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Scheffler Wins Tour Championship, Passes Woods in Career Earnings

Published 30 August 2026

Scottie Scheffler completed a remarkable comeback on Sunday, August 30, 2026, to win the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, securing his second FedEx Cup title and surpassing Tiger Woods for the most career earnings in PGA Tour history. The world's top-ranked golfer fired a final-round 4-under-par 66 to erase a three-stroke deficit and claim victory by three shots over Viktor Hovland. Scheffler began the final round trailing overnight leader Viktor Hovland but quickly turned the tournament in his favor. A precise approach on the second hole set up an early birdie that ignited his rally.

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