Olympic Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler of USA poses with his medal following the final round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Men's Individual Stroke Play golf competition. Picture: EPA, ERIK S. LESSER
Olympic champion and world No.1 Scottie Scheffler has pocketed $8 million (about R146m) for finishing top of the Tour Top 10 list that highlights season-long performance, the PGA Tour said on Monday.
Scheffler won six tournaments during the PGA Tour’s 2024 season, including four signature events and a second career Major at the Masters.
“It’s been an incredible year for me both on and off the course, so to finish up the regular season by earning the top spot in the Tour Top 10 is an honour,” Scheffler said in a news release.
“Every year I try to perform and compete to the best of my abilities, so this award really represents the hard work put in throughout the course of the season with the support of my family and team.”
In March, Scheffler got his first win of 2024 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which began a series of four wins in five starts, including triumphs at The Players Championship, Masters and RBC Heritage.
He went on to win the Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship to claim four of the eight signature events in the season.
After his excellent regular season, Scheffler won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics where he began the final round four shots back of the co-leaders but fired a closing nine-under-par 62 to triumph by one stroke.
Reigning PGA Championship and British Open winner Xander Schauffele ($6m) and Rory McIlroy ($4.8m) finished second and third, while Collin Morikawa ($4.4m) and Wyndham Clark ($4m) rounded out the top five.
Reuters
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