Scottie Scheffler, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, has been compared to Tiger Woods because of his impressive achievements and earnings in recent years. The 27-year-old young golfer has surpassed the legendary Woods in terms of world ranking points, strokes gained statistics and especially bonuses earned in a season.
However, it should be noted that the financial landscape of the professional golf world has changed a lot since Woods’ peak, with players now able to win prize money several times larger. If we adjust Woods’ total prize money from his career-best season in 2000 to match his current prize money, the amount is so huge that it makes many people lose their heads. Golf Digest expert Jamie Kennedy calculated and gave the results as follows:
The calculation to adjust Tiger Woods’ prize money earned in 2000 to 2024 was done by Golf Digest
In 2000, Woods broke the record by earning more than $10.7 million, but at today’s value, including larger tournament prize money and additional bonuses, that would equate to more than $92 million. in a single season. This calculation assumes that Woods won both the FedEx Cup and Player Impact Program, along with nine PGA wins, including three Major titles, that year.
Scheffler, on the other hand, is on track to accumulate fantastic prize money totals in 2024. He has earned more than $15 million in nine events and has a strong chance of winning the $25 million FedEx Cup and $4 million AON prize money. USD. Despite being voted PGA Tour Player of the Year twice, Scheffler has yet to top the final FedEx Cup standings. Excluding bonuses, Scheffler pocketed $21,014,032 from tournaments last season, and set a new record for prize money earned in a single season.
Up to now, Woods has earned about $121 million in official PGA Tour prize money in his professional career since 1996. However, if the prize money in 2000 was as high as it is today, the legendary golfer earned about three-quarters of that amount in a single season. Although the above calculation is just for fun and not a perfect comparison, it goes some way to show how Woods has dominated golf, and without his brilliance, the PGA Tour tournaments would not be possible. Continuously raising the bonus to the current level.
