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GOLF · 2012-13 SEASON

The 2012-13 golf money list

$242,224,817 won by 228 players in the 2012-13 season. Tiger Woods led it on $8,703,439.

The season is down 9.4% on 2011-12, and is the 16th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold. It is 2.4% of every dollar the tour has paid the golfers we hold, and the four majors accounted for 12.0% of it.

PAID OUT $242.2m
TOP EARNER $8.7m
PLAYERS PAID 228
OVER $1M 80
FROM THE MAJORS 12.0%

The twenty biggest earners of 2012-13

Prize money won across the season

228 players paid

Tiger Woods $8.7m Henrik Stenson $6.5m Matt Kuchar $5.6m Phil Mickelson $5.5m Brandt Snedeker $5.3m Adam Scott $5.0m Steve Stricker $4.6m Justin Rose $4.3m Zach Johnson $4.0m Jordan Spieth $3.9m Bill Haas $3.7m Keegan Bradley $3.6m Jason Day $3.6m Billy Horschel $3.6m Jim Furyk $3.2m Webb Simpson $3.1m Jason Dufner $3.1m Kevin Streelman $3.1m Hunter Mahan $3.0m Dustin Johnson $3.0m

Where the 2012-13 money came from

Every dollar on this list, by what paid it

Three sources

  • Tour purses 87.0%
  • The four majors 12.0%
  • Bonus pools 1.1%
  • LIV Golf 0.0%

LIV Golf did not exist in 2012-13 and pays nothing into this season. It first paid anybody in 2021-22, and it has taken about a third of the sport's money every season since.

What the top ten did the season before

2012-13 against 2011-12

2011-12 comparison

# Player 2011-12 rank 2011-12 2012-13
01 Tiger Woods 02 $6.6m $8,703,439$8.7m
02 Henrik Stenson 109 $791k $6,488,230$6.5m
03 Matt Kuchar 12 $4.0m $5,616,808$5.6m
04 Phil Mickelson 09 $4.6m $5,495,793$5.5m
05 Brandt Snedeker 04 $5.3m $5,318,087$5.3m
06 Adam Scott 28 $3.1m $4,967,611$5.0m
07 Steve Stricker 20 $3.7m $4,590,532$4.6m
08 Justin Rose 10 $4.5m $4,296,148$4.3m
09 Zach Johnson 08 $4.7m $4,044,509$4.0m
10 Jordan Spieth $3,879,820$3.9m

A blank in the 2011-12 column is a player we hold no money for that season, which is usually a rookie year or a year out. Golf money moves harder than a salary does, because none of it is contracted: a player earns what the leaderboard says and nothing else.

The full 2012-13 golf money list

Every player we hold a 2012-13 prize figure for

228 players

# Player Tour purses Majors Bonuses Career rank 2012-13
001 Tiger Woods United States $7.9m $677k $150k 5 $8,703,439$8.7m
002 Henrik Stenson Sweden $4.8m $1.6m $100k 55 $6,488,230$6.5m
003 Matt Kuchar United States $5.2m $462k 31 $5,616,808$5.6m
004 Phil Mickelson United States $3.3m $2.2m 6 $5,495,793$5.5m
005 Brandt Snedeker United States $4.8m $552k 60 $5,318,087$5.3m
006 Adam Scott Australia $2.7m $2.2m $75k 19 $4,967,611$5.0m
007 Steve Stricker United States $4.0m $433k $150k 52 $4,590,532$4.6m
008 Justin Rose England $2.6m $1.5m $150k 17 $4,296,148$4.3m
009 Zach Johnson United States $3.5m $497k 39 $4,044,509$4.0m
010 Jordan Spieth United States $3.9m $25k 13 $3,879,820$3.9m
011 Bill Haas United States $3.3m $149k $175k 92 $3,650,563$3.7m
012 Keegan Bradley United States $3.4m $207k 32 $3,636,813$3.6m
013 Jason Day Australia $2.1m $1.5m 25 $3,625,030$3.6m
014 Billy Horschel United States $3.2m $291k $50k 51 $3,551,703$3.6m
015 Jim Furyk United States $2.3m $921k 24 $3,204,779$3.2m
016 Webb Simpson United States $2.8m $125k $175k 53 $3,132,582$3.1m
017 Jason Dufner United States $1.2m $1.9m 99 $3,132,268$3.1m
018 Kevin Streelman United States $2.9m $150k 105 $3,088,284$3.1m
019 Hunter Mahan United States $2.6m $483k 82 $3,036,164$3.0m
020 Dustin Johnson United States $2.5m $414k 4 $2,963,214$3.0m
021 Graham DeLaet Canada $2.8m $17k 220 $2,834,900$2.8m
022 Boo Weekley United States $2.6m $153k 162 $2,786,662$2.8m
023 D.A. Points United States $2.6m $60k $50k 211 $2,708,887$2.7m
024 Nick Watney United States $2.3m $146k 95 $2,477,639$2.5m
025 Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland $2.0m $153k $162k 63 $2,337,095$2.3m
026 Charl Schwartzel South Africa $2.0m $296k 46 $2,256,723$2.3m
027 Sergio Garcia Spain $1.9m $349k 10 $2,251,139$2.3m
028 Harris English United States $2.1m $111k 48 $2,201,167$2.2m
029 Roberto Castro United States $2.0m $133k 290 $2,154,898$2.2m
030 Jimmy Walker United States $2.1m 104 $2,117,570$2.1m
031 Lee Westwood England $1.2m $832k 70 $2,081,731$2.1m
032 Russell Henley United States $2.0m $18k $63k 36 $2,070,526$2.1m
033 Jonas Blixt Sweden $1.6m $442k 232 $2,027,517$2.0m
034 John Merrick United States $2.0m $19k 265 $1,969,478$2.0m
035 Patrick Reed United States $2.0m 18 $1,961,519$2.0m
036 Rickie Fowler United States $1.5m $294k $125k 29 $1,941,742$1.9m
037 Luke Donald England $1.7m $266k 69 $1,930,646$1.9m
038 Charles Howell III United States $1.9m $50k 21 $1,927,389$1.9m
039 Gary Woodland United States $1.9m $15k 67 $1,915,732$1.9m
040 Bubba Watson United States $1.7m $106k $131k 30 $1,890,526$1.9m
041 Ian Poulter England $1.2m $531k $156k 56 $1,879,713$1.9m
042 Scott Piercy United States $1.5m $322k 117 $1,830,084$1.8m
043 Martin Laird Scotland $1.6m $111k $50k 127 $1,805,393$1.8m
044 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland $1.5m $300k 1 $1,802,443$1.8m
045 Brendon de Jonge Zimbabwe $1.8m $39k 210 $1,795,244$1.8m
046 Ángel Cabrera Argentina $784k $1.0m 205 $1,791,183$1.8m
047 Michael Thompson United States $1.6m $131k $56k 199 $1,763,887$1.8m
048 David Lingmerth Sweden $1.6m $116k 217 $1,748,109$1.7m
049 Chris Kirk United States $1.7m $16k 75 $1,728,616$1.7m
050 Matt Jones Australia $1.7m $28k 77 $1,724,707$1.7m
051 Ken Duke United States $1.7m $35k 229 $1,722,583$1.7m
052 Sangmoon Bae South Korea $1.7m 302 $1,714,640$1.7m
053 Scott Stallings United States $1.6m $40k 149 $1,622,627$1.6m
054 Chris Stroud United States $1.6m 192 $1,602,122$1.6m
055 Kevin Chappell United States $1.5m $47k 155 $1,589,839$1.6m
056 Charley Hoffman United States $1.5m $57k 76 $1,582,423$1.6m
057 John Huh United States $1.2m $308k 222 $1,529,482$1.5m
058 Ryan Palmer United States $1.5m $19k 85 $1,521,592$1.5m
059 Marc Leishman Australia $1.0m $485k 27 $1,491,359$1.5m
060 Ryan Moore United States $1.4m $88k 83 $1,490,265$1.5m
061 Kyle Stanley United States $1.4m $17k 159 $1,462,943$1.5m
062 Brian Gay United States $1.4m $32k 118 $1,426,017$1.4m
063 Josh Teater United States $1.3m $57k 316 $1,332,652
064 Derek Ernst United States $1.3m 432 $1,330,856
065 Rory Sabbatini Slovakia $1.3m 74 $1,327,822
066 Kevin Stadler United States $1.3m 251 $1,281,177
067 Daniel Summerhays United States $1.3m 271 $1,277,886
068 Brian Davis England $1.2m $50k 183 $1,271,524
069 Jason Kokrak United States $1.3m 62 $1,267,525
070 Freddie Jacobson Sweden $1.2m $81k 148 $1,236,722
071 Matt Every United States $1.2m 239 $1,188,867
072 Ernie Els South Africa $680k $494k 42 $1,173,761
073 David Hearn Canada $1.1m $105k 240 $1,171,515
074 John Rollins United States $1.2m 153 $1,164,049
075 Bo Van Pelt United States $755k $201k $200k 121 $1,156,629
076 Robert Garrigus United States $1.0m $91k 169 $1,132,355
077 Stewart Cink United States $940k $113k 57 $1,052,712
078 Brian Stuard United States $1.0m 209 $1,032,028
079 Scott Brown United States $1.0m 226 $1,012,142
080 Brendan Steele United States $1.0m 140 $1,004,161
081 Pat Perez United States $975k 50 $974,800
082 K.J. Choi South Korea $860k $114k 89 $973,751
083 Cameron Tringale United States $971k 84 $971,209
084 Nicholas Thompson United States $938k $21k 326 $959,434
085 Richard Lee United States $921k 433 $920,836
086 Charlie Beljan United States $916k 382 $916,229
087 Mark Wilson United States $914k 177 $913,730
088 Brian Harman United States $910k 44 $909,759
089 Geoff Ogilvy Australia $821k $72k 96 $892,920
090 Martin Kaymer Germany $744k $139k 119 $882,937
091 D.H. Lee South Korea $883k 471 $882,793
092 Morgan Hoffmann United States $871k 319 $871,003
093 William McGirt United States $867k 216 $867,384
094 James Hahn United States $854k 197 $853,507
095 Jerry Kelly United States $795k $37k 97 $832,407
096 Ted Potter, Jr. United States $830k 314 $829,770
097 James Driscoll United States $821k 323 $821,101
098 Bryce Molder United States $817k 221 $816,922
099 Martin Flores United States $806k 340 $805,597
100 Johnson Wagner United States $782k $20k 204 $801,955
101 Ben Crane United States $797k 128 $796,947
102 Bob Estes United States $770k 134 $769,717
103 J.J. Henry United States $734k $28k 161 $761,861
104 Lucas Glover United States $727k $21k 61 $747,812
105 Jason Bohn United States $739k 168 $739,030
106 Carl Pettersson Sweden $662k $76k 126 $738,143
107 Aaron Baddeley Australia $721k 122 $721,024
108 Andres Romero Argentina $719k 253 $718,507
109 Padraig Harrington Ireland $604k $108k 94 $711,244
110 Camilo Villegas Colombia $710k 115 $709,677
111 Steven Bowditch Australia $698k 299 $697,775
112 Justin Leonard United States $573k $121k 80 $694,139
113 Hideki Matsuyama Japan $179k $511k 22 $690,473
114 John Senden Australia $478k $189k 133 $667,027
115 Charlie Wi South Korea $657k 242 $656,672
116 Erik Compton United States $652k 367 $651,660
117 David Toms United States $242k $405k 65 $646,161
118 Greg Chalmers Australia $632k 223 $632,283
119 Chez Reavie United States $591k 125 $590,925
120 Scott Langley United States $553k $37k 394 $590,684
121 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño Spain $310k $279k 431 $589,653
122 Fabián Gómez Argentina $587k 389 $586,942
123 Ricky Barnes United States $554k 257 $553,878
124 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa $497k $53k 35 $549,908
125 Stuart Appleby Australia $538k 98 $538,333
126 Tommy Gainey United States $505k $16k 324 $520,479
127 Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark $208k $306k 330 $513,700
128 Shawn Stefani United States $491k $20k 311 $511,399
129 Chad Campbell United States $511k 108 $510,661
130 George McNeill United States $501k 207 $500,798
131 Dicky Pride United States $495k 321 $495,390
132 Jim Herman United States $473k $18k 274 $490,756
133 Brendon Todd United States $473k 144 $473,220
134 Robert Streb United States $455k 193 $454,871
135 Brad Fritsch Canada $452k 485 $452,184
136 Bud Cauley United States $404k $39k 160 $443,698
137 Greg Owen England $442k 279 $442,198
138 Ross Fisher England $311k $119k 416 $429,918
139 Jonathan Byrd United States $429k 142 $428,966
140 Tag Ridings United States $429k 352 $428,922
141 Casey Wittenberg United States $425k 484 $425,395
142 Ryo Ishikawa Japan $344k $81k 342 $424,541
143 Ben Kohles United States $419k 350 $419,416
144 Henrik Norlander Sweden $402k 285 $401,958
145 Vaughn Taylor United States $399k 150 $399,286
146 Seung-Yul Noh South Korea $392k 277 $391,763
147 Trevor Immelman South Africa $341k $19k 188 $360,549
148 Bobby Gates United States $320k 469 $320,248
149 Retief Goosen South Africa $316k 90 $315,702
150 Vijay Singh Fiji $262k $47k 26 $309,351
151 Russell Knox Scotland $277k $29k 156 $305,973
152 Fred Couples United States $34k $185k $87k 93 $305,898
153 Davis Love III United States $303k 49 $303,470
154 Tim Herron United States $303k 151 $302,570
155 Marcel Siem Germany $271k $20k 501 $291,606
156 D.J. Trahan United States $284k 218 $284,249
157 Cameron Percy Australia $277k 329 $277,336
158 Cameron Beckman United States $277k 250 $276,805
159 Sean O'Hair United States $269k 107 $268,614
160 Luke List United States $264k 154 $264,401
161 John Peterson United States $224k $36k 436 $259,679
162 Y.E. Yang South Korea $220k $39k 252 $259,118
163 Francesco Molinari Italy $31k $214k 146 $245,463
164 Troy Matteson United States $245k 260 $245,090
165 Bill Lunde United States $207k 385 $206,710
166 Robert Allenby Australia $204k 103 $204,272
167 Tim Petrovic United States $197k 208 $196,565
168 Patrick Cantlay United States $195k 15 $195,411
169 Mike Weir Canada $134k $60k 100 $194,510
170 Andres Gonzales United States $179k 427 $179,387
171 Colt Knost United States $177k 364 $176,710
172 Jay Haas United States $173k 166 $172,500
173 Branden Grace South Africa $35k $135k 38 $170,459
174 Steve Marino United States $149k 237 $148,874
175 Shane Lowry Ireland $93k $56k 66 $148,551
176 Paul Casey England $80k $68k 28 $147,612
177 Marc Warren Scotland $133k 569 $132,786
178 Kyle Reifers United States $128k 368 $128,400
179 Danny Willett England $123k 272 $123,043
180 Peter Uihlein United States $122k 71 $121,625
181 Rafa Cabrera Bello Spain $121k 273 $120,718
182 Danny Lee New Zealand $112k 173 $112,000
183 Shane Bertsch United States $112k 419 $112,000
184 Kevin Na United States $93k $18k 40 $110,864
185 Rod Pampling Australia $110k 163 $110,451
186 Jamie Donaldson Wales $13k $86k 429 $99,697
187 Heath Slocum United States $91k 164 $90,796
188 Michael Bradley United States $79k 325 $79,107
189 Andrew Svoboda United States $77k 461 $77,219
190 Paul Haley II United States $73k 520 $73,006
191 Matteo Manassero Italy $50k $15k 476 $64,809
192 John Parry England $60k 470 $60,183
193 Steve Wheatcroft United States $60k 407 $59,520
194 Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand $59k 365 $58,750
195 Bernhard Langer Germany $56k 201 $56,040
196 Jonathan Randolph United States $54k 486 $54,000
197 Blayne Barber United States $52k 412 $52,110
198 Scott Jamieson Scotland $49k 692 $48,500
199 John Daly United States $44k 212 $43,543
200 Marcus Fraser Australia $40k 584 $39,830
201 Kelly Kraft United States $40k 307 $39,539
202 Neal Lancaster United States $37k 309 $36,979
203 Peter Lonard Australia $37k 254 $36,667
204 Ryuji Imada Japan $31k 258 $30,820
205 Bio Kim South Korea $29k 579 $28,961
206 Steven Alker New Zealand $29k 517 $28,961
207 Jon Curran United States $28k 391 $28,350
208 Arjun Atwal India $22k 331 $22,122
209 Ryan Blaum United States $20k 409 $20,417
210 Richie Ramsay Scotland $20k 654 $20,077
211 Tom Lehman United States $20k 124 $20,077
212 José María Olazábal Spain $19k 202 $19,480
213 Bernd Wiesberger Austria $19k 301 $19,085
214 Chris Wood England $19k 502 $19,085
215 Scott Harrington United States $18k 463 $18,295
216 K.T. Kim South Korea $18k 558 $17,864
217 J.B. Holmes United States $15k 110 $15,184
218 Sam Saunders United States $15k 393 $15,184
219 Brooks Koepka United States $15k 12 $14,950
220 Zack Fischer United States $14k 653 $13,601
221 Hideto Tanihara Japan $13k 465 $12,824
222 Mark Anderson United States $13k 473 $12,824
223 Roger Sloan Canada $13k 399 $12,805
224 Ted Purdy United States $13k 289 $12,797
225 Sebastián Vázquez Mexico $8k 747 $7,700
226 Thomas Aiken South Africa $7k 508 $7,104
227 Rafael Campos Puerto Rico $7k 396 $6,650
228 Kevin Kisner United States $6k 86 $6,180

The career rank column is where each of these players sits on the all-time money list, which is the fastest way to tell a career year from a career. A player ranked well inside the top fifty on one season and nowhere near it overall had the year of his life.

2012-13 against every other season

What the tour paid the golfers we hold, year by year

47 seasons

Who won it, by country

The 2012-13 money split by the flag on the entry

27 countries

# Country Players paid Top earner Won in 2012-13
01 United States 138 Tiger Woods $164,750,074$164.8m
02 Australia 15 Adam Scott $16,626,625$16.6m
03 England 11 Justin Rose $12,681,801$12.7m
04 Sweden 6 Henrik Stenson $12,640,679$12.6m
05 South Korea 8 Sangmoon Bae $4,925,562$4.9m
06 South Africa 7 Charl Schwartzel $4,834,206$4.8m
07 Canada 5 Graham DeLaet $4,665,914$4.7m
08 Northern Ireland 2 Graeme McDowell $4,139,538$4.1m
09 Argentina 3 Ángel Cabrera $3,096,632$3.1m
10 Spain 4 Sergio Garcia $2,980,990$3.0m
11 Scotland 5 Martin Laird $2,312,729$2.3m
12 Zimbabwe 1 Brendon de Jonge $1,795,244$1.8m
13 Slovakia 1 Rory Sabbatini $1,327,822
14 Germany 3 Martin Kaymer $1,230,583
15 Japan 4 Hideki Matsuyama $1,158,658
16 Ireland 2 Padraig Harrington $859,795
17 Colombia 1 Camilo Villegas $709,677
18 Denmark 1 Thorbjørn Olesen $513,700
19 Italy 2 Francesco Molinari $310,272
20 Fiji 1 Vijay Singh $309,351
21 New Zealand 2 Danny Lee $140,961
22 Wales 1 Jamie Donaldson $99,697
23 Thailand 1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat $58,750
24 India 1 Arjun Atwal $22,122
25 Austria 1 Bernd Wiesberger $19,085

Frequently asked questions

Who won the most prize money in golf in 2012-13?

Tiger Woods, $8,703,439. That is 3.6% of everything the 228 players on this list won that season.

How much prize money did golf pay out in 2012-13?

$242,224,817 to 228 players. The season is down 9.4% on 2011-12, and is the 16th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold.

How many golfers won a million dollars in 2012-13?

80 of the 228 paid that season.

What share of 2012-13 golf money came from the majors?

12.0%. Regular tour purses paid 87.0%, bonus pools 1.1%.

Which country won the most golf prize money in 2012-13?

United States, $164,750,074 across 138 players, out of 27 countries paid that season.

Where to next

The seasons either side, the eras and the 2012-13 field

The 2011-12 money list · The 2013-14 money list

Every season

By era

The 2012-13 top sixty

Elsewhere in golf