35 starts, according to Justin Rayhis competitors see him for what he is – relentless majesty.
“I mean, just the patience and not just the confidence that he has in his game, but the ability to be able to shake off all the distractions around him,” said former world No. 1 Jason Day, who finished T2 at American Express. “To be able to go on the golf course and play the way he does.
“Because very unorthodox in the way he swings the club, and it’s not like we’re watching Tiger, but he’s putting up numbers like Tiger, even though Tiger was, you know, obviously CIDI. Every time he does it, he’s on top. And that’s one of the hardest things to do, to always feel easy not to be hungry. Satisfied here, you’re like calm, and I can be calm for a little bit and he doesn’t always seem to want to rest, he has to do whatever he has to do to prepare, and that’s a very, very hard thing to do.
