Sheffer has enjoyed a highly lucrative season so far and will be eyeing a big payday at in the FedEx Cup but a fellow pro has now weighed in on his earnings Bubba Watson has sensationally claimed that Scotty Sheffer should be thanking Liv golf for his astronomical earnings in 2024 the world know the one has banked $28 million 21 million in prize money this season despite not playing an LV he won his second Master's title in April and will now be looking to take home even more when the FedEx Cup wraps up this month Watson who made the jump to the controversial Breakaway league in 2022 believes that the PGA has inadvertently helped sheffler pocket such a fortune the two-time Masters champion maintains that not only is he on the right side of history in joining Livy but that the saudi-backed league is now spurring on the PGA tour to create financially lucrative events in order to keep up with the livv setup Le of golf is celebrating its 100th round of competition this week at Greenbrier just 2 years on since its Earth shattering launch the PGA has responded by sanctioning several tournaments with eye watering purses in what many have viewed as the organization directly countering the threat posed by the league referring to the new highly profitable competitions Watson said Scotty Sheffer has made a lot of money this year because of the changes that we've started putting in place the 45-year-old also stated that his league has changed the complexion of the sport we've changed the face of golf so to be on that side of history is pretty special Watson said when I think about going through the motions of deciding I wanted to come to live I thought about the 10-year plan on paper what the goals were and it's met my expectations it's been better than that