ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler will go for the big prize Sunday at the Tour Championship, but he’s poised to set a new PGA Tour record even if he does not finish in first place.With any finish in the top 13 at the PGA Tour’s season-ending event, Scheffler will pass Tiger Woods as the No. 1 player on the career money list. Woods has been in the top spot on the earnings list for 26 years, since February 2000, and stands at $120,199,166.After making $3.6 million for his eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 16 and another $426,250 for a T12 finish at the BMW Championship last week, Scheffler needs just more than $600,000 in earnings at the Tour Championship to take No. 1. With a bogey-free 66 on Saturday, Scheffler moved into a tie for third heading into the final round at East Lake, three shots behind leader Viktor Hovland.Rory McIlroy stands at No. 3 on the list, with $117.85 million in career earnings, $3.15 million behind Woods, and could also pass the 15-time major champion Sunday. There is a $10 million winner’s check on the line at the Tour Championship, with $5 million going to second place, $3.7 million to third and $3.2 million to fourth. McIlroy surged into the top-10 on Saturday with a 7-under 63, equipped with nine birdies, including three in his final four holes.Viktor Hovland carries lead into final round of Tour ChampionshipAfter Scheffler and McIlroy, there’s a considerable drop on the career earnings list to round out the top five, with Justin Rose at $78.89 million and Justin Thomas at $74.57 million.
Scottie Scheffler set to pass Tiger Woods on PGA Tour career money list
With any finish in the top 13 at the Tour Championship on Sunday, Scheffler will take the No. 1 spot on the career money list.












