Scott’s big Tiger call after Scheffler’s $80m stunner
A return to the top 20 in the world rankings was Adam Scott’s consolation prize as Scottie Scheffler became the fastest man ever past $100m in prize money by taking out the FedEx Cup and the mammoth $37m prize as comparisons to Tiger Woods’ domination emerge.
Scott, who only scraped into the PGA Tour playoffs, will jump to world No.18 after finishing in a tie for fourth at the Tour Championship after which he declared he felt like he’s “a good player again” as he heads towards an 11th straight Presidents Cup at the end of September.
Scheffler will be the main man for Team USA on the back of one of the most dominant seasons in history, racking up eight wins, including Olympic gold, after sealing a four-shot win in the season-ending event in Atlanta.
The victory took Scheffler’s earnings close to $80m in 2024 alone and, close to $140m all-time, which puts him second all-time on the money list behind only Woods despite
only joining the PGA Tour in 2020.
Scheffler’s year was the greatest since Woods won eight times in 2006, including six in a row and two majors.
Having been witness to the stunning emergence of the 28-year-old Texan, Scott, who played with Woods in his prime, said it was hard not to put him in the same category given the gap Scheffler has seemingly created from his peers.
“I think that’s fair. I think all the stats back that up. I think that the results back it up,” Scott said.
