Ryder Cup fans are up early to grab some apparel before the tournament begins at Bethpage Black on Long Island, New York.
Scottie Scheffler is making his third Ryder Cup appearance, being the top qualifier for Team USA without a sweat — he earned 37,180.33 points, and in second place was J.J. Spaun with 14,851.91.
Scheffler is just 29 years old, but with this Tiger Woods-like two-year stretch, he is already one of the top earners in PGA Tour history. He also earned the most money in 2022 and 2023.
The four-time major champion has earned $99,453,136 in prize money in his career, already the third-most ever behind Woods and Rory McIlroy. He’s also made nearly another $30 million in FedEx Cup bonuses.
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Team USA golfer Scottie Scheffler reacts to his putt on the 15th green during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports / IMAGN)
More than half of that prize money, however, has come since the beginning of the 2024 season, and it is easy to see why.
In 98 sanctioned events since last year, he has won 13 of them (three of them being majors) and finished inside the top-10 in 33 of them – the last time he finished outside the top-10 was the Players Championship in March.
Team USA golfer Scottie Scheffler plays from the fairway on the second hole during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports / IMAGN)
He also won last year’s Olympics and Hero World Challenge, neither of which is an official event.
Scheffler has earned at least $1 million in 15 official tournaments in that span and more than $3 million in 10 of them. The least amount of money he’s earned after winning a sanctioned tournament was $1.080 million for this year’s Procore Championship, which took place less than two weeks before the Ryder Cup.
Team USA golfer Scottie Scheffler tees off on 15 during a practice round of the Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns/USA TODAY Sports / IMAGN)
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Scheffler has been at No. 1 for more than 100 weeks, only the second golfer to ever do that (Woods did it for 281 and 264 weeks), and with another dominant campaign, it seems that there is plenty of money left to be won.
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