Scottie Scheffler secured his second FedEx Cup Tour Championship title on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, marking his 22nd PGA Tour victory over a remarkable five-year span. The world’s top-ranked player closed the tournament with a 4-under-par 66, finishing three strokes ahead of runner-up Viktor Hovland, who managed a 72 in the final round. Scheffler’s win also propelled him to the top of the PGA Tour’s all-time career earnings list, surpassing Tiger Woods.

Scheffler began his comeback with a precise 5-iron shot that stopped just two inches from the cup on the second hole. He then matched Hovland’s birdie at the fourth hole, drawing even before pulling ahead for the first time on the 13th. Despite having to wait for the final groups to complete their rounds, the victory was definitive. Scheffler celebrated with a rare beer at the course, noting that he doesn’t often drink but considered it a well-earned reward at the conclusion of the season.

The victory marked Scheffler’s third win of the calendar year, placing him alongside Chris Gotterup, Matt Fitzpatrick, and U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark as the leaders in tournaments won in 2026. Scheffler has also dominated the Jack Nicklaus Award for PGA Tour Player of the Year, having won the honor for the past four years; another victory would tie him with Woods for the most consecutive wins.

The tournament’s $40 million purse, now included as official earnings, awarded Scheffler $10 million alone. This boosted his career earnings to $130,390,661, a milestone few have reached on the PGA Tour.

Hovland, who had bested Scheffler in a playoff earlier this year at the Travelers Championship, struggled to maintain momentum on Sunday, registering only one birdie. He acknowledged that his performance could have been better, saying he “could have shot 66 easily” but did not find his rhythm. Ryan Gerard finished third with a final-round 72, describing the course setup as challenging and noting that he was unable to execute the shots required for the difficult pin placements.

Scheffler reflected on prior postseason disappointments, including a collapse at the 2022 playoffs where he lost a six-shot lead to Rory McIlroy, and his distant finish behind Hovland in 2023. He characterized this season’s finish, with two wins in three playoff events, as “a nice way to finish off the season” and a form of redemption after some near misses throughout the year.