ATLANTA - Scottie Scheffler (1st/-16) - is the 2026 FedEx Cup Champion
World No. 1 won the TOUR Championship by three strokes to claim his second career FedEx Cup Title (2024, 2026). Scheffler joined Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) and Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) as the only players with multiple FedEx Cup titles.
The victory at East Lake Golf Club was Scheffler’s 22nd career win in his 170th PGA TOUR start at the age of 30 years, 2 months, 9 days. He became the 31st player to reach 22 career wins on the PGA TOUR and sits T29 on the all-time wins list in PGA TOUR history, joining Jim Barnes, Johnny Farrell, Raymond Floyd.
With the win, Scheffler earned $10M and that moved him atop the PGA TOUR’s all-time Career Money List:
Scottie Scheffler 1st/$130,390,661
Tiger Woods 2nd/$120,999,166
Rory McIlroy 3rd/$119,555,514
In seven career starts at the TOUR Championship, Scheffler owns two wins and six finishes of T6 or better. He entered the TOUR Championship ranked No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings for the fifth time in his career, the most by any player in the FedEx Cup era (next best: Tiger Woods, three times).
• Scheffler’s 2026 season:
Earns his third win of the season (The American Express, FedEx St. Jude Championship, TOUR Championship).
TOUR Note: The President’s Cup runs September 24-27, 2026.
Venue: Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3) in Medinah, Illinois
TOUR Championship | Final Leaderboard
1 Scottie Scheffler 65 67 66 66 264 (-16)
2 Viktor Hovland 64 66 65 72 267 (-13)
3 Ryan Gerard 65 65 66 72 268 (-12)
T4 Seven players tied 269 (-11)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch | Basics
The 2026 TOUR Championship was the final event of the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs and it ended the season on a high note for Scottie Scheffler and his family.
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TOUR Championship | What They Said
Scheffler Reasserts No. 1 Status, Banks $10m (ESPN)
Scottie Scheffler Defines 2026 Season (PGATourCom)
How Much Did They Win? (Golf Week)
Golf Week FedEx Cup Coverage (Golf Week)
CBS Sports Golf Coverage (CBS Sports)
Yin Wins at FM Championship in Boston (ESPN)
Sporting Goods, Golf Industry News
The Winner: Scottie’s Bag (Golf Week)
International Team Core: President’s Cup (Golf Week)
Scottie: No. 1 Money Earner in PGA TOUR history (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
August 31, 1987 - Curtis Strange set golf's (then) earnings for year record at $697,385. Strange earned the winner's check of $144,000 at the World Series of Golf and set a single-season earnings record for the second time in four years.- Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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