Golf, a sport that commands high rewards, has witnessed several golfers accumulate vast wealth through their participation in the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour boasts multi-million dollar purses, with signature events offering prize pools rivaling the Saudi-backed circuit. The Players Championship, with its $25 million prize purse, and the four major championships also contribute to the substantial earnings of golfers.
Tiger Woods stands as the highest-earning golfer in PGA Tour history, with career earnings exceeding $120 million. His 82 PGA Tour wins and 15 major victories have significantly boosted his bankroll, along with his $15 million PIP reward in 2022. Woods has also secured 198 top-ten finishes since turning professional in 1996.
Rory McIlroy, with a 17-year professional golf career, has amassed $81,810,229 on the PGA Tour. His 24 PGA Tour wins include four major championships: two PGA Championships, one US Open, and one Open Championship. The Irishman has not yet won the Masters Tournament, preventing him from completing his grand slam.
Jim Furyk ranks third on the PGA Tour earnings list, with a total of $71,507,269. While he has not won a major, Furyk has secured 17 titles on the PGA Tour and 188 top-ten finishes. His last triumph came in 2015 at the RBC Heritage.
Vijay Singh’s career earnings stand at $71,281,216, with 34 PGA Tour titles and three major championships to his name. These include the Masters, which earned him $828,000, and two PGA Championships that brought in $540,000 in 1998 and $1.125 million in 2004. Singh’s last victory was at the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2008, adding $1,260,000 to his earnings.
Adam Scott has earned $64,290,490 on the PGA Tour, with 14 PGA Tour victories and one major title. His 110 top-ten finishes have also contributed to his career earnings. The majority of his earnings came from his 2013 Masters triumph, which earned him $1,440,000, and his Barclays Championship win in the same year, which also brought in $1,440,000.
Justin Rose, the 2013 US Open winner, is sixth on the money list with career earnings of around $62,481,391. His major win contributed $1,440,000 to his total, and he has also won 11 PGA Tour titles, including the 2018 FedEx Cup title.
Jordan Spieth, a professional golfer for twelve years, has won thirteen PGA Tour titles, including three majors. His achievements have taken his PGA Tour earnings to $62,180, 604. In addition to his on-course wins, Spieth’s PIP earnings of $12.5 million have also contributed to his rise on the money list.
Scottie Scheffler, currently the most consistent golfer on the PGA Tour, has enjoyed four PGA Tour wins in 2024. He recently won his second green jacket, taking his career earnings to $61,258, 464. A significant influx of money came from his victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he earned $4,000,000 in prize money. He then received $4,500,000 from the Players Championship and $3,600,000 from the Masters. His RBC Heritage win also earned him the same amount as the Masters.
Jason Day’s career earnings amount to around $59,384,085, with thirteen PGA Tour wins and one major championship to his name. Day’s earnings benefited significantly from his 2015 PGA Championship victory, which brought him $1,800,000.
Matt Kuchar is tenth on the list with total earnings of $58,849,967 from nine PGA Tour wins. His last triumph was at the Sony Open in 2019.
While Tiger Woods continues to dominate in terms of career earnings despite being consistently absent from the golf scene, his earning during his peak years have kept him at the top of the leaderboard. However, Scottie Scheffler’s recent rise, following his four PGA Tour victories this year, has him poised to earn even more and potentially move further up the money list.
