New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Scottie Scheffler remains the world's top-ranked golfer, with four major championships and a sustained period of dominance. Despite generating roughly $50 million annually in PGA Tour earnings, he has limited his off-course income to approximately $30 million, according to Forbes. Most elite players reverse that ratio, earning at least twice as much from endorsements as from prize money. Rory McIlroy nearly doubles Scheffler's off-course total. The gap reflects a deliberate choice rather than a lack of marketability.

Scottie Scheffler has surpassed $50 million in on-course earnings in each of the past three seasons, a figure boosted by elevated PGA Tour purses in the LIV Golf era. He still ranks among the 20 most va...