There’s a lot of money to be made in professional golf.
Tiger Woods maintains his overall lead atop the PGA Tour’s all-time money list. He is the first golfer to surpass the $120,000,000 mark in on-course career earnings and the only one over the $100 million mark. Phil Mickelson, before departing for the LIV Golf League, surpassed the $90 million mark. Rory McIlroy is third on this list as he has gone past $80 million.
With the bigger pots at stake in the PGA Tour’s signature events, expect a lot of movement up in the next few years on this list.
With that in mind, let’s look at the top money earners of all-time, as measured by on-course winnings. Some of the names may surprise you.
Editor’s note: This list is updated through the 2024 RBC Heritage.
18
Ernie Els - $49,385,600
17
Rickie Fowler - $49,651,954
16
Hideki Matsuyama - $50,171,691
15
Jon Rahm - $51,6036,851
14
Sergio Garcia - $54,576,690
13
Justin Thomas - $57,057,380
12
Matt Kuchar - $58,849,967
11
Jason Day - $59,384,085
10
Scottie Scheffler $61,258,464
9
Jordan Spieth - $62,180,604
8
Justin Rose - $62,481,391
7
Adam Scott - $64,290,490
6
Vijay Singh - $71,281,216
5
Jim Furyk - $71,507,269
4
Dustin Johnson - $75,417,837
3
Rory McIlroy - $81,810,229
2
Phil Mickelson - $96,644,310
1
Tiger Woods - $120,999,166
Source: pgatour.com