Scottie Scheffler broke new ground Sunday by setting another PGA Tour single-season earnings record with victory in the Memorial Tournament.
The world number one has enjoyed a remarkable start to the 2024 season, with wins at both The Masters and The Players Championship.
Scheffler raised the bar in both 2022 ($14,046,910) and 2023 ($21,014,342). He has now won five of his last eight tournaments, including the RBC Heritage and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
He finished below T10 only once all season, even though the 27-year-old also became a father and was arrested in notable scenes at the PGA Championship.
Scheffler pocketed another $4 million with his victory at the Memorial, bringing his total for the year to $24,024,553.
Scottie Scheffler set single-season PGA Tour earnings record at Memorial Tournament
Scheffler toasts victory at Muirfield Village with wife Meredith and newborn son Bennett
That’s more than he earned ($21,014,342) for all of 2023. It’s also more than double the next highest earner, Xander Schauffele ($11,597,071).
The likes of Rory McIlroy ($7,712,665) and Collin Morikawa ($6,757,882), his closest rival at Muirfield Village, have earned less than a third of Scheffler’s 2024 total.
Incredibly, considering he is only 27 years old, the world number one has risen from ninth to seventh on the PGA Tour’s all-time money list, with career earnings totaling $66,589,782.
On Sunday, Scheffler was greeted on the 18th green by his wife Meredith and son Bennett, after the world number one recorded his first victory since becoming a father.
In emotional scenes, Meredith handed Bennett to Scheffler and told him: ‘We are so proud of you! I’m very proud of you! Say ‘Way to go, Dad, I love you!’ I am so proud of you!’
The world number one’s family was waiting for him when he cruised to a one-stroke victory over Morikawa, despite shooting a two-over-par round of 74 on Sunday.
It was the first tournament Scheffler won since becoming a father and also the first since police charges were dropped following his surprising arrest at the PGA Championship in May.
Scheffler and his family pose with Jack and Barbara Nicklaus after he hoisted the trophy.
