Scheffler’s 18 Wins in Three Seasons Draws Tiger Comparison as Tour Championship Caps $31M Year
Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup, finishing with three wins this season and nearly $31 million in earnings. His three-year total of 18 victories matches Tiger Woods’ output at the same age, sparking debate over era depth. Meanwhile, Michael Block’s antics on the senior tour and a YouTube golf ad controversy round out the week.
Scottie Scheffler put an end to any talk of a disappointing season by winning the Tour Championship on Sunday, two weeks after taking the first FedEx Cup Playoff event. The victory gave the 30-year-old three wins this year and pushed his season earnings to just shy of $31 million, excluding bonuses. It also marked his 18th win over the last three seasons, a figure that invites a familiar comparison: Tiger Woods also had 18 wins by age 30 during a similar three-year stretch.
Scheffler’s final round at East Lake lacked drama down the stretch, but his iron play was the story of the week. When he controls his irons, as he did in Atlanta, he is capable of sizable victories, and that is exactly what unfolded. The win cemented his status as the FedEx Cup champion and the best player in the world, a title he has held for much of the season despite the narrative that he had lost his winning touch.
The comparison to Woods comes from a post by Kyle Porter of Normal Sport, who looked at Scheffler’s age 28–30 seasons against Woods’ same-age run. The numbers are strikingly similar, though Woods holds the edge in majors with four to Scheffler’s three. Scheffler, however, leads in strokes gained, a statistic that measures performance relative to the field. That opens a debate about which era of the PGA Tour was deeper, with Woods facing the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, and Retief Goosen, while Scheffler competes against a field that technology has made more elite than ever.
While the Tour Championship may have lacked excitement, Michael Block provided plenty on the senior circuit. The 50-year-old PGA professional, who turned 50 in June, has made the most of sponsor exemptions on the PGA Tour Champions. He had not missed a cut in his first four starts and earned two top-10 finishes before this weekend’s Ally Challenge, where he began the final round atop the leaderboard. He finished T-3 after a 2-over 74, four shots behind winner Steven Alker, but still stole the show.
Block’s moment came on the par-3 eighth hole, where he hit his tee shot to about 15 feet and then launched his club back to his caddie, ripped his putter from his hand, and walked backward to share fist bumps and high fives with volunteers. The move was pure Block, a man who has become his own content factory and brought a dose of fun to a circuit filled with legends.
Elsewhere, the week-long drama in the YouTube golf world continued to unfold. Good Good’s controversial advertisement drew backlash, with stores pulling merchandise and a PGA Tour event potentially canceled. Grant Horvat also faced criticism for peddling kids’ clubs at a high price. The situation has sparked a broader conversation about the influence and responsibility of golf content creators.
