Scottie Scheffler joins Tiger Woods in highly exclusive club for top golfers

Scottie Scheffler is set to join Tiger Woods in an exclusive club as he will finish 2024 with an average of 15.6 OWGR points. This will make him only the second golfer after Woods to finish the year with more than 14-15 average points.

Scheffler had an incredible season on the PGA Tour, winning seven official titles and defending the Hero World Challenge. Besides, he claimed the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Throughout the year, he remained World No. 1 and is now set to finish the year with over 15 average OWGR points.

On Saturday, December 21, Nosferatu, a popular account on X, shared an important stat.

"Scottie Scheffler will finish 2024 with 15.6 average #OWGR points," Nosferatu wrote. "It's the first time in modern OWGR era (since the 2-year rolling system was introduced) when a world No.1 other than Tiger Woods finishes a year with more than 14-15 average points!"

Woods has achieved the average points of over 15 several times in his career and he reached 32.44 points on June 3, 2001, which is still the record in the modern era.

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How much did Scottie Scheffler earn from each event on the PGA Tour?

Scottie Scheffler earned a staggering $29,228,357 on the PGA Tour. Besides, he secured a $25,000,000 bonus for winning the FedExCup and an $8 million bonus for leading the Comcast Business Top 10. He also received $1 million for successfully defending the Hero World Challenge.

Here's a look at Scottie Scheffler's earnings this season:

• The Sentry (Kapalua Resort): (T5) $690,500
• The American Express (Pete Dye Stadium Course): (T17) $132,300
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Pebble Beach Golf Links): (T6) $642,500
• WM Phoenix Open (TPC Scottsdale - Stadium Course): (T3) $519,200
• The Genesis Invitational (Riviera Country Club): (T10) $455,000
• Arnold Palmer Invitational (Bay Hill Club & Lodge): (1) $4,000,000
• The Players Championship (TPC Sawgrass - Stadium Course): (1) $4,500,000
• Texas Children's Houston Open (Memorial Park Golf Course): (T2) $553,735
• Masters Tournament (Augusta National Golf Club): (1) $3,600,000
• RBC Heritage (Harbour Town Golf Links): (1) $3,600,000
• PGA Championship (Valhalla Golf Club): (T8) $521,418
• Charles Schwab Challenge (Colonial Country Club): (T2) $809,900
• The Memorial Tournament (Muirfield Village Golf Club): (1) $4,000,000
• US Open (Pinehurst No. 2): (T41) $72,305
• Travelers Championship (TPC River Highlands): (P1) $3,600,000
• The Open (Royal Troon Golf Course): (T7) $451,833
• FedEx St. Jude Championship (TPC Southwind): (4) $960,000
• BMW Championship (Castle Pines Golf Club): (T33) $119,667
• Tour Championship (East Lake Golf Club): (1) $25,000,000
• Hero World Challenge (Albany GC): (1) $1,000,000