2026 PGA Tour Money Leaders List: All-Time Career Money Leaders

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:

Scottie Scheffler became the PGA Tour’s all-time career money leader after winning the Tour Championship at East Lake. His victory earned him $10 million and took his career PGA Tour earnings to $130,390,661, moving him past Tiger Woods’ $120,999,166. 

Scheffler’s rapid rise to the top highlights how quickly he has accumulated prize money compared with Woods.

PGA Tour Money Leaders by Year list.

PGA Tour Money Leaders List 2026: updated players earnings.

RANK -  GOLFER -  EARNINGS

Through TOUR Championship  - Auagust 30, 2026

PGA Tour Top 20 career money leaders, All-time top earners so far 2026

Earnings are accurate as of Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2026, at 6:03 a.m.

Rank Player Earnings

1. Scottie Scheffler — $30,937,525

2. Cameron Young — $15,068,482

3. Matt Fitzpatrick — $14,679,817

4. Wyndham Clark — $14,644,936

5. Rory McIlroy — $11,573,749

6. Viktor Hovland — $11,495,826

7. Chris Gotterup — $10,446,028

8. Si Woo Kim — $10,271,694

9. Ryan Gerard — $10,004,898

10. Collin Morikawa — $9,994,628

11. Jacob Bridgeman — $9,985,508

12. Sam Burns — $9,356,540

13. Ludvig Åberg — $8,854,414

14. Akshay Bhatia — $8,401,049

15. Russell Henley — $8,153,228

 

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, Top Earners so far.

PGA Tour career money leaders 2026: PGA Tour Top 40 career earners

Earnings are accurate as of Tuesday, August. 30, 2026. TOUR Championship

1. Scottie Scheffler — $130,390,661

2. Tiger Woods — $120,999,166

3. Rory McIlroy — $119,555,515

4. Justin Rose — $79,356,373

5. Adam Scott — $74,880,596

6. Justin Thomas — $74,568,294

7. Jim Furyk — $71,507,269

8. Vijay Singh — $71,312,738

9. Xander Schauffele — $70,124,484

10. Jordan Spieth — $69,044,203

11. Hideki Matsuyama — $68,160,524

12. Jason Day — $66,736,267

13. Patrick Cantlay — $64,237,604

14. Matt Kuchar — $62,078,202

15. Rickie Fowler — $59,113,971

16. Keegan Bradley — $58,350,061

17. Russell Henley — $54,853,988

18. Collin Morikawa — $52,769,682

19. Tommy Fleetwood — $51,145,274

20. Zach Johnson — $50,249,848

21. Ernie Els — $49,385,600

22. Viktor Hovland — $48,626,571

23. Tony Finau — $47,258,874

24. Webb Simpson — $46,346,733

25. Brian Harman — $46,112,078

26. Brooks Koepka — $45,434,400

27. Davis Love III — $44,959,243

28. Steve Stricker — $44,936,354

29. Matt Fitzpatrick — $44,476,688

30. Wyndham Clark — $44,108,999

31. Sam Burns — $44,088,145

32. Stewart Cink — $43,905,340

33. Brandt Snedeker — $43,340,393

34. Lucas Glover — $43,111,000

35. Billy Horschel — $43,066,095

36. Harris English — $43,007,198

37. Gary Woodland — $42,010,211

38. David Toms — $41,901,709

39. Si Woo Kim — $41,169,934

40... Cameron Young — $39,829,078

PGA Tour Career Money Leaders, Highest Earnings year by year 1934-2026.

2027 -  TBD

2026 -  Scottie Scheffler - $130,390,661  - 3 Wins-   (TOUR Championship-FINAL)

2025 -  Scottie Scheffler - $26,579,550  - 5 wins -   (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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