Scheffler Wins Tour Championship, Tops Tiger for Career Prize Money

Scottie Scheffler has won the Tour Championship, securing a $10 million prize and surpassing Tiger Woods as the PGA Tour's all-time leading prize-money earner. Scheffler's career earnings now stand at $130.4 million, according to Sportico, or $130,390,661, as reported by other outlets. This victory marks his second Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title in three years.

Scheffler's win at the $40 million Tour Championship in Atlanta was decisive, with a final round of four under par to finish three shots ahead of Viktor Hovland. According to ABC News AU and ABC News, Scheffler fired a closing four-under-par 66 to reel in third-round leader Hovland and join grand slam greats Rory McIlroy and Woods as only the third multiple winner of the showpiece finale.

Scheffler's victory also solidifies his position as world number one, having now won three times this year, including twice in the last three weeks during the PGA Tour's postseason. His career earnings have surpassed those of Tiger Woods, who had held the top spot since 2000, with Woods' earnings reported at $121 million by Sportico or $120,999,166 by other outlets.

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