published: Sep 2, 2024

updated: Sep 12, 2024

Here is every PGA Tour money leader since 2000…

Matt Chivers

Ever wondered who have finished highest on the PGA Tour Money list? Well, here you have it…

Prize money is a shift-shaping concept in professional golf and this has been made abundantly clear in the last two years.

While the PGA Tour and LIV Golf tussle for financial supremacy, they are still yet to strike a deal by which both parties can mutually benefit.

The money list is a well-established item, though, since the PGA Tour’s inception and has been historically dominated by the game’s best players.

We have looked back to the start of the millennium when a certain young American was at the peak of his powers.

We’ve not included the huge bonuses that come after the FedEx Cup Playoffs – we want just the raw numbers.

But which players enjoyed great seasons that aren’t called Tiger Woods? Who are the PGA Tour’s historical money list leaders? Here they are:

PGA Tour money leaders by year:

2024 – More dominance from Scottie Scheffler

1. Scottie Scheffler ($29,228,356)

2. Xander Schauffele ($18,355,910)

3. Hideki Matsuyama ($11,237,611)

4. Wyndham Clark ($10,901,416)

5. Rory McIlroy ($10,893,790)

2023

1. Scottie Scheffler ($21,014,342)

2. Jon Rahm ($16,522,608)

3. Viktor Hovland ($14,112,235)

4. Rory McIlroy ($13,921,008)

5. Max Homa ($10,761,517)

2022

1. Scottie Scheffler ($14,046,910)

2. Cameron Smith ($10,107,897)

3. Will Zalatoris ($9,405,082)

4. Patrick Cantlay ($9,369,605

5. Rory McIlroy ($8,654,566)

2021

1. Jon Rahm ($7,705,933)

2. Patrick Cantlay ($7,638,805)

3. Bryson DeChambeau ($7,426,415)

4. Collin Morikawa ($7,059,908)

5. Justin Thomas ($6,537,153)

NOW READ: 2024 PGA Tour schedule

2020

1. Justin Thomas ($7,344,040)

2. Jon Rahm ($5,959,819)

3. Dustin Johnson ($5,837,267)

4. Collin Morikawa ($5,250,868)

5. Webb Simpson ($5,097,742)

2019

1. Brooks Koepka ($9,684,006)

2. Rory McIlroy ($7,785,286)

3. Matt Kuchar ($6,294,690)

4. Patrick Cantlay ($6,121,488)

5. Gary Woodland ($5,690,965)

2018

1. Justin Thomas ($8,694,821)

2. Dustin Johnson ($8,457,352)

3. Justin Rose ($8,130,678)

4. Bryson DeChambeau ($8,094,489)

5. Brooks Koepka ($7,094,047)

2017

1. Justin Thomas ($9,921,560)

2. Jordan Spieth ($9,433,033)

3. Dustin Johnson ($8,732,193)

4. Hideki Matsuyama ($8,380,570)

5. Justin Rose ($6,123,247)

2016

1. Dustin Johnson ($9,365,185)

2. Jason Day ($8,045,111)

3. Adam Scott ($6,473,089)

4. Rory McIlroy ($5,790,585)

5. Patrick Reed ($5,679,575)

2015

1. Jordan Spieth ($12,030,465)

2. Jason Day ($9,403,465)

3. Bubba Watson ($6,876,797)

4. Rickie Fowler ($5,773,430)

5. Dustin Johnson ($5,509,465)

2014

1. Rory McIlroy ($8,280,095)

2. Bubba Watson ($6,336,978)

3. Jim Furyk ($5,987,395)

4. Jimmy Walker ($5,787,016)

5. Sergio Garcia ($4,939,606)

2013

1. Tiger Woods ($8,553,439)

2. Henrik Stenson ($6,388,230)

3. Matt Kuchar ($5,616,808)

4. Phil Mickelson ($5,495,793)

5. Brandt Snedeker ($5,318,087)

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2012

1. Rory McIlroy ($8,047,952)

2. Tiger Woods ($6,133,158)

3. Brandt Snedeker ($4,989,739)

4. Jason Dufner ($4,869,303)

5. Bubba Watson ($4,644,996)

2011 – Luke Donald’s year

1. Luke Donald ($6,682,214)

2. Webb Simpson ($6,347,353)

3. Nick Watney ($5,290,673)

4. KJ Choi ($4,434,690)

5. Dustin Johnson ($4,309,961)

2010

1. Matt Kuchar ($4,910,476)

2. Jim Furyk ($4,809,622)

3. Ernie Els ($4,558,861)

4. Dustin Johnson ($4,473,122)

5. Steve Stricker ($4,190,235)

2009

1. Tiger Woods ($10,508,163)

2. Steve Stricker ($6,332,636)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,332,754)

4. Zach Johnson ($4,714,812)

5. Kenny Perry ($4,445,562)

2008

1. Vijay Singh ($6,601,094)

2. Tiger Woods ($5,775,000)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,188,875)

4. Sergio Garcia ($4,858,223)

5. Kenny Perry ($4,663,793)

2007

1. Tiger Woods ($10,867,052)

2. Phil Mickelson ($5,819,988)

3. Vijay Singh ($4,728,376)

4. Steve Stricker ($4,663,077)

5. KJ Choi ($4,587,859)

2006

1. Tiger Woods ($9,941,563)

2. Jim Furyk ($7,213,315)

3. Adam Scott ($4,978,857)

4. Vijay Singh ($4,602,416)

5. Geoff Ogilvy ($4,354,969)

2005

1. Tiger Woods ($10,628,024)

2. Vijay Singh ($8,017,336)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,699,604)

4. Jim Furyk ($4,255,368)

5. David Toms ($3,962,013)

2004

1. Vijay Singh ($10,905,166)

2. Ernie Els ($5,787,225)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,784,822)

4. Tiger Woods ($5,365,472)

5. Stewart Cink ($4,450,270)

2003

1. Davis Love III ($5,122,037)

2. Tiger Woods ($4,832,496)

3. Vijay Singh ($4,523,224)

4. Mike Weir ($4,508,938)

5. Jim Furyk ($4,474,313)

2002

1. Tiger Woods ($6,912,625)

2. Phil Mickelson ($4,311,971)

3. Vijay Singh ($3,756,562)

4. David Toms ($3,459,739)

5. Ernie Els ($3,291,894)

2001

1. Tiger Woods ($5,687,777)

2. Phil Mickelson ($4,403,882)

3. David Toms ($3,791,595)

4. Vijay Singh ($3,440,828)

5. David Love III ($3,169,463)

2000 PGA Tour Money Leaders – the beginning of the Tiger Woods years

1. Tiger Woods ($9,188,321)

2. Phil Mickelson ($4,746,457)

3. Ernie Els($3,469,405)

4. Hal Sutton ($3,061,444)

5. Vijay Singh ($2,573,835)

NOW READ: Flush Your Irons Like Collin Morikawa

NOW READ: PGA Tour golfers have the best pension in sport… and here’s why

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About the author

Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.

What’s in Matt’s bag: Cleveland HiBore XL Driver driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, Benross BR-Pro irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.

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Prize money is a shift-shaping concept in professional golf and this has been made abundantly clear in the last two years.

While the PGA Tour and LIV Golf tussle for financial supremacy, they are still yet to strike a deal by which both parties can mutually benefit.

The money list is a well-established item, though, since the PGA Tour’s inception and has been historically dominated by the game’s best players.

We have looked back to the start of the millennium when a certain young American was at the peak of his powers.

We’ve not included the huge bonuses that come after the FedEx Cup Playoffs – we want just the raw numbers.

But which players enjoyed great seasons that aren’t called Tiger Woods? Who are the PGA Tour’s historical money list leaders? Here they are:

PGA Tour money leaders by year:

2024 – More dominance from Scottie Scheffler

1. Scottie Scheffler ($29,228,356)

2. Xander Schauffele ($18,355,910)

3. Hideki Matsuyama ($11,237,611)

4. Wyndham Clark ($10,901,416)

5. Rory McIlroy ($10,893,790)

2023

1. Scottie Scheffler ($21,014,342)

2. Jon Rahm ($16,522,608)

3. Viktor Hovland ($14,112,235)

4. Rory McIlroy ($13,921,008)

5. Max Homa ($10,761,517)

2022

1. Scottie Scheffler ($14,046,910)

2. Cameron Smith ($10,107,897)

3. Will Zalatoris ($9,405,082)

4. Patrick Cantlay ($9,369,605

5. Rory McIlroy ($8,654,566)

2021

1. Jon Rahm ($7,705,933)

2. Patrick Cantlay ($7,638,805)

3. Bryson DeChambeau ($7,426,415)

4. Collin Morikawa ($7,059,908)

5. Justin Thomas ($6,537,153)

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2020

1. Justin Thomas ($7,344,040)

2. Jon Rahm ($5,959,819)

3. Dustin Johnson ($5,837,267)

4. Collin Morikawa ($5,250,868)

5. Webb Simpson ($5,097,742)

2019

1. Brooks Koepka ($9,684,006)

2. Rory McIlroy ($7,785,286)

3. Matt Kuchar ($6,294,690)

4. Patrick Cantlay ($6,121,488)

5. Gary Woodland ($5,690,965)

2018

1. Justin Thomas ($8,694,821)

2. Dustin Johnson ($8,457,352)

3. Justin Rose ($8,130,678)

4. Bryson DeChambeau ($8,094,489)

5. Brooks Koepka ($7,094,047)

2017

1. Justin Thomas ($9,921,560)

2. Jordan Spieth ($9,433,033)

3. Dustin Johnson ($8,732,193)

4. Hideki Matsuyama ($8,380,570)

5. Justin Rose ($6,123,247)

2016

1. Dustin Johnson ($9,365,185)

2. Jason Day ($8,045,111)

3. Adam Scott ($6,473,089)

4. Rory McIlroy ($5,790,585)

5. Patrick Reed ($5,679,575)

2015

1. Jordan Spieth ($12,030,465)

2. Jason Day ($9,403,465)

3. Bubba Watson ($6,876,797)

4. Rickie Fowler ($5,773,430)

5. Dustin Johnson ($5,509,465)

2014

1. Rory McIlroy ($8,280,095)

2. Bubba Watson ($6,336,978)

3. Jim Furyk ($5,987,395)

4. Jimmy Walker ($5,787,016)

5. Sergio Garcia ($4,939,606)

2013

1. Tiger Woods ($8,553,439)

2. Henrik Stenson ($6,388,230)

3. Matt Kuchar ($5,616,808)

4. Phil Mickelson ($5,495,793)

5. Brandt Snedeker ($5,318,087)

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2012

1. Rory McIlroy ($8,047,952)

2. Tiger Woods ($6,133,158)

3. Brandt Snedeker ($4,989,739)

4. Jason Dufner ($4,869,303)

5. Bubba Watson ($4,644,996)

2011 – Luke Donald’s year

1. Luke Donald ($6,682,214)

2. Webb Simpson ($6,347,353)

3. Nick Watney ($5,290,673)

4. KJ Choi ($4,434,690)

5. Dustin Johnson ($4,309,961)

2010

1. Matt Kuchar ($4,910,476)

2. Jim Furyk ($4,809,622)

3. Ernie Els ($4,558,861)

4. Dustin Johnson ($4,473,122)

5. Steve Stricker ($4,190,235)

2009

1. Tiger Woods ($10,508,163)

2. Steve Stricker ($6,332,636)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,332,754)

4. Zach Johnson ($4,714,812)

5. Kenny Perry ($4,445,562)

2008

1. Vijay Singh ($6,601,094)

2. Tiger Woods ($5,775,000)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,188,875)

4. Sergio Garcia ($4,858,223)

5. Kenny Perry ($4,663,793)

2007

1. Tiger Woods ($10,867,052)

2. Phil Mickelson ($5,819,988)

3. Vijay Singh ($4,728,376)

4. Steve Stricker ($4,663,077)

5. KJ Choi ($4,587,859)

2006

1. Tiger Woods ($9,941,563)

2. Jim Furyk ($7,213,315)

3. Adam Scott ($4,978,857)

4. Vijay Singh ($4,602,416)

5. Geoff Ogilvy ($4,354,969)

2005

1. Tiger Woods ($10,628,024)

2. Vijay Singh ($8,017,336)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,699,604)

4. Jim Furyk ($4,255,368)

5. David Toms ($3,962,013)

2004

1. Vijay Singh ($10,905,166)

2. Ernie Els ($5,787,225)

3. Phil Mickelson ($5,784,822)

4. Tiger Woods ($5,365,472)

5. Stewart Cink ($4,450,270)

2003

1. Davis Love III ($5,122,037)

2. Tiger Woods ($4,832,496)

3. Vijay Singh ($4,523,224)

4. Mike Weir ($4,508,938)

5. Jim Furyk ($4,474,313)

2002

1. Tiger Woods ($6,912,625)

2. Phil Mickelson ($4,311,971)

3. Vijay Singh ($3,756,562)

4. David Toms ($3,459,739)

5. Ernie Els ($3,291,894)

2001

1. Tiger Woods ($5,687,777)

2. Phil Mickelson ($4,403,882)

3. David Toms ($3,791,595)

4. Vijay Singh ($3,440,828)

5. David Love III ($3,169,463)

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1. Tiger Woods ($9,188,321)

2. Phil Mickelson ($4,746,457)

3. Ernie Els($3,469,405)

4. Hal Sutton ($3,061,444)

5. Vijay Singh ($2,573,835)

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About the author

Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.

What’s in Matt’s bag: Cleveland HiBore XL Driver driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, Benross BR-Pro irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.

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Here is every PGA Tour money leader since 2000…

PGA Tour money leaders by year:

2024 – More dominance from Scottie Scheffler

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011 – Luke Donald’s year

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000 PGA Tour Money Leaders – the beginning of the Tiger Woods years

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Here is every PGA Tour money leader since 2000…

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2024 – More dominance from Scottie Scheffler

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

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2011 – Luke Donald’s year

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2001

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