Scottie Scheffler wins St. Jude’s to climb within $1 million of Tiger Woods

All is right in the world on the PGA Tour once again. Scottie Scheffler is back in the winner’s circle after capturing the Fedex St. Jude Championship on Sunday at 17-under.

He did so in epic fashion, beating second-place finisher Si Woo Kim by eight shots.

Sunday marked Scheffler’s 21st win of his PGA Tour career. He is now the third-youngest player ever to win that many tournaments on tour, behind only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

He’ll also take home $3.6 million for his efforts this week. That brings his grand total to more than $119 million throughout his illustrious career, just over $1 million shy of Woods’ all-time record, per Front Office Sports.

Scheffler is only 30 years old, has already won four majors, and is one U.S. Open win away from completing the grand slam.

The World No. 1 fired off a 4-under 66 during the final round that was never in contention.

His playing partner and best friend on tour, Sam Burns, dropped a couple of shots early and never recovered, finishing in a tie for third at 8-under.

The win was Scheffler’s second of the 2026 season. But his first came at the first event of the year, the American Express back in January.

Since that time, the Ridgewood, New Jersey native posted 10 top-5 finishes, including five runner-ups. But that is what separates Scheffler from everyone else, including the world’s second-best player, Rory McIlroy: consistency.

The PGA Tour has not seen a player perform on such a consistent basis like this since the prime days of Tiger in the early 2000’s.

There are stark comparisons between Woods and Scheffler, including their levels of dominance.

Scheffler is rounding into perfect form once again as the 2026 season is nearing a conclusion.

He’ll look to pick up another dub at the BMW Championship next week (second round of playoffs), before teeing off at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.