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PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler doesn’t wait till weekend for payday

From left, Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler cross a bridge between holes during the first round of the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson tournament at TPC Craig Ranch on May 21 in McKinney, Texas, (AP Photo/LM Otero)
From left, Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler cross a bridge between holes during the first round of the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson tournament at TPC Craig Ranch on May 21 in McKinney, Texas, (AP Photo/LM Otero) From left, Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler cross a bridge between holes during the first round of the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson tournament at TPC Craig Ranch on May 21 in McKinney, Texas, (AP Photo/LM Otero)

By DOUG FERGUSON / The Associated Press 8 min read

ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler is having another big season going into the Tour Championship, the last tournament on the PGA Tour’s 2026 schedule before this year’s FedEx Cup winner is crowned.

The 30-year-old Texan picked up a $23 million bonus last weekend as the leading player in the standings going into the Tour Championship, which tees off Thursday at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club. His PGA Tour earnings are more than $20 million for the fourth consecutive year.

And that’s not the full measure.

Scheffler loves to play when he’s at home in Dallas, whether that’s at Royal Oaks Country Club or any other course in town. That often involves fellow PGA Tour player Si Woo Kim, the 30-year-old South Korea native and Dallas resident who said earlier this year of their one-sided money matches: “He calls me ATM.”

Kim isn’t alone.