{
  "id": 1361779,
  "title": "Scottie Scheffler Nears Tiger Woods’s Career Earnings As He Laps FedEx Field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/scottie-scheffler-nears-tiger-woodss-career-earnings-as-he-laps-fedex",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T22:21:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/scottie-scheffler-nears-tiger-woods-career-earnings-laps-fedex-field/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scottie Scheffler's victory in the FedEx St. Jude Championship brought him within $1 million of equalling Tiger Woods' record for the highest career earnings on the PGA Tour. The win in Memphis netted Scheffler $3.6 million, raising his total PGA Tour earnings to $119.96 million. Woods is currently just under $121 million in career earnings, while Rory McIlroy finished 66th with $116.49 million. Scheffler's performance was marked by a -17 score and an 8-stroke lead over second-place Si Woo Kim. He had been in the lead on Sunday until a brief scare when he hit a ball into the water off a sewer grate, resulting in a bogey on the par-5 third hole. However, Scheffler recovered by birdying the fifth and sixth holes and never faced serious threats. Despite being ranked No. 1 in golf, Scheffler's 2026 season has been inconsistent, with only one win in major championships. Nonetheless, he has finished in the top five 12 times and as runner-up five times this year, winning over $20 million on the PGA Tour. Next week's BMW Championship in St. Louis, worth $3.6 million for the winner, is the second of three playoff events. The FedEx Championship at the end of the season boasts a $40 million purse, including $10 million for the winner. To surpass Woods in career earnings, Scheffler must finish ninth or better next week. This win marks the final week to secure a place in the top 50 PGA Tour golfers, with the last four players out being Keith Mitchell, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, and Harris English.",
  "summary": "He can break Woods's record at the BMW Championship in St. Louis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}