Scottie Scheffler started his new season with what he’s been doing for some time now: utter dominance. After six tries amid a tough competition, he won the 2026 American Express golf tournament with a twenty-seven under par total score. But what’s even more special is that this victory puts him in a very small and elite club.

“#ELITE COMPANY — Scottie Scheffler joins Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players in Tour history to claim 20 PGA Tour victories and 4+ majors before the age of 30,” TWLEGION tweeted.

The Texan star reached this giant goal in his very first start of 2026. Tiger Woods had forty-six wins and nine big majors by his thirtieth birthday. Jack Nicklaus had thirty wins and seven majors when he turned thirty years old. Scheffler has done all this while golf has seen some tough competitors rise in recent times.

On Sunday, he started one shot back of the lead at the Pete Dye Stadium Course, one of the toughest courses. However, he ran off with four birdies in a six-hole stretch to blow past 18-year-old Blades Brown and the rest of the field. He closed the tournament with a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victory in The American Express. But here’s what truly defines his dominance:

• With this win, the world No. 1 has won 20 PGA Tour events, all in the last four years. He also gets a lifetime membership.
• Scheffler has won four of his past six PGA Tour starts and seven of his past 13.
• He has finished top 10 in 16 straight tour starts, extending the longest streak by any player since 1970.

However, when asked about the feat, Scottie remained characteristically humble.

“I mean, it’s pretty wild. You know, it’s been a great start to my career, and I’ve had some nice wins out here. And yeah, it’s been special. I try not to really think about that stuff too much,” Scheffler said after the win.

“Going into the season, I was just trying to do the things I needed to do in order to be prepared to come out and play this week. And you know, I’m gonna go home, get some rest, and you know, kind of rest and repeat—get ready to go out. My next start will be in Phoenix, so just go from there.”

Last season, Scottie Scheffler couldn’t play at the American Express due to a kitchen injury in December 2024. Before that, he had played in this event six times but never won, so this 2026 start feels like a small shot at unfinished business. Scheffler expressed his desire to win the event before the first round even started. And he is manifesting it now.

Scottie Scheffler did not stop at just tying those two big legends on Sunday. He also smashed through some incredible money goals that make him a true Golden Goose of golf.

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The hundred-million-dollar man makes history

Scheffler has not missed a single cut on the Tour since the summer of 2022. Last year, his worst finish was twenty-fifth place at the big Phoenix tournament in Arizona. He finished in the top ten in seventeen of his twenty starts during that season. This kind of steady play makes him the scariest player to face on any course.

This amazing performance on the course is making him one of the richest players ever. And the most recent $1.7 million check he earned after winning the American Express on Sunday officially pushed him over $100 million in career earnings on Tour, something only two other golfers in history have ever accomplished.

Rory McIlroy has earned just shy of $108 million on Tour. Legendary Tiger Woods is the all-time money list leader with nearly $121 million earned, according to the official PGA Tour website. Of course, these are just their earnings from the PGA Tour.

Now, with this amazing win in the desert, Scottie Scheffler has set a very fast pace for the rest of 2026. The golf world is now watching to see if anyone can even slow him down. Scheffler’s next start after winning the American Express 2026 is the WM Phoenix Open, scheduled for February 5-8, 2026, in Scottsdale, Arizona.