Why Scottie Scheffler is primed to absolutely shatter this eye-popping PGA Tour record

Scottie Scheffler is having a nearly unprecedented run on the PGA Tour this season.

The 25-year-old not only has four high-profile wins on his resume (the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, WGC-Dell Match Play and the Masters), he also has three runner-up finishes (including his second-place finish at the U.S. Open on Sunday), and a total of nine top 10s and 14 top 25s in 17 events.

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Given the frequent purse increases at the game’s biggest tournaments this season, that means that Scheffler has also been cashing in in a big way.

The eye-popping total for his on-course achievements since October? An incredible $12,896,849! (!!!)

That sum breaks the PGA Tour season-long money record (not inclusive of bonuses) held by Jordan Spieth, who earned $12,030,465 during the 2014-15 season with two majors and a total of five wins.

But here’s the crazy part — there are still 10 tournaments remaining on this season’s PGA Tour schedule, including a major (next month’s Open Championship) and the ultra-lucrative FedEx Cup playoff events. Even if Scheffler only plays in a handful of those, judging by his performance pattern over this past season, he can probably be expected to bank quite a bit more, thoroughly shattering Spieth’s mark.

The good news for Scheffler? He can start right away. He’s in the field this week at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.

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