Tiger Woods Passed on PGA Tour Money List by Scottie Scheffler

Tiger Woods is poised to lose a major PGA Tour record he has held for 26 years. With a top-13 finish at the Tour Championship on August 30, 2026, Scottie Scheffler will pass Woods as the No. 1 player on the career money list.

Scottie Scheffler Set to Pass Tiger Woods on Money List

Woods has been atop the career earnings list since February 2000, with a total of $120,199,166. Scheffler needs just over $600,000 from the Tour Championship to take the top spot. After a bogey-free 66 on Saturday, he was tied for third heading into the final round at East Lake. Rory McIlroy, in third place with $117.85 million, could also pass Woods on Sunday. The winner at East Lake gets $10 million. Scheffler's new record comes with context, as inflation-adjusted figures put Woods' earnings at over $202 million. The significant rise in tournament purses in recent years is another factor.

What Is Tiger Woods' Current Competitive Status?

The money list shift highlights Woods' reduced playing schedule. He has not competed in a PGA Tour event for several months. His last public appearances have been at course design projects and through his foundation. Without recent tournament results, his world ranking and physical readiness are open questions.

How Does Woods Remain a Cultural Benchmark?

Even away from competition, Woods' name retains immense power as a standard for greatness. In a separate story, former boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed compared rising British heavyweight Moses Itauma to icons like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Hamed said Itauma "could be as big as Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods" and even suggested the young fighter might be better than he was. This kind of comparison shows Woods' enduring status as a global sports legend.

• Scheffler's Lead: A top-13 finish at the Tour Championship on August 30 will make Scottie Scheffler the PGA Tour's new career money leader.
• Woods' Long Reign: Tiger Woods had held the No. 1 position on the money list for 26 years, since February 2000.
• Inflation Adjustment: When adjusted for inflation, Woods' career earnings are estimated to be worth over $202 million in today's terms.
• Cultural Icon: Woods' name is still used as the ultimate benchmark for success in sports, as seen in a boxing promoter's praise for a new star.

Stories about athletes named "Tiger" or teams like the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were not relevant to the golfer. The core news is a symbolic changing of the guard on the golf money list, a direct result of Woods' legendary but now distant peak earning years and his current absence from the tour.