{
  "id": 4609617,
  "title": "Scheffler dethrones Woods as PGA Tour all-time top earner after 26 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/scheffler-dethrones-woods-as-pga-tour-all-time-top-earner-after-26",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:01:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/scheffler-dethrones-woods-as-pga-tour-all-time-top-earner-after-26-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scottie Scheffler has dethroned Tiger Woods as the PGA Tour’s all-time top earner after claiming victory at the Tour Championship and surpassing Woods' $130 million career earnings. Woods congratulated Scheffler on social media, praising his consistency throughout the season. Scheffler's ascent to the top spot has been facilitated by the PGA Tour’s increased prize money for major events. While his on-course earnings amount to around $200 million, Woods' total earnings exceed $2 billion, primarily from endorsements.",
  "summary": "Scottie Scheffler has ended Tiger Woods’s 26-year reign at the top of the all-time PGA Tour prize money list after winning the season-ending Tour Championship. Scheffler’s three-shot victory at East Lake clinched the FedEx Cup and earned the world No1 $10m, taking the 30-year-old’s career total to more than $130m. Woods congratulated Scheffler in a [...]",
  "key_points": [
    "Scottie Scheffler becomes PGA Tour’s all-time top earner",
    "Surpasses Tiger Woods' $130 million career earnings",
    "Woods congratulates Scheffler on social media"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}