Scottie Scheffler moves past a Tiger Woods money standard that stood for nearly 26 years - AP News

Woods had held the top spot since Feb. 13, 2000, when he earned $264,000 for a tie for second at Torrey Pines while chasing his seventh consecutive PGA Tour victory. That's nearly 26 years at the top of the list, a run that outlasted multiple generations of players who came and went without ever threatening the record.

Scheffler's win also secured his second FedEx Cup title. Woods had been sitting at $120,999,166 since making his last cut at the 2024 Masters, his number frozen while Scheffler spent the past year closing the gap.

For golf fans here in Lubbock who grew up watching Woods redefine what dominance looked like on Tour, this one lands differently. The earnings record felt like one of those numbers that just sat there, untouchable, the same way Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game does in basketball. Scheffler didn't just win a tournament Sunday. He erased a number that survived the entire smartphone era.

Woods was 24 years old when he first hit No. 1 in career earnings, and Scheffler was only 3 at the time.