Scottie Scheffler’s earnings per MINUTE this year will make your eyes water

So, the 2024 PGA Tour season is over – and what a campaign it has been for Scottie Scheffler.

The world No.1 racked up a remarkable seven victories from just 20 starts on the US-based circuit this year.

That haul includes The Masters, The PLAYERS Championship and the season-ending Tour Championship to seal a first FedEx Cup title.

Scheffler, 28, was an astonishing 258-under-par for his season, had a stroke average of 67.9, and brought 70 in 53 of his 79 competitive rounds.

And yet those aren’t even close to his most mind-boggling numbers.

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The American earned an extraordinary $62,228,357 on the PGA Tour this year, $25m of which came courtesy of his performance at the Tour Championship.

Per US golf writer Kyle Porter, that works out at $3.3million per tournament; $830,000 per round; or $12,000 per shot.

Based on an average round duration of four-and-a-half hours, Scheffler banked an eye-popping $3,000 per MINUTE spent on the golf course this year.

And all this is to say nothing of the fact he won an Olympic gold medal less than a month ago.

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“As far as the year goes, I really don’t know how to put it into words,” said Scheffler.

“We’ve put in a lot of work to get to this point, and it’s been a long week. Right now, I’m just tired, so don’t really know how to put this into words. But it’s a pretty special feeling to be finally holding the trophy.”

He added: “I feel like I’ve lived almost a full lifetime in this one year. It’s been nuts.

“I don’t know, I think it just always comes back to my faith. I think that’s the thing that just keeps me grounded, keeps me in the right frame of mind.”

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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