Tiger Woods talks with Scottie Scheffler at The Hero World Problem
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Tiger Woods didn’t go winless in 2024 — at the very least not off the course.
In keeping with a report from Josh Carpenter of Sports activities Enterprise Journal, the 49-year-old Woods unsurprisingly completed first within the ultimate 12 months of the PGA Tour’s Participant Influence Program, which was designed to reward the gamers who generate essentially the most curiosity within the PGA Tour.
Woods performed in simply 5 occasions throughout the 2024 season, together with his lone made lower coming on the 2024 Masters, the place he completed in sixtieth place at 16 over par. In December, the 15-time main champion virtually received the PNC Championship alongside his son Charlie. Woods additionally launched his Solar Day Crimson clothes model in 2024.
Woods took residence a $10 million prize for ending atop the PIP.
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who received seven Tour occasions, an Olympic gold medal and the Hero World Problem in 2024, completed in second place to win $8 million. Scheffler opened his season by profitable the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Gamers Championship and Masters. He appeared primed to win his second main of the season on the 2024 PGA Championship earlier than being arrested previous to his Friday spherical. Scheffler was in a position to play his second spherical and fired a 5-under-par 66 to stay within the hunt, however a sloppy Saturday derailed his probabilities on the Wanamaker Trophy.
Scheffler punctuated his phenomenal season with a win on the Tour Championship in August. In December, Scheffler received the PGA Tour’s Participant of the Yr for the third consecutive season. He joined Woods as the one golfers to win the Jack Nicklaus Award in three straight seasons.
Rory McIlroy, who received the $15 million high PIP prize in 2023, completed in third place and received $4.5 million.
Listed here are the highest 10 within the ultimate PIP rankings:
1. Tiger Woods, $10 million
2. Scottie Scheffler, $8 million
3. Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
4. Xander Schauffele, $4.5 million
5. Jordan Spieth, $4.5 million
6. Collin Morikawa, $4.5 million
7. Shane Lowry, $3.5 million
8. Justin Thomas, $3.5 million
9. Tommy Fleetwood, $3.5 million
10. Wyndham Clark, $3.5 million
The PGA Tour lower the PIP pool in half in 2024, splitting $50 million among the many high 10 gamers. The PIP beforehand divided $100 million among the many high 20.
Whereas 2024 marked the top of the PIP, the Tour simply launched the Participant Fairness Program, which is able to divide $100 million to the highest 20 gamers primarily based on numerous standards, together with some that had been used for the PIP.
