Scottie Scheffler, the now four-time PGA Tour Player of the Year, is also the four-time defending money chief on the circuit.
His $27 million haul in 2025 was a smidge less than his file take in 2024, but still, he still holds the three highest single-season earnings in Tour historical past.
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Winning 4 majors and a slew of signature occasions will do that, as will ending in the prime 25 in every match he performed in 2025.
Scottie Scheffler tees off on the tenth gap during the last spherical of the 2025 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Below is a record of the prime incomes seasons, listed from the most (Scheffler’s 2024 marketing campaign) on down to the 1934 season of Paul Runyan, who banked $6,767, which, adjusted for inflation, that quantity would be $163,685 which reveals the explosion in growth in prize money, particularly over the last few years.
|
Pos. |
Season |
Player |
Money |
|
1 |
2024 |
Scottie Scheffler |
$29,228,357 |
|
2 |
2025 |
Scottie Scheffler |
$27,659,550 |
|
3 |
2023 |
Scottie Scheffler |
$21,014,341 |
|
4 |
2022 |
Scottie Scheffler |
$14,046,909 |
|
5 |
2015 |
Jordan Spieth |
$12,030,465 |
|
6 |
2004 |
Vijay Singh |
$10,905,166 |
|
7 |
2007 |
Tiger Woods |
$10,867,052 |
|
8 |
2005 |
Tiger Woods |
$10,628,024 |
|
9 |
2009 |
Tiger Woods |
$10,508,163 |
|
10 |
2006 |
Tiger Woods |
$9,941,563 |
|
11 |
2017 |
Justin Thomas |
$9,921,560 |
|
12 |
2019 |
Brooks Koepka |
$9,684,006 |
|
13 |
2016 |
Dustin Johnson |
$9,365,185 |
|
14 |
2000 |
Tiger Woods |
$9,188,321 |
|
15 |
2018 |
Justin Thomas |
$8,694,821 |
|
16 |
2013 |
Tiger Woods |
$8,553,439 |
|
17 |
2014 |
Rory McIlroy |
$8,280,096 |
|
18 |
2012 |
Rory McIlroy |
$8,047,952 |
|
19 |
2021 |
Jon Rahm |
$7,705,933 |
|
20 |
2003 |
Vijay Singh |
$7,573,907 |
|
21 |
2020 |
Justin Thomas |
$7,344,040 |
|
22 |
2002 |
Tiger Woods |
$6,912,625 |
|
23 |
2011 |
Luke Donald |
$6,683,214 |
|
24 |
1999 |
Tiger Woods |
$6,616,585 |
|
25 |
2008 |
Vijay Singh |
$6,601,094 |
|
26 |
2001 |
Tiger Woods |
$5,687,777 |
|
27 |
2010 |
Matt Kuchar |
$4,910,477 |
|
28 |
1998 |
David Duval |
$2,591,031 |
|
29 |
1997 |
Tiger Woods |
$2,066,833 |
|
30 |
1996 |
Tom Lehman |
$1,780,159 |
|
31 |
1995 |
Greg Norman |
$1,654,959 |
|
32 |
1994 |
Nick Price |
$1,499,927 |
|
33 |
1993 |
Nick Price |
$1,478,557 |
|
34 |
1989 |
Tom Kite |
$1,395,278 |
|
35 |
1992 |
Fred Couples |
$1,344,188 |
|
36 |
1990 |
Greg Norman |
$1,165,477 |
|
37 |
1988 |
Curtis Strange |
$1,147,644 |
|
38 |
1991 |
Corey Pavin |
$979,430 |
|
39 |
1987 |
Curtis Strange |
$925,941 |
|
40 |
1986 |
Greg Norman |
$653,296 |
|
41 |
1985 |
Curtis Strange |
$542,321 |
|
42 |
1980 |
Tom Watson |
$530,808 |
|
43 |
1984 |
Tom Watson |
$476,260 |
|
44 |
1979 |
Tom Watson |
$462,636 |
|
45 |
1982 |
Craig Stadler |
$446,462 |
|
46 |
1983 |
Hal Sutton |
$426,668 |
|
47 |
1981 |
Tom Kite |
$375,699 |
|
48 |
1978 |
Tom Watson |
$362,428 |
|
49 |
1974 |
Johnny Miller |
$353,021 |
|
50 |
1972 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$320,542 |
|
51 |
1977 |
Tom Watson |
$310,653 |
|
52 |
1973 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$308,362 |
|
53 |
1975 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$298,149 |
|
54 |
1976 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$266,438 |
|
55 |
1971 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$244,490 |
|
56 |
1968 |
Billy Casper |
$205,168 |
|
57 |
1967 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$188,998 |
|
58 |
1969 |
Frank Beard |
$164,707 |
|
59 |
1970 |
Lee Trevino |
$157,037 |
|
60 |
1965 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$140,752 |
|
61 |
1963 |
Arnold Palmer |
$128,230 |
|
62 |
1966 |
Billy Casper |
$121,944 |
|
63 |
1964 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$113,284 |
|
64 |
1962 |
Arnold Palmer |
$81,448 |
|
65 |
1960 |
Arnold Palmer |
$75,263 |
|
66 |
1956 |
Ted Kroll |
$72,835 |
|
67 |
1957 |
Dick Mayer |
$65,835 |
|
68 |
1954 |
Bob Toski |
$65,819 |
|
69 |
1961 |
Gary Player |
$64,540 |
|
70 |
1945 |
Byron Nelson |
$63,335 |
|
71 |
1955 |
Julius Boros |
$63,121 |
|
72 |
1959 |
Art Wall |
$53,167 |
|
73 |
1958 |
Arnold Palmer |
$42,607 |
|
74 |
1946 |
Ben Hogan |
$42,556 |
|
75 |
1944 |
Byron Nelson |
$37,967 |
|
76 |
1952 |
Julius Boros |
$37,032 |
|
77 |
1950 |
Sam Snead |
$35,758 |
|
78 |
1953 |
Lew Worsham |
$34,002 |
|
79 |
1948 |
Ben Hogan |
$32,112 |
|
80 |
1949 |
Sam Snead |
$31,593 |
|
81 |
1947 |
Jimmy Demaret |
$27,936 |
|
82 |
1951 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
$26,088 |
|
83 |
1938 |
Sam Snead |
$19,534 |
|
84 |
1941 |
Ben Hogan |
$18,358 |
|
85 |
1937 |
Harry Cooper |
$14,138 |
|
86 |
1942 |
Ben Hogan |
$13,143 |
|
87 |
1940 |
Ben Hogan |
$10,655 |
|
88 |
1939 |
Henry Picard |
$10,303 |
|
89 |
1935 |
Johnny Revolta |
$9,543 |
|
90 |
1936 |
Horton Smith |
$7,682 |
|
91 |
1934 |
Paul Runyan |
$6,767 |
This article initially appeared on Golfweek: Ranking the prime money winners in PGA Tour historical past from 2024 to 1934
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