{
  "id": 501549,
  "title": "Chasing Tiger: Scheffler, McIlroy Near Woods’s Career Earnings Record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/chasing-tiger-scheffler-mcilroy-near-woodss-career-earnings-record",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:58:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/mcilroy-scheffler-tiger-woods-earnings-record/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are on track to surpass Tiger Woods' record for the highest career earnings in PGA Tour history. While it's not a matter of if, but when, these two players could achieve this milestone this month. McIlroy, 37, and Scheffler, 30, are closing in on Woods as the PGA Tour's FedExCup Playoffs commence this week.\n\nMcIlroy's total career on-course earnings amount to $116,446,772, while Scheffler has earned $116,364,411. In contrast, Woods boasts an impressive $120,999,166 in career earnings. The upcoming FedEx St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship, both with substantial purses, could see these golfers breach Woods' record.\n\nThe race between McIlroy and Scheffler to claim the record is intriguing, but it also symbolizes the significant increase in prize money in professional golf since Woods' prime. Woods has won 82 PGA Tour tournaments, but his biggest single paycheck was $2.07 million at the 2019 Masters. Scheffler, with 20 PGA Tour victories since turning pro in 2018, has earned $2 million or more in 20 prize checks, many for runner-up positions. McIlroy, with 30 PGA Tour wins, has earned seven $2 million+ checks.\n\nWith the introduction of $20 million purses in eight signature events per season, and the Players Championship paying out $25 million, the total prize money for the PGA Tour and major championships has surged to nearly $525 million this year. In comparison, during the 2018-19 season, the total was $343.6 million. The FedExCup, which started at $35 million in its first year, has now risen to $100 million, and with the recent changes to the Tour Championship format, the season finale's $40 million purse is now included in players' official earnings.",
  "summary": "McIlroy leads Scheffler by less than $200,000 in career earnings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}