How does Scottie Scheffler’s 2024 FedEx Cup win compare to Viktor Hovland’s 2023 win? Score, prize money, and more explored
On Sunday, September 1, Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship and clinched the 2024 FedEx Cup. His performance at the East Lake Golf Club was nothing but dominant as he carded 30-under to beat the likes of Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala, who finished second and third, respectively.
Scheffler's victory in Atlanta, Georgia, is arguably one of the best performances in the Tour Championship. However, the question is how does the World No. 1 golfer's win compare to Viktor Hovland's FedEx Cup 2023 win.
In this article, let us take a look at how Scheffler's win in 2024 compares to Hovland's win in 2023:
A look at the difference in score between Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland
Scottie Scheffler's journey towards winning the FedEx Cup 2024 began at the FedEx St. Jude Championship where Scheffler delivered a dominant performance. While the American experienced a small roadblock at the BMW Championship, he picked himself up and won the Tour Championship.
Here is a look at Scheffler's scores in each event:
FedEx St. Jude Championship
- Finish: 4
- Score: 66-65-69-66 266 (-14)
BMW Championship
- Finish: T33
- Score: 71-72-74-72 289 (+1)
Tour Championship:
- Finish: 1
- Score: 65-66-66-67 264 (-30)
Viktor Hovland, on the other hand, began his 2023 FedEx Cup journey with a promising performance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He followed this with consecutive victories at the BMW Championship and Tour Championship. Here is a look at his score in each event:
FedEx St. Jude Championship
- Finish: T13
- Score: 72-64-65-69 270 (-10)
BMW Championship
- Finish: 1
- Score: 69-68-65-61 263 (-17)
Tour Championship
- Finish: 1
- Score: 68-64-66-63 261 (-27)
A look at the prize money earned by Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland
Here is a breakdown of the total earnings of Scottie Scheffler in the 2024 FedEx Cup Playoff:
- FedEx St. Jude Championship: $960,000
- BMW Championship: $119,667
- Tour Championship: $25,000,000
Here is a breakdown of the total earnings of Viktor Hovland in his 2023 FedEx Cup victory:
- FedEx St. Jude Championship: $386,667
- BMW Championship: $3,600,000
- Tour Championship: $18,000,000
A look at the leaderboard after the Tour Championship from both years
Here is the detailed leaderboard from Scottie Scheffler's win in 2024:
- 1 Scottie Scheffler -30
- 2 Collin Morikawa -26
- 3 Sahith Theegala -24
- T4 Russell Henley -19
- T4 Adam Scott -19
- T4 Xander Schauffele -19
- 7 Sungjae Im -18
- 8 Wyndham Clark -17
- T9 Rory McIlroy -16
- T9 Hideki Matsuyama -16
- T9 Shane Lowry -16
- T12 Viktor Hovland -15
- T12 Sam Burns -15
- T14 Justin Thomas -14
- T14 Taylor Pendrith -14
- 16 Ludvig Åberg -12
- T17 Robert MacIntyre -11
- T17 Matthieu Pavon -11
- T17 Patrick Cantlay -11
- 20 Tommy Fleetwood -10
- T21 Keegan Bradley -8
- T21 Byeong Hun An -8
- T23 Billy Horschel -6
- T23 Aaron Rai -6
- T23 Tony Finau -6
- 26 Akshay Bhatia -5
- T27 Chris Kirk -3
- T27 Sepp Straka -3
- T29 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +3
- T29 Tom Hoge +3
Here is a detailed look at the leaderboard from Viktor Hovland's win in 2023:
- 1 Viktor Hovland
- 2 Xander Schauffele
- 3 Wyndham Clark
- 4 Rory McIlroy
- 5 Patrick Cantlay
- T6 Tommy Fleetwood
- T6 Scottie Scheffler
- T6 Collin Morikawa
- T9 Sam Burns
- T9 Matt Fitzpatrick
- T9 Max Homa
- T9 Adam Schenk
- T9 Keegan Bradley
- T14 Russell Henley
- T14 Sepp Straka
- T16 Rickie Fowler
- T16 Tyrrell Hatton
- T18 Lucas Glover
- T18 Jon Rahm
- T20 Si Woo Kim
- T20 Tony Finau
- T20 Tom Kim
- 23 Brian Harman
- 24 Sungjae Im
- 25 Nick Taylor
- 26 Corey Conners
- 27 Jordan Spieth
- 28 Jason Day
- T29 Emiliano Grillo
- T29 Taylor Moore