After the conclusion of the third major of the season on Sunday, Wyndham Clark now has two U.S. Open titles to showcase in his trophy case. Meanwhile, it remains the only major championship keeping Scottie Scheffler from completing a career Grand Slam.

Yet there remains a massive difference in their career earnings from major tournaments. Before this week’s win, according to Spotrac, Clark's career major earnings were $4,863,743. Now add the $4.5 million winner’s share from this week, and it jumps to about $9,363,743.

Scheffler’s major earnings were $24,535,933 before this week, per the aforementioned source. Now, after adding his $920,882 payout after a T4 finish at Shinecock Hill, it becomes $25,456,815.

Clark’s major story has always been up and down. He arrived in the majors at the 2020 PGA Championship, missed the cut, and then picked up his first made cut in a major the next year at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. He took home his maiden major paycheck of $19,050 after finishing T75.

He again missed the cuts in the U.S. Open that year. In 2022, Clark missed the cut at the U.S. Open before finishing T76 at The Open to win $31,513. His first big leap came in 2023.

Although he missed the cut at the 2023 PGA Championship, he finally won his first major, the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. He defeated Rory McIlroy by a single shot to win a massive $3,600,000 winner's purse. He earned $84,113 in the same year by finishing T33 at the Open.

After that, he kept showcasing the same kind of high ceiling, with a T4 at the 2025 Open Championship and a strong run through 2026 before another U.S. Open win at Shinnecock Hill.

Meanwhile, Scheffler’s road started earlier and looked different. He made his U.S. Open debut at Oakmont in 2016 as a 19-year-old amateur, then returned in 2017 to earn low-amateur honors at Erin Hills.

He made his first major start as a professional at the 2019 U.S. Open and missed the cut. Scheffler’s professional breakthrough arrived at the 2020 PGA Championship after finishing T4 in the same week Wyndham Clark made his debut. He earned a $404,350 paycheck.

He followed this with a T19 at the delayed 2020 Masters Tournament in November, earning $144,325. In 2021, made the cut in all four majors, including three top-10 finishes, and earned a combined $986,143.

Scheffler’s meteoric rise continued with the 2022 Masters title (he earned a $2,700,000 payout), 2024 Masters title (he earned a $3,600,000 payout), 2025 PGA Championship (he earned $3,420,000), and 2025 Open Championship (he earned $3,100,000). In between, he missed the cuts only once in the 2022 PGA Championship.

Scottie Scheffler rarely has a poor finish in a major since turning professional

In his 23 major championship starts as a professional, Scheffler has missed the cut in two tournaments (the 2019 US Open and the 2022 PGA Championship). He has four victories, three runner-up finishes, and a remarkable 14 top-ten finishes.

Meanwhile, Wyndham Clark, in 19 career major starts, has missed the cut nine times. He only had one finish in the top 10, recorded at the 2025 The Open, where he settled in T4 place and won two major titles.

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Written by

Md Saife Fida

Edited by

Ankita Yadav