GOLF · 2017-18 SEASON
The 2017-18 golf money list
$362,022,945 won by 348 players in the 2017-18 season. Justin Thomas led it on $8,809,821.
The season is up 4.5% on 2016-17, and is the 8th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold. It is 3.6% of every dollar the tour has paid the golfers we hold, and the four majors accounted for 11.6% of it.
PAID OUT $362.0m
TOP EARNER $8.8m
PLAYERS PAID 348
OVER $1M 116
FROM THE MAJORS 11.6%
The twenty biggest earners of 2017-18
Prize money won across the season
Where the 2017-18 money came from
Every dollar on this list, by what paid it
- Tour purses 86.4%
- The four majors 11.6%
- Bonus pools 2.0%
- LIV Golf 0.0%
LIV Golf did not exist in 2017-18 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
2017-18 against 2016-17
| # | Player | 2016-17 rank | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Justin Thomas | 01 | $10.0m | $8,809,821$8.8m |
| 02 | Dustin Johnson | 04 | $8.9m | $8,564,352$8.6m |
| 03 | Justin Rose | 16 | $4.2m | $8,275,678$8.3m |
| 04 | Bryson DeChambeau | 56 | $1.9m | $8,094,489$8.1m |
| 05 | Brooks Koepka | 08 | $5.7m | $7,194,047$7.2m |
| 06 | Bubba Watson | 81 | $1.4m | $5,883,748$5.9m |
| 07 | Tony Finau | 32 | $2.9m | $5,728,472$5.7m |
| 08 | Tiger Woods | 243 | $107k | $5,566,341$5.6m |
| 09 | Webb Simpson | 25 | $3.2m | $5,376,417$5.4m |
| 10 | Rickie Fowler | 05 | $6.7m | $5,235,237$5.2m |
A blank in the 2016-17 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 2017-18 golf money list
Every player we hold a 2017-18 prize figure for
| # | Player | Tour purses | Majors | Bonuses | Career rank | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Justin Thomas United States | $8.1m | $584k | $115k | 8 | $8,809,821$8.8m |
| 002 | Dustin Johnson United States | $7.3m | $1.2m | $107k | 4 | $8,564,352$8.6m |
| 003 | Justin Rose England | $6.8m | $1.3m | $145k | 17 | $8,275,678$8.3m |
| 004 | Bryson DeChambeau United States | $7.9m | $153k | 9 | $8,094,489$8.1m | |
| 005 | Brooks Koepka United States | $2.9m | $4.2m | $100k | 12 | $7,194,047$7.2m |
| 006 | Bubba Watson United States | $5.4m | $386k | $90k | 30 | $5,883,748$5.9m |
| 007 | Tony Finau United States | $4.6m | $1.0m | $108k | 34 | $5,728,472$5.7m |
| 008 | Tiger Woods United States | $3.9m | $1.6m | $122k | 5 | $5,566,341$5.6m |
| 009 | Webb Simpson United States | $4.7m | $666k | 53 | $5,376,417$5.4m | |
| 010 | Rickie Fowler United States | $2.7m | $1.6m | $1000k | 29 | $5,235,237$5.2m |
| 011 | Francesco Molinari Italy | $2.6m | $2.4m | $135k | 146 | $5,200,842$5.2m |
| 012 | Patrick Reed United States | $2.4m | $2.6m | $145k | 18 | $5,151,267$5.2m |
| 013 | Jason Day Australia | $4.7m | $351k | 25 | $5,087,461$5.1m | |
| 014 | Phil Mickelson United States | $4.4m | $167k | 6 | $4,595,187$4.6m | |
| 015 | Billy Horschel United States | $4.3m | $48k | $137k | 51 | $4,452,700$4.5m |
| 016 | Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland | $3.3m | $1.1m | $40k | 1 | $4,450,296$4.5m |
| 017 | Keegan Bradley United States | $4.0m | $56k | $248k | 32 | $4,317,797$4.3m |
| 018 | Xander Schauffele United States | $2.9m | $1.1m | $110k | 7 | $4,157,538$4.2m |
| 019 | Tommy Fleetwood England | $2.3m | $1.7m | $213k | 33 | $4,147,647$4.1m |
| 020 | Kyle Stanley United States | $3.8m | $68k | $84k | 159 | $3,999,751$4.0m |
| 021 | Jon Rahm Spain | $3.0m | $1.0m | 3 | $3,992,678$4.0m | |
| 022 | Patrick Cantlay United States | $3.7m | $265k | 15 | $3,963,962$4.0m | |
| 023 | Marc Leishman Australia | $3.4m | $399k | 27 | $3,771,221$3.8m | |
| 024 | Paul Casey England | $3.3m | $383k | 28 | $3,641,771$3.6m | |
| 025 | Cameron Smith Australia | $3.2m | $432k | 14 | $3,622,607$3.6m | |
| 026 | Kevin Na United States | $3.4m | $140k | 40 | $3,578,316$3.6m | |
| 027 | Patton Kizzire United States | $3.5m | 182 | $3,541,151$3.5m | ||
| 028 | Aaron Wise United States | $3.5m | 196 | $3,486,407$3.5m | ||
| 029 | Gary Woodland United States | $2.7m | $413k | $108k | 67 | $3,217,240$3.2m |
| 030 | Kevin Kisner United States | $2.0m | $958k | $189k | 86 | $3,161,785$3.2m |
| 031 | Pat Perez United States | $2.8m | $212k | $155k | 50 | $3,117,641$3.1m |
| 032 | Jordan Spieth United States | $1.6m | $1.2m | $213k | 13 | $3,006,036$3.0m |
| 033 | Brian Harman United States | $2.6m | $108k | $155k | 44 | $2,888,463$2.9m |
| 034 | Hideki Matsuyama Japan | $2.3m | $366k | $145k | 22 | $2,832,477$2.8m |
| 035 | Alex Noren Sweden | $2.5m | $189k | $109k | 139 | $2,808,650$2.8m |
| 036 | Henrik Stenson Sweden | $1.9m | $802k | $105k | 55 | $2,785,487$2.8m |
| 037 | Chesson Hadley United States | $2.8m | 206 | $2,768,863$2.8m | ||
| 038 | Ian Poulter England | $2.5m | $178k | 56 | $2,714,450$2.7m | |
| 039 | Luke List United States | $2.7m | $41k | 154 | $2,710,736$2.7m | |
| 040 | Chez Reavie United States | $2.5m | $214k | 125 | $2,700,018$2.7m | |
| 041 | Andrew Landry United States | $2.6m | $25k | 298 | $2,642,179$2.6m | |
| 042 | Byeong Hun An South Korea | $2.5m | $73k | 129 | $2,599,264$2.6m | |
| 043 | Brandt Snedeker United States | $2.4m | $61k | $90k | 60 | $2,538,970$2.5m |
| 044 | Emiliano Grillo Argentina | $2.4m | $64k | 113 | $2,493,163$2.5m | |
| 045 | Ryan Armour United States | $2.5m | 280 | $2,485,203$2.5m | ||
| 046 | Rafa Cabrera Bello Spain | $2.1m | $386k | 273 | $2,449,869$2.4m | |
| 047 | Beau Hossler United States | $2.4m | $23k | 172 | $2,449,707$2.4m | |
| 048 | Austin Cook United States | $2.4m | $92k | 304 | $2,448,920$2.4m | |
| 049 | Brendan Steele United States | $2.2m | $55k | $108k | 140 | $2,399,461$2.4m |
| 050 | Andrew Putnam United States | $2.4m | $21k | 152 | $2,387,382$2.4m | |
| 051 | Si Woo Kim South Korea | $2.2m | $118k | 73 | $2,276,114$2.3m | |
| 052 | Adam Scott Australia | $1.3m | $921k | 19 | $2,237,641$2.2m | |
| 053 | Charles Howell III United States | $2.1m | $98k | 21 | $2,179,725$2.2m | |
| 054 | Brian Gay United States | $2.0m | $141k | 118 | $2,152,501$2.2m | |
| 055 | Zach Johnson United States | $1.5m | $500k | $87k | 39 | $2,045,135$2.0m |
| 056 | Jimmy Walker United States | $1.8m | $187k | 104 | $2,027,312$2.0m | |
| 057 | Ryan Moore United States | $1.7m | $252k | 83 | $1,986,608$2.0m | |
| 058 | J.J. Spaun United States | $1.9m | $48k | 79 | $1,978,906$2.0m | |
| 059 | Ted Potter, Jr. United States | $2.0m | $19k | 314 | $1,976,198$2.0m | |
| 060 | Tyrrell Hatton England | $1.3m | $686k | 106 | $1,943,360$1.9m | |
| 061 | Daniel Berger United States | $1.1m | $613k | $215k | 88 | $1,937,096$1.9m |
| 062 | Adam Hadwin Canada | $1.8m | $148k | 116 | $1,932,487$1.9m | |
| 063 | Matt Kuchar United States | $1.4m | $295k | $206k | 31 | $1,926,347$1.9m |
| 064 | Whee Kim South Korea | $1.9m | 349 | $1,920,340$1.9m | ||
| 065 | Charley Hoffman United States | $938k | $463k | $487k | 76 | $1,888,137$1.9m |
| 066 | Stewart Cink United States | $1.3m | $573k | 57 | $1,887,208$1.9m | |
| 067 | Scott Piercy United States | $1.8m | $35k | 117 | $1,882,337$1.9m | |
| 068 | C.T. Pan Chinese Taipei | $1.9m | 215 | $1,881,787$1.9m | ||
| 069 | Chris Kirk United States | $1.8m | $64k | 75 | $1,824,111$1.8m | |
| 070 | Peter Uihlein United States | $1.8m | $28k | 71 | $1,797,715$1.8m | |
| 071 | Kevin Chappell United States | $1.2m | $371k | $187k | 155 | $1,795,338$1.8m |
| 072 | Jason Kokrak United States | $1.7m | $113k | 62 | $1,794,431$1.8m | |
| 073 | Louis Oosthuizen South Africa | $1.3m | $462k | 35 | $1,731,493$1.7m | |
| 074 | Charl Schwartzel South Africa | $1.7m | $33k | 46 | $1,710,179$1.7m | |
| 075 | Abraham Ancer Mexico | $1.7m | 43 | $1,676,695$1.7m | ||
| 076 | Keith Mitchell United States | $1.6m | 145 | $1,641,260$1.6m | ||
| 077 | Russell Henley United States | $1.2m | $297k | $84k | 36 | $1,600,188$1.6m |
| 078 | J.B. Holmes United States | $1.6m | 110 | $1,595,942$1.6m | ||
| 079 | Jason Dufner United States | $1.4m | $106k | $78k | 99 | $1,575,155$1.6m |
| 080 | Branden Grace South Africa | $1.3m | $249k | 38 | $1,529,289$1.5m | |
| 081 | Kevin Streelman United States | $1.5m | 105 | $1,523,642$1.5m | ||
| 082 | Sean O'Hair United States | $1.1m | $410k | 107 | $1,514,865$1.5m | |
| 083 | Kelly Kraft United States | $1.5m | 307 | $1,496,253$1.5m | ||
| 084 | Ryan Palmer United States | $1.5m | 85 | $1,484,445$1.5m | ||
| 085 | Joel Dahmen United States | $1.5m | 178 | $1,476,838$1.5m | ||
| 086 | Satoshi Kodaira Japan | $1.3m | $152k | 380 | $1,471,462$1.5m | |
| 087 | Brice Garnett United States | $1.4m | $25k | 264 | $1,466,224$1.5m | |
| 088 | Anirban Lahiri India | $1.4m | 54 | $1,441,205$1.4m | ||
| 089 | Russell Knox Scotland | $1.2m | $270k | 156 | $1,424,030$1.4m | |
| 090 | Nick Watney United States | $1.4m | $19k | 95 | $1,402,833$1.4m | |
| 091 | James Hahn United States | $1.4m | 197 | $1,386,301$1.4m | ||
| 092 | Michael Kim United States | $1.3m | $54k | 190 | $1,379,736$1.4m | |
| 093 | Kevin Tway United States | $1.4m | 268 | $1,379,544$1.4m | ||
| 094 | Jamie Lovemark United States | $1.4m | 306 | $1,377,286$1.4m | ||
| 095 | Tom Hoge United States | $1.4m | 102 | $1,358,542$1.4m | ||
| 096 | Troy Merritt United States | $1.3m | 171 | $1,326,989 | ||
| 097 | Ollie Schniederjans United States | $1.3m | $21k | 370 | $1,303,610 | |
| 098 | Patrick Rodgers United States | $1.2m | $43k | 141 | $1,287,040 | |
| 099 | Danny Lee New Zealand | $1.3m | 173 | $1,269,386 | ||
| 100 | Sung Kang South Korea | $1.2m | $24k | 234 | $1,243,309 | |
| 101 | Harold Varner III United States | $1.2m | 72 | $1,223,064 | ||
| 102 | Joaquin Niemann Chile | $1.2m | $19k | 11 | $1,209,957 | |
| 103 | Alex Cejka Germany | $1.2m | 184 | $1,198,541 | ||
| 104 | Trey Mullinax United States | $1.2m | 296 | $1,184,245 | ||
| 105 | Bronson Burgoon United States | $1.2m | 359 | $1,179,616 | ||
| 106 | Brandon Harkins United States | $1.1m | 468 | $1,148,115 | ||
| 107 | Scott Stallings United States | $1.1m | 149 | $1,147,573 | ||
| 108 | Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela | $1.0m | $111k | 130 | $1,137,444 | |
| 109 | Rory Sabbatini Slovakia | $1.1m | 74 | $1,126,057 | ||
| 110 | Brian Stuard United States | $1.1m | 209 | $1,089,763 | ||
| 111 | Richy Werenski United States | $1.1m | 297 | $1,081,283 | ||
| 112 | Scott Brown United States | $1.1m | $19k | 226 | $1,076,678 | |
| 113 | Grayson Murray United States | $1.1m | 312 | $1,056,628 | ||
| 114 | Sam Ryder United States | $1.0m | 228 | $1,046,166 | ||
| 115 | Sam Saunders United States | $982k | $60k | 393 | $1,041,936 | |
| 116 | Martin Laird Scotland | $1.0m | 127 | $1,017,580 | ||
| 117 | Steve Stricker United States | $460k | $122k | $410k | 52 | $992,566 |
| 118 | Ryan Blaum United States | $981k | 409 | $980,877 | ||
| 119 | John Huh United States | $975k | 222 | $974,538 | ||
| 120 | Vaughn Taylor United States | $966k | 150 | $965,691 | ||
| 121 | Shane Lowry Ireland | $509k | $188k | $257k | 66 | $954,397 |
| 122 | Tyler Duncan United States | $919k | $25k | 288 | $944,021 | |
| 123 | J.T. Poston United States | $941k | 101 | $940,661 | ||
| 124 | William McGirt United States | $933k | 216 | $933,327 | ||
| 125 | Bud Cauley United States | $901k | 160 | $900,591 | ||
| 126 | Nick Taylor Canada | $899k | 112 | $899,373 | ||
| 127 | Harris English United States | $799k | $84k | 48 | $883,200 | |
| 128 | Sergio Garcia Spain | $878k | 10 | $878,354 | ||
| 129 | Martin Piller United States | $847k | 464 | $847,304 | ||
| 130 | Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland | $581k | $257k | 63 | $838,524 | |
| 131 | Thomas Pieters Belgium | $411k | $402k | 366 | $813,227 | |
| 132 | Chad Campbell United States | $802k | 108 | $801,960 | ||
| 133 | Ben Silverman Canada | $793k | 392 | $793,140 | ||
| 134 | Seamus Power Ireland | $791k | 165 | $791,018 | ||
| 135 | Lucas Glover United States | $789k | 61 | $789,382 | ||
| 136 | Tyrone Van Aswegen South Africa | $764k | 400 | $763,584 | ||
| 137 | Jim Furyk United States | $613k | $47k | $90k | 24 | $750,010 |
| 138 | Corey Conners Canada | $728k | 81 | $728,296 | ||
| 139 | Aaron Baddeley Australia | $647k | $79k | 122 | $725,928 | |
| 140 | Derek Fathauer United States | $709k | 403 | $708,712 | ||
| 141 | Robert Garrigus United States | $702k | 169 | $702,030 | ||
| 142 | Tom Lovelady United States | $701k | 519 | $700,783 | ||
| 143 | Johnson Wagner United States | $656k | 204 | $656,322 | ||
| 144 | Talor Gooch United States | $654k | 20 | $654,200 | ||
| 145 | Bill Haas United States | $584k | $54k | 92 | $638,414 | |
| 146 | David Hearn Canada | $622k | 240 | $622,383 | ||
| 147 | Ben Crane United States | $621k | 128 | $620,646 | ||
| 148 | David Lingmerth Sweden | $617k | 217 | $616,758 | ||
| 149 | Nicholas Lindheim United States | $594k | 488 | $593,842 | ||
| 150 | Hudson Swafford United States | $569k | 213 | $569,391 | ||
| 151 | Chris Stroud United States | $545k | $20k | 192 | $565,466 | |
| 152 | Michael Thompson United States | $564k | 199 | $563,972 | ||
| 153 | John Oda United States | $560k | 548 | $559,685 | ||
| 154 | Retief Goosen South Africa | $545k | 90 | $545,364 | ||
| 155 | Matt Jones Australia | $539k | 77 | $538,681 | ||
| 156 | Ben Martin United States | $533k | 225 | $532,936 | ||
| 157 | Shawn Stefani United States | $523k | 311 | $523,204 | ||
| 158 | Mackenzie Hughes Canada | $518k | 131 | $518,476 | ||
| 159 | Denny McCarthy United States | $498k | 135 | $498,341 | ||
| 160 | Wesley Bryan United States | $498k | 347 | $498,166 | ||
| 161 | Sam Burns United States | $453k | $43k | 47 | $495,916 | |
| 162 | Julian Suri United States | $304k | $180k | 568 | $484,737 | |
| 163 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand | $236k | $249k | 365 | $484,734 | |
| 164 | J.J. Henry United States | $482k | 161 | $482,052 | ||
| 165 | Adam Schenk United States | $475k | 174 | $474,923 | ||
| 166 | Hunter Mahan United States | $457k | 82 | $457,337 | ||
| 167 | Jonathan Randolph United States | $453k | 486 | $453,328 | ||
| 168 | Martin Flores United States | $449k | 340 | $449,266 | ||
| 169 | Matthew Fitzpatrick England | $180k | $268k | 41 | $448,215 | |
| 170 | Fabián Gómez Argentina | $437k | 389 | $437,032 | ||
| 171 | Stephan Jaeger Germany | $422k | 186 | $422,260 | ||
| 172 | Xinjun Zhang China | $420k | 442 | $420,377 | ||
| 173 | Peter Malnati United States | $420k | 224 | $420,001 | ||
| 174 | Ross Fisher England | $324k | $89k | 416 | $412,954 | |
| 175 | Robert Streb United States | $412k | 193 | $411,606 | ||
| 176 | Blayne Barber United States | $398k | 412 | $398,137 | ||
| 177 | Dominic Bozzelli United States | $392k | 435 | $391,634 | ||
| 178 | Cameron Percy Australia | $388k | 329 | $387,612 | ||
| 179 | D.A. Points United States | $377k | 211 | $377,265 | ||
| 180 | Jonas Blixt Sweden | $369k | 232 | $368,518 | ||
| 181 | Ethan Tracy United States | $364k | 588 | $364,493 | ||
| 182 | Lanto Griffin United States | $358k | 249 | $358,380 | ||
| 183 | Eddie Pepperell England | $348k | 479 | $348,317 | ||
| 184 | Ricky Barnes United States | $341k | 257 | $340,591 | ||
| 185 | Dylan Frittelli South Africa | $268k | $64k | 293 | $331,177 | |
| 186 | Zac Blair United States | $331k | 266 | $330,507 | ||
| 187 | Haotong Li China | $55k | $268k | 390 | $323,631 | |
| 188 | Steve Wheatcroft United States | $310k | 407 | $309,656 | ||
| 189 | Brett Stegmaier United States | $306k | 460 | $305,607 | ||
| 190 | Cody Gribble United States | $303k | 418 | $302,593 | ||
| 191 | Matt Every United States | $299k | 239 | $299,162 | ||
| 192 | Paul Dunne Ireland | $274k | $24k | 563 | $297,938 | |
| 193 | Nate Lashley United States | $297k | 270 | $296,650 | ||
| 194 | Greg Chalmers Australia | $288k | 223 | $288,023 | ||
| 195 | Rob Oppenheim United States | $279k | 451 | $279,019 | ||
| 196 | Dylan Meyer United States | $153k | $122k | 580 | $275,109 | |
| 197 | Jonathan Byrd United States | $267k | 142 | $267,055 | ||
| 198 | John Peterson United States | $252k | 436 | $251,925 | ||
| 199 | Graham DeLaet Canada | $252k | 220 | $251,630 | ||
| 200 | Roberto Díaz Mexico | $236k | 478 | $235,635 | ||
| 201 | Daniel Summerhays United States | $235k | 271 | $234,510 | ||
| 202 | Camilo Villegas Colombia | $229k | 115 | $229,439 | ||
| 203 | K.J. Choi South Korea | $219k | 89 | $219,405 | ||
| 204 | Chris Paisley England | $217k | 648 | $216,900 | ||
| 205 | Brandon Stone South Africa | $213k | 600 | $213,064 | ||
| 206 | Tim Herron United States | $209k | 151 | $209,216 | ||
| 207 | Andres Romero Argentina | $207k | 253 | $206,764 | ||
| 208 | Smylie Kaufman United States | $201k | 388 | $201,136 | ||
| 209 | Chase Seiffert United States | $189k | 447 | $189,000 | ||
| 210 | Conrad Shindler United States | $187k | 628 | $187,399 | ||
| 211 | Sangmoon Bae South Korea | $184k | 302 | $184,057 | ||
| 212 | Rod Pampling Australia | $184k | 163 | $183,806 | ||
| 213 | Cameron Tringale United States | $179k | 84 | $179,459 | ||
| 214 | Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark | $177k | 330 | $177,067 | ||
| 215 | Stuart Appleby Australia | $175k | 98 | $175,235 | ||
| 216 | Parker McLachlin United States | $174k | 421 | $174,039 | ||
| 217 | Morgan Hoffmann United States | $171k | 319 | $170,673 | ||
| 218 | A.J. McInerney United States | $165k | 669 | $164,923 | ||
| 219 | Ryan Fox New Zealand | $160k | 203 | $160,403 | ||
| 220 | Alex Kang United States | $151k | 665 | $150,733 | ||
| 221 | Billy Hurley III United States | $146k | 338 | $145,725 | ||
| 222 | Seungsu Han United States | $108k | $25k | 661 | $132,603 | |
| 223 | Bernhard Langer Germany | $130k | 201 | $130,200 | ||
| 224 | John Merrick United States | $119k | 265 | $119,407 | ||
| 225 | Doug Ghim United States | $117k | 262 | $116,527 | ||
| 226 | Martin Kaymer Germany | $52k | $63k | 119 | $115,379 | |
| 227 | Matt Wallace England | $113k | 238 | $113,125 | ||
| 228 | Brendon de Jonge Zimbabwe | $110k | 210 | $110,276 | ||
| 229 | T.J. Vogel United States | $110k | 695 | $110,021 | ||
| 230 | Jerry Kelly United States | $108k | 97 | $108,500 | ||
| 231 | Maverick McNealy United States | $104k | 120 | $103,624 | ||
| 232 | Ernie Els South Africa | $103k | 42 | $102,868 | ||
| 233 | Davis Love III United States | $98k | 49 | $97,920 | ||
| 234 | Vijay Singh Fiji | $48k | $47k | 26 | $95,334 | |
| 235 | Geoff Ogilvy Australia | $94k | 96 | $93,947 | ||
| 236 | Bernd Wiesberger Austria | $94k | 301 | $93,775 | ||
| 237 | Padraig Harrington Ireland | $93k | 94 | $93,260 | ||
| 238 | Shubhankar Sharma India | $64k | $27k | 511 | $91,357 | |
| 239 | George McNeill United States | $91k | 207 | $91,100 | ||
| 240 | Zecheng Dou China | $91k | 445 | $90,993 | ||
| 241 | Matt Atkins United States | $89k | 673 | $89,104 | ||
| 242 | D.J. Trahan United States | $86k | 218 | $85,595 | ||
| 243 | Danny Willett England | $84k | 272 | $84,000 | ||
| 244 | Ken Duke United States | $82k | 229 | $82,161 | ||
| 245 | Luke Donald England | $82k | 69 | $81,989 | ||
| 246 | David Lipsky United States | $81k | 283 | $81,200 | ||
| 247 | Brandon Hagy United States | $77k | 401 | $76,817 | ||
| 248 | Steve Marino United States | $77k | 237 | $76,616 | ||
| 249 | Daisuke Kataoka Japan | $75k | 702 | $75,463 | ||
| 250 | Chris Wood England | $7k | $67k | 502 | $73,953 | |
| 251 | Eric Axley United States | $69k | 402 | $69,125 | ||
| 252 | Wyndham Clark United States | $69k | 37 | $68,800 | ||
| 253 | John Senden Australia | $69k | 133 | $68,604 | ||
| 254 | Yuta Ikeda Japan | $17k | $47k | 577 | $63,993 | |
| 255 | K.T. Kim South Korea | $63k | 558 | $62,900 | ||
| 256 | Brian Davis England | $61k | 183 | $60,851 | ||
| 257 | Cameron Davis Australia | $15k | $41k | 157 | $56,555 | |
| 258 | Ryan Yip Canada | $56k | 743 | $55,889 | ||
| 259 | Oscar Fraustro Mexico | $51k | 576 | $50,804 | ||
| 260 | Yusaku Miyazato Japan | $18k | $31k | 641 | $48,622 | |
| 261 | Jim Herman United States | $47k | 274 | $46,962 | ||
| 262 | Fred Couples United States | $46k | 93 | $46,200 | ||
| 263 | Seung-Yul Noh South Korea | $45k | 277 | $44,516 | ||
| 264 | Tim Wilkinson New Zealand | $16k | $28k | 361 | $43,927 | |
| 265 | Jason Bohn United States | $44k | 168 | $43,620 | ||
| 266 | Colt Knost United States | $43k | 364 | $43,134 | ||
| 267 | Dicky Pride United States | $43k | 321 | $42,810 | ||
| 268 | Andrew Yun United States | $42k | 728 | $41,566 | ||
| 269 | Josh Teater United States | $40k | 316 | $40,040 | ||
| 270 | Tommy Gainey United States | $40k | 324 | $39,508 | ||
| 271 | Troy Matteson United States | $39k | 260 | $39,000 | ||
| 272 | Tyler McCumber United States | $39k | 466 | $39,000 | ||
| 273 | Heath Slocum United States | $38k | 164 | $37,814 | ||
| 274 | George Cunningham United States | $38k | 726 | $37,743 | ||
| 275 | Lee Westwood England | $12k | $25k | 70 | $37,637 | |
| 276 | Ryan Ruffels Australia | $33k | 694 | $33,394 | ||
| 277 | Mark Wilson United States | $33k | 177 | $33,348 | ||
| 278 | Sungjae Im South Korea | $33k | 45 | $33,281 | ||
| 279 | Sean Crocker United States | $31k | 598 | $31,000 | ||
| 280 | Lucas Herbert Australia | $27k | 348 | $27,161 | ||
| 281 | Roger Sloan Canada | $26k | 399 | $26,040 | ||
| 282 | Chris Naegel United States | $25k | 658 | $25,426 | ||
| 283 | Dean Burmester South Africa | $25k | 78 | $25,426 | ||
| 284 | Scottie Scheffler United States | $25k | 2 | $25,080 | ||
| 285 | Kyle Thompson United States | $25k | 624 | $24,878 | ||
| 286 | Jim Knous United States | $24k | 514 | $24,480 | ||
| 287 | Jimmy Stanger United States | $24k | 493 | $24,480 | ||
| 288 | Andrew Johnston England | $24k | 551 | $24,448 | ||
| 289 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee South Korea | $24k | 189 | $23,759 | ||
| 290 | John VanDerLaan United States | $22k | 589 | $21,700 | ||
| 291 | Charlie Beljan United States | $21k | 382 | $21,344 | ||
| 292 | Omar Uresti United States | $21k | 376 | $21,278 | ||
| 293 | Carlos Ortiz Mexico | $21k | 64 | $20,789 | ||
| 294 | Young-han Song South Korea | $21k | 645 | $20,628 | ||
| 295 | Ángel Cabrera Argentina | $20k | 205 | $20,353 | ||
| 296 | Derek Ernst United States | $20k | 432 | $20,353 | ||
| 297 | Adrian Otaegui Spain | $20k | 462 | $20,100 | ||
| 298 | Robert Allenby Australia | $20k | 103 | $19,970 | ||
| 299 | Curtis Luck Australia | $19k | 522 | $19,491 | ||
| 300 | Andrew Dorn United States | $19k | 838 | $19,046 | ||
| 301 | John Daly United States | $18k | 212 | $18,362 | ||
| 302 | Paul Goydos United States | $18k | 200 | $18,067 | ||
| 303 | Sebastián Muñoz Colombia | $18k | 244 | $17,675 | ||
| 304 | Bobby Gates United States | $16k | 469 | $16,083 | ||
| 305 | John Rollins United States | $16k | 153 | $15,598 | ||
| 306 | Bob Estes United States | $15k | 134 | $15,431 | ||
| 307 | Greyson Sigg United States | $15k | 353 | $15,302 | ||
| 308 | James Driscoll United States | $15k | 323 | $14,910 | ||
| 309 | Andrew Novak United States | $15k | 185 | $14,850 | ||
| 310 | Zach Wright United States | $15k | 871 | $14,632 | ||
| 311 | SSP Chawrasia India | $14k | 691 | $14,280 | ||
| 312 | Dawie van der Walt South Africa | $14k | 555 | $14,210 | ||
| 313 | Grant Hirschman United States | $14k | 705 | $14,190 | ||
| 314 | Rick Lamb United States | $14k | 530 | $14,136 | ||
| 315 | Henrik Norlander Sweden | $14k | 285 | $14,012 | ||
| 316 | Ryan Brehm United States | $14k | 440 | $13,856 | ||
| 317 | Scott Hend Australia | $14k | 480 | $13,650 | ||
| 318 | Casey Wittenberg United States | $13k | 484 | $13,464 | ||
| 319 | Chris Couch United States | $13k | 362 | $13,000 | ||
| 320 | Joshua Creel United States | $13k | 667 | $12,958 | ||
| 321 | Cameron Beckman United States | $13k | 250 | $12,694 | ||
| 322 | Steve Allan Australia | $12k | 386 | $12,338 | ||
| 323 | Tom Whitney United States | $12k | 570 | $12,095 | ||
| 324 | Arjun Atwal India | $12k | 331 | $12,006 | ||
| 325 | Cameron Champ United States | $12k | 261 | $11,966 | ||
| 326 | Charlie Wi South Korea | $11k | 242 | $10,878 | ||
| 327 | David Skinns England | $10k | 420 | $9,861 | ||
| 328 | Taylor Moore United States | $10k | 198 | $9,861 | ||
| 329 | Spencer Levin United States | $9k | 278 | $9,331 | ||
| 330 | Nicholas Thompson United States | $9k | 326 | $8,944 | ||
| 331 | Daniel Chopra Sweden | $9k | 276 | $8,784 | ||
| 332 | Santiago Rivas Colombia | $9k | 910 | $8,784 | ||
| 333 | Chris Wilson United States | $9k | 690 | $8,733 | ||
| 334 | Grady Brame United States | $9k | 911 | $8,686 | ||
| 335 | Cooper Musselman United States | $8k | 802 | $7,840 | ||
| 336 | Will Cannon United States | $8k | 875 | $7,840 | ||
| 337 | Jay Don Blake United States | $8k | 327 | $7,595 | ||
| 338 | Michael Bradley United States | $8k | 325 | $7,595 | ||
| 339 | Olin Browne United States | $7k | 269 | $7,385 | ||
| 340 | Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay | $7k | 643 | $7,305 | ||
| 341 | Vince India United States | $7k | 922 | $7,305 | ||
| 342 | Jonathan Kaye United States | $7k | 233 | $7,004 | ||
| 343 | Neal Lancaster United States | $7k | 309 | $6,930 | ||
| 344 | Shaun Micheel United States | $7k | 259 | $6,930 | ||
| 345 | Augusto Núñez Argentina | $6k | 586 | $6,480 | ||
| 346 | Julio Santos Dominican Republic | $6k | 892 | $5,760 | ||
| 347 | Mike Weir Canada | $6k | 100 | $5,760 | ||
| 348 | Trevor Immelman South Africa | $6k | 188 | $5,520 |
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.
2017-18 against every other season
What the tour paid the golfers we hold, year by year
$114k 79
$324k 80
$365k 81
$480k 82
$647k 83
$675k 84
$1.0m 85
$1.6m 86
$1.5m 87
$2.1m 88
$3.0m 89
$4.4m 90
$6.7m 91
$7.3m 92
$10m 93
$12m 94
$19m 95
$23m 96
$29m 97
$47m 98
$61m 99
$75m 00
$96m 01
$119m 02
$142m 03
$157m 04
$175m 05
$194m 06
$203m 07
$229m 08
$233m 09
$258m 10
$267m 11
$242m 12
$293m 13
$309m 14
$314m 15
$347m 16
$362m 17
$391m 18
$328m 19
$485m 20
$858m 21
$1.12bn 22
$980m 24
$932m 25
$637m 26
Who won it, by country
The 2017-18 money split by the flag on the entry
| # | Country | Players paid | Top earner | Won in 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | United States | 217 | Justin Thomas | $248,796,972$248.8m |
| 02 | England | 17 | Justin Rose | $22,635,156$22.6m |
| 03 | Australia | 19 | Jason Day | $17,363,325$17.4m |
| 04 | South Korea | 12 | Byeong Hun An | $8,638,451$8.6m |
| 05 | Spain | 4 | Jon Rahm | $7,341,001$7.3m |
| 06 | South Africa | 11 | Louis Oosthuizen | $6,972,174$7.0m |
| 07 | Sweden | 6 | Alex Noren | $6,602,209$6.6m |
| 08 | Canada | 10 | Adam Hadwin | $5,833,474$5.8m |
| 09 | Northern Ireland | 2 | Rory McIlroy | $5,288,820$5.3m |
| 10 | Italy | 1 | Francesco Molinari | $5,200,842$5.2m |
| 11 | Japan | 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | $4,492,017$4.5m |
| 12 | Argentina | 5 | Emiliano Grillo | $3,163,792$3.2m |
| 13 | Scotland | 2 | Russell Knox | $2,441,610$2.4m |
| 14 | Ireland | 4 | Shane Lowry | $2,136,613$2.1m |
| 15 | Mexico | 4 | Abraham Ancer | $1,983,923$2.0m |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | C.T. Pan | $1,881,787$1.9m |
| 17 | Germany | 4 | Alex Cejka | $1,866,380$1.9m |
| 18 | India | 4 | Anirban Lahiri | $1,558,848$1.6m |
| 19 | New Zealand | 3 | Danny Lee | $1,473,716$1.5m |
| 20 | Chile | 1 | Joaquin Niemann | $1,209,957 |
| 21 | Venezuela | 1 | Jhonattan Vegas | $1,137,444 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 1 | Rory Sabbatini | $1,126,057 |
| 23 | China | 3 | Xinjun Zhang | $835,001 |
| 24 | Belgium | 1 | Thomas Pieters | $813,227 |
| 25 | Thailand | 1 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | $484,734 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the most prize money in golf in 2017-18?
Justin Thomas, $8,809,821. That is 2.4% of everything the 348 players on this list won that season.
How much prize money did golf pay out in 2017-18?
$362,022,945 to 348 players. The season is up 4.5% on 2016-17, and is the 8th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold.
How many golfers won a million dollars in 2017-18?
116 of the 348 paid that season.
What share of 2017-18 golf money came from the majors?
11.6%. Regular tour purses paid 86.4%, bonus pools 2.0%.
Which country won the most golf prize money in 2017-18?
United States, $248,796,972 across 217 players, out of 32 countries paid that season.
Where to next
The seasons either side, the eras and the 2017-18 field
The 2016-17 money list · The 2018-19 money list
Every season
- The 2026 money list
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- The 2022-23 money list
- The 2021-22 money list
- The 2020-21 money list
- The 2019-20 money list
- The 2018-19 money list
- The 2017-18 money list
- The 2016-17 money list
- The 2015-16 money list
- The 2014-15 money list
- The 2013-14 money list
- The 2012-13 money list
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- The 1995-96 money list
The 2017-18 top sixty
- Justin Thomas
- Dustin Johnson
- Justin Rose
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Brooks Koepka
- Bubba Watson
- Tony Finau
- Tiger Woods
- Webb Simpson
- Rickie Fowler
- Francesco Molinari
- Patrick Reed
- Jason Day
- Phil Mickelson
- Billy Horschel
- Rory McIlroy
- Keegan Bradley
- Xander Schauffele
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Kyle Stanley
- Jon Rahm
- Patrick Cantlay
- Marc Leishman
- Paul Casey
- Cameron Smith
- Kevin Na
- Patton Kizzire
- Aaron Wise
- Gary Woodland
- Kevin Kisner
- Pat Perez
- Jordan Spieth
- Brian Harman
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Alex Noren
- Henrik Stenson
- Chesson Hadley
- Ian Poulter
- Luke List
- Chez Reavie
- Andrew Landry
- Byeong Hun An
- Brandt Snedeker
- Emiliano Grillo
- Ryan Armour
- Rafa Cabrera Bello
- Beau Hossler
- Austin Cook
- Brendan Steele
- Andrew Putnam
- Si Woo Kim
- Adam Scott
- Charles Howell III
- Brian Gay
- Zach Johnson
- Jimmy Walker
- Ryan Moore
- J.J. Spaun
- Ted Potter, Jr.
- Tyrrell Hatton