PGA Tour Money List 2026: All-Time PGA Tour Tournament Career Money Leaders List by Year Since 1934..
The golfer who finishes a PGA Tour season with the highest tournament earnings is called the tour's "money leader" or "leading money winner." And that golfer receives the Arnold Palmer Award.
Annual money leaders on the PGA Tour are recognized going back to 1934 when records first started being kept.
Most Times Leading the Money List:
Tiger Woods was the tour's leading career money-winners 10th times.
Jack Nicklaus in career money list 8th times,
Ben Hogan & Tom Watson are 5 times each.
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading the Money List:
Tiger Woods & Watson share this record. Watson was the leading money winner each year from 1977- 1980. And Woods led from 1999 - 2002.
With a $2.6 million payday at the Tour Championship, Scottie Scheffler put a cap on a fourth straight PGA Tour money title, With about $26.5 million in earnings in 2025 year.
Scheffler is third on the PGA Tour's all-time money list with $98,373,136. He trails Rory McIlroy ($107,981,766) and Tiger Woods ($120,999,166).
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PGA Tour Money Leaders List 2026: updated players rankings.
RANK - GOLFER - EARNINGS
Through AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - February 18, 2026
1. Collin Morikawa $3,622,272
2. Chris Gotterup $3,576,375
3. Scottie Scheffler $2,973,180
4. Hideki Matsuyama $1,917,470
5. Sepp Straka $1,882,720
6. Min Woo Lee $1,862,048
7. Ryan Gerard $1,858,328
8. Justin Rose $1,806,375
9. Si Woo Kim $1,765,755
10. Ryo Hisatsune $1,509,176
What’s the total PGA Purse, payout & prize money this year in 2026 season?
There will be a record $490 million in prize money up for grabs over the course of the 40+ event schedule, including the three in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Purses will increase at virtually every event from the 2026 season, including nine invitational events that will have purses ranging from $15-20 million.
All PGA Tour signature events will have $20 million purses.
Scottie Scheffler is going on the top list of PGA Tour money leaders in 2026 PGA Tour with five season victories, See All 200+ Top Finishes players in 2026 PGA Tour Money List Leaders.
All-time PGA Tour Career Money Leaders List.
PGA Tour career money leaders 2026: PGA Tour Top 20 career earners
Earnings are accurate as of Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.
1. Tiger Woods : $121.0M
2. Rory McIlroy : $108.3M
3. Scottie Scheffler : $102.4M
4. Justin Rose : $75.5M
5. Jim Furyk : $71.5M
6. Vijay Singh : $71.3M
7. Justin Thomas : $70.6M
8. Adam Scott : $69.9M
9. Jordan Spieth : $66.1M
10. Jason Day : $65.7M
11. Hideki Matsuyama : $64.0M
12. Xander Schauffele : $62.4M
13. Matt Kuchar : $61.6M
14. Patrick Cantlay : $58.3M
15. Keegan Bradley : $56.3M
16. Rickie Fowler : $54.6M
17. Zach Johnson : $50.0M
18. Ernie Els : $49.4M
19. Russell Henley : $47.3M
20. Collin Morikawa : $46.4M
PGA Tour Career Money Leaders, Highest Earnings year by year 1934-2026.
2026 -
2025 - Scottie Scheffler - $26,579,550 - 5- (TOUR Championship-FINAL)
2024 - Scottie Scheffler $29,228,356
2023 - Scottie Scheffler, $21,014,342 --
2022 - Scottie Scheffler, $14,046,910
2021 - Jon Rahm -- $7,705,933
2020 - Justin Thomas, $7,344,040.
2019 - Brooks Koepka: $9,684,006.
2018 - Justin Thomas, $ 8,694,821
2017 - Justin Thomas, $9,921,560
2016 - Dustin Johnson, $9,365,185
2015 - Jordan Spieth, $12,030,465
2014 - Rory McIlroy, $8,280,096
2013 - Tiger Woods, $8,553,439
2012 - Rory McIlroy, $8,047,952
2011 - Luke Donald, $6,683,214
2010 - Matt Kuchar, $4,910,477
2009 - Tiger Woods, $10,508,163
2008 - Vijay Singh, $6,601,094
2007 - Tiger Woods, $10,867,052
2006 - Tiger Woods, $9,941,563
2005 - Tiger Woods, $10,628,024
2004 - Vijay Singh, $10,905,166
2003 - Vijay Singh, $7,573,907
2002 - Tiger Woods, $6,912,625
2001 - Tiger Woods, $5,687,777
2000 - Tiger Woods, $9,188,321
1999 - Tiger Woods, $6,616,585
1998 - David Duval, $2,591,031
1997 - Tiger Woods, $2,066,833
1996 - Tom Lehman, $1,780,159
1995 - Greg Norman, $1,654,959
1994 - Nick Price, $1,499,927
1993 - Nick Price, $1,478,557
1992 - Fred Couples, $1,344,188
1991 - Corey Pavin, $979,430
1990 - Greg Norman, $1,165,477
1989 - Tom Kite, $1,395,278
1988 - Curtis Strange, $1,147,644
1987 - Curtis Strange, $925,941
1986 - Greg Norman, $653,296
1985 - Curtis Strange, $542,321
1984 - Tom Watson, $476,260
1983 - Hal Sutton, $426,668
1982 - Craig Stadler, $446,462
1981 - Tom Kite, $375,698.84
1980 - Tom Watson, $530,808.33
1979 - Tom Watson, $462,636
1978 - Tom Watson, $362,428.93
1977 - Tom Watson, $310,653.16
1976 - Jack Nicklaus, $266,498.57
1975 - Jack Nicklaus, $298,149.17
1974 - Johnny Miller, $353,021.59
1973 - Jack Nicklaus, $308,362.10
1972 - Jack Nicklaus, $320,542.26
1971 - Jack Nicklaus, $244,490.50
1970 - Lee Trevino, $157,037.63
1969 - Frank Beard, $164,707.11
1968 - Billy Casper, $205,168.67
1967 - Jack Nicklaus, $188,998.08
1966 - Billy Casper, $121,944.92
1965 - Jack Nicklaus, $140,752.14
1964 - Jack Nicklaus, $113,284.50
1963 - Arnold Palmer, $128,230
1962 - Arnold Palmer, $81,448.33
1961 - Gary Player, $64,540.45
1960 - Arnold Palmer, $75,262.85
1959 - Art Wall, $58,167.60
1958 - Arnold Palmer, $42,607.50
1957 - Dick Mayer, $65,835
1956 - Ted Kroll, $72,835.83
1955 - Julius Boros, $63,121.55
1954 - Bob Toski, $65,819.81
1953 - Lew Worsham, $34,002
1952 - Julius Boros, $37,032.97
1951 - Lloyd Mangrum, $26,068.83
1950 - Sam Snead, $35,758.83
1949 - Sam Snead, $31,598.83
1948 - Ben Hogan, $32,112
1947 - Jimmy Demaret, $27,936.83
1946 - Ben Hogan, $42,556.16
1945 - Byron Nelson, $63,335.66 (war bonds)
1944 - Byron Nelson, $37,967.69 (war bonds)
1943 - No stats compiled
1942 - Ben Hogan, $13,143
1941 - Ben Hogan, $18,358
1940 - Ben Hogan, $10,655
1939 - Henry Picard, $10,303
1938 - Sam Snead, $19,534.49
1937 - Harry Cooper, $14,138.69
1936 - Horton Smith, $7,682
1935 - Johnny Revolta, $9,543
1934 - Paul Runyan, $6,767
Who was the Money Leader in Last Season: PGA Tour Money List 2025.
RANK - GOLFER - EARNINGS
1 Scottie Scheffler $26,579,550 5
2 Tommy Fleetwood $18,496,238 1
3 Rory McIlroy $16,992,418 3
4 Russell Henley $14,633,556 1
5 J.J. Spaun $12,892,722 1
6 Justin Thomas $10,883,495 1
7 Sepp Straka $10,650,894 2
8 Ben Griffin $9,990,352 2
9 Patrick Cantlay $9,405,106 0
10 Justin Rose $8,857,976 1
11 Harris English $8,799,052 1
12 Keegan Bradley $8,702,812 1
13 Cameron Young $8,608,313 1
14 Robert MacIntyre $8,467,191 0
15 Ludvig Åberg $8,276,973 1
16 Maverick McNealy $8,207,075 0
17 Corey Conners $8,167,903 0
18 Collin Morikawa $7,754,727 0
19 Andrew Novak $7,621,332 1
20 Shane Lowry $7,082,794 0
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