The new millionaire acquired by Olympic champion Scottie Scheffler

Current champion of Mastersworld number 1 and recent and new Olympic champion in Games in Paristhe American Scottie Scheffler He is the stylish golfer, currently the best player in the world, and has just earned another million for his merits on the American circuit.

In response to the rain of millions LIV Golfthe controversial Saudi Super League where Basque is currently playing Jon Rahm and other stars, the PGA Tour reacted with new prizes to try to keep its players and Scheffler is currently the main beneficiary.

Aaron Rai won on Sunday Wyndham Championshipthe last regular season tournament in the USAso that the top 10 in the ranking at this point will share a bonus of 40 million dollars (almost 37 million euros), eight of them for the leader, Scottie Scheffler, 7.3 million euros in return.

“It’s been an incredible year for me, on and off the field, so to end the regular season ahead of Comcast Business Tour Top-10 “It’s an honor,” said Scheffler, 28, winner of six titles this year, something no one has accomplished since Tiger Woods in 2009.

“Every year I try to perform and compete to the best of my ability, so this award really represents the hard work that has been done throughout the season with the support of my family and my team,” added the No. 1, which added Olympic. gold among his six PGA titles this year, including his second August Masters (2022, 2024).

PGA Tour Regular Season

The economic bonus for the top-10

1. Scottie Scheffler (USA)
The7.3 million euros
The
2. Xander Schauffele (USA)
5.5 million euros
The
3. Rory McIlroy (Irland)
4.4 million euros
The
4. Collin Morikawa (USA)
4 million euros
The
5. Wyndham Clark (USA)
3.6 million euros
The
6. Ludvig Äberg (Sue)
3.1 million euros
The
7. Sahith Theegala (USA)
2.5 million euros
The
8. Hideki Matsuyama (Japanese)
The2.2 million euros
The
9. Sungjae Im (Cd)
2 million euros
The
10. Shane Lowry (Irl)
1.8 million euros

If such prizes are already juicy, the 70 best golfers on the American circuit are increasingly wiping their hands for what comes their way in the next three weeks, the three tournaments of FedEx Cup playoffswhere another 100 million dollars awaits in prizes (92 million euros), 25 for the final champion, about 23 million euros.

The first 70 qualified to compete this week at FedEx St. Championship Jude of Memphis (August 14-18), then the top 50 will advance to BMW Championship of Castle Rock (August 22-25) and only the top-30 will have the honor of fighting for a huge bonus of 25 million dollars in Tour Championship Atlanta (August 29-September 1).