FedEx Cup earnings: How much each golfer in the 2024 Tour Championship field has made in his career

**The 2024 Tour Championship: A Record-Breaking Prize Fund and the Fight for Golf’s Richest Payday**

The 2024 Tour Championship may not be the most prestigious event on the golf calendar, but it undoubtedly boasts the largest prize fund in professional golf. This year’s FedEx Cup Playoffs are distributing a staggering $100 million in bonuses, with the Tour Championship alone featuring a nearly $83 million prize pool. The winner at East Lake Golf Club will walk away with a jaw-dropping $25 million, a sum that dwarfs the earnings of most PGA Tour players throughout an entire season.

In the first two playoff events, Hideki Matsuyama and Keegan Bradley each secured $3.6 million for their victories. However, these figures are just a fraction of what awaits the eventual FedEx Cup champion. Every player who qualifies for the season’s final playoff event is guaranteed at least $500,000, with those finishing inside the top 12 assured of seven-figure paydays. The top five players will each clear a minimum of $5 million.

This year’s $83 million prize pool represents a significant increase from the previous season, where $75 million was up for grabs. Viktor Hovland, last year’s FedEx Cup champion, claimed $18 million, a substantial sum but still $7 million less than the 2024 winner will take home. To put this in perspective, back in 2019, the first year of the staggered start format, the winner’s purse was $15 million.

The sheer magnitude of the $25 million winner’s prize becomes even more apparent when compared to the season earnings of the PGA Tour’s top players. Only one golfer, Scottie Scheffler, has earned more than $25 million this season heading into the Tour Championship. Remarkably, the combined season earnings of golfers like Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry, and Collin Morikawa barely match this figure.

To further illustrate the significance of this prize, CBS Sports analyzed how the $25 million windfall would impact the career earnings of the players competing in the Tour Championship. Excluding past FedEx Cup winnings, the potential boost to each golfer’s career earnings is staggering.

For Scottie Scheffler, currently at -10, winning would increase his career earnings by 35%, pushing his total to over $96 million. Xander Schauffele, at -8, would see a 44% increase, taking his earnings to over $82 million. Hideki Matsuyama, at -7, and Keegan Bradley, at -6, would experience jumps of 45% and 53%, respectively.

But it’s the lesser-known names where the impact would be most profound. Ludvig Åberg, at -5, has career earnings of $12.9 million. A $25 million win would catapult him to $37.9 million, an astonishing 194% increase. Rory McIlroy, at -4, would see a 27% boost, pushing his earnings past $116 million. Meanwhile, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, and Sam Burns, all starting at -4, would experience increases of 72%, 94%, and 90%, respectively.

For many players, a win would effectively double their career earnings. Tommy Fleetwood, at -1, would achieve a 100% increase, while Shane Lowry, at -3, would see a 108% jump. Matthieu Pavon, a DP World Tour journeyman turned PGA Tour rookie, would make the biggest leap of all, with his $5.4 million career earnings quintupling if he were to claim victory.

Even more astonishing is the possibility of Ludvig Åberg winning the FedEx Cup without recording the lowest 72-hole score. The young Swede, who is winless this year, could be crowned the season-long champion without technically finishing first in a single tournament.

As the Tour Championship unfolds at East Lake Golf Club, the stakes couldn’t be higher. For some, this event offers a chance to secure life-changing sums of money and redefine their careers. For others, it is an opportunity to solidify their status among the game’s elite. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is certain: the 2024 Tour Championship will be remembered as a turning point in the careers of many of golf’s top stars.