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Scheffler Closing Fast on Mickelson’s PGA Tour Earnings

Scottie Scheffler has won three of his last four tournaments and continues to cash in at an unprecedented rate.

The Columbus Dispatch

Scottie Scheffler often says he doesn’t play golf for the money. But that certainly hasn’t stopped him from cashing in big time as the No. 1–ranked player in the world—and closing in on an all-time great.

After Sunday’s victory at the Memorial Tournament, Scheffler is now roughly $10 million behind the PGA Tour career earnings of Phil Mickelson, who is third on the list.

  • Tiger Woods: $120.99 million
  • Rory McIlroy: $104.96 million
  • Phil Mickelson: $96.68 million
  • Scottie Scheffler: $86.35 million
  • Dustin Johnson: $75.55 million

Career earnings reflect money won at tournaments and don’t include performance bonuses like the FedEx Cup, which paid Scheffler another $25 million as last season’s champion.

Scheffler earned $4 million for winning the Memorial, his third victory of the season and also the third win in his last four starts, including the PGA Championship. His prize money tally in 2025 now stands at a PGA Tour–leading $14.56 million. 

While it may be tough to match his record season-long earnings mark of $29.22 million set in 2024, he has two more major championships and three more $20 million purse PGA Tour events on his schedule, in addition to any other tournaments he plays.

Chasing Tiger’s Tail

Two victories and some high finishes in those contests would likely take Scheffler past Mickelson’s $96.68 million career-earnings mark by season’s end. And if not, Scheffler will in all likelihood surpass Mickelson early in 2026. Mickelson’s money earned at LIV Golf events does not factor into his PGA Tour career earnings, but his performances in major championships still do.

McIlroy passed Mickelson to move to second on the prize money list earlier this season, and Scheffler passed Johnson to move into fourth. It also appears inevitable that, barring injury, both Scheffler and McIlroy will surpass Woods in PGA Tour earnings in the coming years, too.

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