Scheffler wins Tour Championship in comeback, becomes all-time PGA Tour earnings leader

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the United States won the 2026 Tour Championship — the FedEx Cup finale with a $40 million purse — with a come-from-behind victory, claiming the $10 million winner's check and surpassing Tiger Woods to become the all-time PGA Tour earnings leader.

Scheffler fired a 4-under-par 66 on the final day Monday at East Lake Golf Club (par 70) in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing at 16-under-par 264 and pulling three strokes clear of runner-up Viktor Hovland of Norway.

The victory was Scheffler's second FedEx Cup title, his third win of the season and the 22nd of his PGA Tour career. He also set a new Tour record for season scoring average at 67.86, the lowest since 1983.

This year's Tour Championship marked the first edition played as a pure 72-hole stroke-play event after the FedEx Cup Starting Strokes format — in place since 2019 — was scrapped entirely.

Under the old system, the FedEx Cup points leader began at 10-under par, the second-place player at 8-under, and so on down the field. Starting this year, all 30 qualifiers tee off from even par.

Scheffler, who entered as the FedEx Cup points leader, lifted the trophy without any starting-stroke advantage. Beginning the final round two strokes behind leader Hovland, he made his first birdie at the second hole, then drained a 7.3-meter putt at the fourth to draw level.

After trading a bogey and a birdie at the seventh and eighth holes, Scheffler turned up the pressure on the back nine with three birdies against one bogey to build a three-stroke cushion. He converted a 1.5-meter birdie at the 13th and added another from 3.3 meters at the 16th. Hovland made two bogeys on the back nine and could not keep pace.

"There were a lot of great players ahead of me on the leaderboard," Scheffler said in his post-round interview. "Fortunately I was able to get off to a good start and get myself into contention. Coming from behind to win like this — it's a really great feeling."

Scheffler's season earnings rose to $30,937,525, giving him his fifth money title and making him the first player in PGA Tour history to surpass $30 million in a single season. His career earnings climbed to $130.39 million, overtaking Woods' $120.99 million to claim the top spot on the all-time list.

Min Woo Lee, the Australian of Korean heritage who led after the opening round, closed with three birdies and one bogey for a 2-under final round, finishing at 11-under 269 to share fourth place with Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Ludvig Aberg (Sweden), Alex Fitzpatrick (England) and Americans Russell Henley, Chris Gotterup and Jacob Bridgeman.

Kim Si-woo carded a 1-under final round to finish at 9-under 271, sharing 14th place with Kim Joo-hyung. Kim Si-woo became the first Korean player to surpass $10 million in single-season earnings — finishing at $10.28 million — without winning a tournament.

Kim Joo-hyung shot a 2-under 68, with five birdies and three bogeys, to move up two spots from a share of 16th. He ended the season with $5,362,960 in earnings, ranking 30th on the money list.