GOLF · 2021-22 SEASON
The 2021-22 golf money list
$858,106,916 won by 406 players in the 2021-22 season. Rory McIlroy led it on $40,456,566.
The season is up 76.8% on 2020-21, and is the 4th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold. It is 8.6% of every dollar the tour has paid the golfers we hold, and the four majors accounted for 6.8% of it.
PAID OUT $858.1m
TOP EARNER $40.5m
PLAYERS PAID 406
OVER $1M 153
FROM THE MAJORS 6.8%
The twenty biggest earners of 2021-22
Prize money won across the season
Where the 2021-22 money came from
Every dollar on this list, by what paid it
- Tour purses 42.1%
- The four majors 6.8%
- Bonus pools 20.5%
- LIV Golf 30.6%
LIV Golf paid 30.6% of the 2021-22 money to a fraction of the field, which is the shape of a tour that pays more to fewer people.
What the top ten did the season before
2021-22 against 2020-21
| # | Player | 2020-21 rank | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rory McIlroy | 10 | $8.5m | $40,456,566$40.5m |
| 02 | Dustin Johnson | 07 | $9.1m | $39,603,016$39.6m |
| 03 | Scottie Scheffler | 26 | $5.0m | $29,671,909$29.7m |
| 04 | Cameron Smith | 19 | $6.5m | $23,126,397$23.1m |
| 05 | Xander Schauffele | 16 | $7.4m | $18,734,799$18.7m |
| 06 | Justin Thomas | 03 | $13.6m | $18,407,075$18.4m |
| 07 | Branden Grace | 59 | $2.2m | $18,357,444$18.4m |
| 08 | Talor Gooch | 55 | $2.3m | $16,695,489$16.7m |
| 09 | Patrick Reed | 29 | $4.5m | $16,458,699$16.5m |
| 10 | Patrick Cantlay | 01 | $23.8m | $15,119,605$15.1m |
A blank in the 2020-21 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 2021-22 golf money list
Every player we hold a 2021-22 prize figure for
| # | Player | Tour purses | Majors | Bonuses | Career rank | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland | $5.0m | $3.7m | $31.8m | 1 | $40,456,566$40.5m |
| 002 | Dustin Johnson United States | $1.4m | $950k | 4 | $39,603,016$39.6m | |
| 003 | Scottie Scheffler United States | $9.7m | $4.4m | $15.6m | 2 | $29,671,909$29.7m |
| 004 | Cameron Smith Australia | $6.5m | $3.6m | $3.6m | 14 | $23,126,397$23.1m |
| 005 | Xander Schauffele United States | $6.8m | $661k | $11.3m | 7 | $18,734,799$18.7m |
| 006 | Justin Thomas United States | $3.6m | $3.3m | $11.6m | 8 | $18,407,075$18.4m |
| 007 | Branden Grace South Africa | $791k | 38 | $18,357,444$18.4m | ||
| 008 | Talor Gooch United States | $3.2m | $485k | 20 | $16,695,489$16.7m | |
| 009 | Patrick Reed United States | $1.3m | $222k | $188k | 18 | $16,458,699$16.5m |
| 010 | Patrick Cantlay United States | $8.7m | $630k | $5.8m | 15 | $15,119,605$15.1m |
| 011 | Will Zalatoris United States | $5.6m | $3.8m | $5.6m | 114 | $15,002,581$15.0m |
| 012 | Jordan Spieth United States | $4.6m | $463k | $9.9m | 13 | $14,943,443$14.9m |
| 013 | Peter Uihlein United States | $125k | 71 | $14,499,486$14.5m | ||
| 014 | Tony Finau United States | $5.9m | $250k | $7.8m | 34 | $13,881,886$13.9m |
| 015 | Matthew Fitzpatrick England | $3.0m | $4.0m | $5.8m | 41 | $12,835,172$12.8m |
| 016 | Sam Burns United States | $6.7m | $369k | $5.4m | 47 | $12,506,486$12.5m |
| 017 | Sungjae Im South Korea | $5.1m | $481k | $6.8m | 45 | $12,317,974$12.3m |
| 018 | Pat Perez United States | $1.1m | 50 | $12,195,148$12.2m | ||
| 019 | Jon Rahm Spain | $4.7m | $559k | $6.7m | 3 | $11,963,220$12.0m |
| 020 | Max Homa United States | $4.9m | $344k | $5.9m | 58 | $11,149,842$11.1m |
| 021 | Joaquin Niemann Chile | $4.8m | $292k | $925k | 11 | $10,775,345$10.8m |
| 022 | Brooks Koepka United States | $1.2m | $67k | $110k | 12 | $10,724,918$10.7m |
| 023 | Cameron Young United States | $4.2m | $2.3m | $3.8m | 59 | $10,280,597$10.3m |
| 024 | Charl Schwartzel South Africa | $357k | $416k | 46 | $9,680,860$9.7m | |
| 025 | Billy Horschel United States | $4.7m | $201k | $3.9m | 51 | $8,820,600$8.8m |
| 026 | Hideki Matsuyama Japan | $4.6m | $1.1m | $2.9m | 22 | $8,701,298$8.7m |
| 027 | Viktor Hovland Norway | $4.1m | $809k | $3.7m | 23 | $8,583,461$8.6m |
| 028 | Collin Morikawa United States | $3.5m | $1.3m | $3.7m | 16 | $8,564,771$8.6m |
| 029 | Jason Kokrak United States | $2.0m | $302k | $447k | 62 | $8,086,960$8.1m |
| 030 | Anirban Lahiri India | $3.1m | 54 | $8,060,598$8.1m | ||
| 031 | Eugenio Chacarra Spain | 167 | $7,390,000$7.4m | |||
| 032 | Matt Jones Australia | $1.9m | $86k | 77 | $7,224,910$7.2m | |
| 033 | Marc Leishman Australia | $1.6m | $396k | $152k | 27 | $7,136,060$7.1m |
| 034 | Sergio Garcia Spain | $745k | $171k | 10 | $7,023,700$7.0m | |
| 035 | Abraham Ancer Mexico | $1.2m | $589k | $105k | 43 | $6,984,005$7.0m |
| 036 | Kevin Kisner United States | $3.6m | $171k | $3.1m | 86 | $6,867,425$6.9m |
| 037 | Carlos Ortiz Mexico | $1.1m | 64 | $6,797,777$6.8m | ||
| 038 | Louis Oosthuizen South Africa | $476k | $26k | 35 | $6,740,636$6.7m | |
| 039 | Shane Lowry Ireland | $2.5m | $1.1m | $3.0m | 66 | $6,616,679$6.6m |
| 040 | Sepp Straka Austria | $4.6m | $117k | $1.8m | 68 | $6,472,433$6.5m |
| 041 | Paul Casey England | $1.7m | $36k | 28 | $6,385,649$6.4m | |
| 042 | Chase Koepka United States | 281 | $5,605,964$5.6m | |||
| 043 | Adam Scott Australia | $2.5m | $447k | $2.6m | 19 | $5,463,198$5.5m |
| 044 | Tom Hoge United States | $3.9m | $421k | $1000k | 102 | $5,310,047$5.3m |
| 045 | Wade Ormsby Australia | 318 | $4,948,500$4.9m | |||
| 046 | Bryson DeChambeau United States | $156k | $364k | $105k | 9 | $4,731,511$4.7m |
| 047 | Charles Howell III United States | $1.0m | $95k | 21 | $4,702,003$4.7m | |
| 048 | Corey Conners Canada | $3.3m | $612k | $650k | 81 | $4,526,590$4.5m |
| 049 | Cameron Tringale United States | $2.8m | $319k | 84 | $4,485,370$4.5m | |
| 050 | Scott Stallings United States | $3.9m | $510k | 149 | $4,450,513$4.5m | |
| 051 | Lee Westwood England | $111k | $294k | 70 | $4,421,112$4.4m | |
| 052 | Aaron Wise United States | $3.1m | $326k | $825k | 196 | $4,279,522$4.3m |
| 053 | Matthew Wolff United States | $1.5m | 111 | $4,171,348$4.2m | ||
| 054 | J.T. Poston United States | $3.3m | $715k | 101 | $4,007,443$4.0m | |
| 055 | Harold Varner III United States | $2.0m | $261k | 72 | $4,001,641$4.0m | |
| 056 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee South Korea | $3.2m | $120k | $616k | 189 | $3,963,430$4.0m |
| 057 | Brian Harman United States | $2.6m | $590k | $690k | 44 | $3,916,838$3.9m |
| 058 | Sam Horsfield England | $40k | 187 | $3,875,047$3.9m | ||
| 059 | Kevin Na United States | $800k | $355k | $447k | 40 | $3,796,298$3.8m |
| 060 | Richard Bland England | $275k | $59k | 143 | $3,748,110$3.7m | |
| 061 | Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland | $528k | $110k | 63 | $3,664,619$3.7m | |
| 062 | Sahith Theegala United States | $3.1m | $69k | $520k | 87 | $3,644,669$3.6m |
| 063 | Keegan Bradley United States | $3.1m | $548k | 32 | $3,623,137$3.6m | |
| 064 | Laurie Canter England | $63k | 245 | $3,568,421$3.6m | ||
| 065 | Jason Day Australia | $1.2m | $28k | $2.2m | 25 | $3,332,612$3.3m |
| 066 | Davis Riley United States | $2.8m | $354k | 214 | $3,190,793$3.2m | |
| 067 | Hudson Swafford United States | $1.6m | $93k | $90k | 213 | $3,151,925$3.2m |
| 068 | Seamus Power Ireland | $2.3m | $816k | 165 | $3,100,242$3.1m | |
| 069 | Rickie Fowler United States | $943k | $130k | $2.0m | 29 | $3,072,929$3.1m |
| 070 | Keith Mitchell United States | $3.0m | $62k | 145 | $3,068,341$3.1m | |
| 071 | Ian Poulter England | $504k | $34k | $95k | 56 | $2,976,001$3.0m |
| 072 | Tyrrell Hatton England | $2.3m | $559k | $110k | 106 | $2,960,123$3.0m |
| 073 | J.J. Spaun United States | $2.8m | $138k | 79 | $2,951,153$3.0m | |
| 074 | Tommy Fleetwood England | $1.5m | $1.4m | 33 | $2,874,009$2.9m | |
| 075 | Russell Henley United States | $2.7m | $153k | 36 | $2,837,505$2.8m | |
| 076 | Joohyung Kim South Korea | $2.6m | $212k | 136 | $2,824,581$2.8m | |
| 077 | Mito Pereira Chile | $1.9m | $870k | 138 | $2,797,925$2.8m | |
| 078 | Luke List United States | $2.7m | $44k | 154 | $2,734,720$2.7m | |
| 079 | Maverick McNealy United States | $2.7m | $24k | 120 | $2,689,752$2.7m | |
| 080 | Adam Hadwin Canada | $2.0m | $540k | 116 | $2,574,396$2.6m | |
| 081 | Lucas Herbert Australia | $2.1m | $419k | 348 | $2,558,440$2.6m | |
| 082 | Sebastián Muñoz Colombia | $2.2m | $303k | 244 | $2,545,121$2.5m | |
| 083 | Brendan Steele United States | $2.2m | $358k | 140 | $2,531,908$2.5m | |
| 084 | Kurt Kitayama United States | $2.5m | $32k | 147 | $2,522,567$2.5m | |
| 085 | Chris Kirk United States | $1.8m | $581k | 75 | $2,408,913$2.4m | |
| 086 | Taylor Pendrith Canada | $2.3m | 170 | $2,330,841$2.3m | ||
| 087 | Mackenzie Hughes Canada | $2.1m | $188k | 131 | $2,276,213$2.3m | |
| 088 | Si Woo Kim South Korea | $2.0m | $255k | 73 | $2,234,151$2.2m | |
| 089 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa | $2.2m | $84k | 181 | $2,234,120$2.2m | |
| 090 | Henrik Stenson Sweden | $184k | $101k | 55 | $2,226,439$2.2m | |
| 091 | Matt Kuchar United States | $2.0m | $62k | $152k | 31 | $2,203,800$2.2m |
| 092 | Trey Mullinax United States | $2.1m | $120k | 296 | $2,172,365$2.2m | |
| 093 | Emiliano Grillo Argentina | $2.1m | 113 | $2,094,647$2.1m | ||
| 094 | Bernd Wiesberger Austria | $42k | $84k | 301 | $2,092,017$2.1m | |
| 095 | Phil Mickelson United States | $141k | 6 | $2,076,958$2.1m | ||
| 096 | James Piot United States | 369 | $2,029,000$2.0m | |||
| 097 | Gary Woodland United States | $1.5m | $469k | 67 | $1,992,732$2.0m | |
| 098 | Cameron Davis Australia | $1.9m | $79k | 157 | $1,989,012$2.0m | |
| 099 | Alex Noren Sweden | $2.0m | 139 | $1,971,531$2.0m | ||
| 100 | Lucas Glover United States | $1.7m | $223k | 61 | $1,941,797$1.9m | |
| 101 | Andrew Putnam United States | $1.8m | $100k | 152 | $1,920,394$1.9m | |
| 102 | Chez Reavie United States | $1.9m | 125 | $1,908,671$1.9m | ||
| 103 | Troy Merritt United States | $1.9m | $44k | 171 | $1,906,304$1.9m | |
| 104 | Daniel Berger United States | $1.7m | $37k | $114k | 88 | $1,883,539$1.9m |
| 105 | Taylor Moore United States | $1.8m | 198 | $1,751,236$1.8m | ||
| 106 | Lanto Griffin United States | $1.7m | $26k | 249 | $1,717,566$1.7m | |
| 107 | Beau Hossler United States | $1.7m | $65k | 172 | $1,716,431$1.7m | |
| 108 | Joel Dahmen United States | $1.3m | $407k | 178 | $1,712,942$1.7m | |
| 109 | Russell Knox Scotland | $1.7m | 156 | $1,683,423$1.7m | ||
| 110 | Adrian Otaegui Spain | $37k | 462 | $1,664,200$1.7m | ||
| 111 | Brendon Todd United States | $1.7m | 144 | $1,659,052$1.7m | ||
| 112 | Scott Vincent Zimbabwe | $18k | 175 | $1,647,809$1.6m | ||
| 113 | Wyndham Clark United States | $1.6m | $32k | 37 | $1,637,705$1.6m | |
| 114 | John Huh United States | $1.6m | 222 | $1,631,948$1.6m | ||
| 115 | Alex Smalley United States | $1.6m | 195 | $1,631,569$1.6m | ||
| 116 | Denny McCarthy United States | $1.5m | 135 | $1,540,545$1.5m | ||
| 117 | Matthew NeSmith United States | $1.5m | $76k | 295 | $1,539,142$1.5m | |
| 118 | Justin Rose England | $1.1m | $330k | $110k | 17 | $1,537,328$1.5m |
| 119 | Lee Hodges United States | $1.4m | 235 | $1,377,253$1.4m | ||
| 120 | Turk Pettit United States | $72k | 481 | $1,365,369$1.4m | ||
| 121 | Adam Long United States | $1.4m | 284 | $1,364,132$1.4m | ||
| 122 | Kevin Streelman United States | $1.3m | $44k | 105 | $1,354,091$1.4m | |
| 123 | Doug Ghim United States | $1.3m | 262 | $1,348,289 | ||
| 124 | Aaron Rai England | $1.3m | 158 | $1,346,601 | ||
| 125 | Dan McCarthy United States | $794k | $548k | 482 | $1,342,226 | |
| 126 | Adam Schenk United States | $1.1m | $195k | 174 | $1,339,523 | |
| 127 | Patrick Rodgers United States | $1.2m | $100k | 141 | $1,327,381 | |
| 128 | C.T. Pan Chinese Taipei | $1.3m | 215 | $1,313,259 | ||
| 129 | Stephan Jaeger Germany | $1.3m | 186 | $1,289,504 | ||
| 130 | Peter Malnati United States | $1.3m | 224 | $1,288,197 | ||
| 131 | Hayden Buckley United States | $1.0m | $241k | 334 | $1,269,886 | |
| 132 | David Lipsky United States | $1.3m | 283 | $1,269,469 | ||
| 133 | Sam Ryder United States | $1.3m | 228 | $1,257,416 | ||
| 134 | Brandon Wu United States | $1.3m | 344 | $1,254,214 | ||
| 135 | Ryan Palmer United States | $1.2m | $86k | 85 | $1,254,051 | |
| 136 | Justin Harding South Africa | $17k | $24k | 453 | $1,226,690 | |
| 137 | Adam Svensson Canada | $1.2m | 267 | $1,209,000 | ||
| 138 | Martin Kaymer Germany | $19k | 119 | $1,207,639 | ||
| 139 | Dylan Frittelli South Africa | $1.1m | $91k | 293 | $1,194,625 | |
| 140 | Chesson Hadley United States | $1.2m | 206 | $1,186,994 | ||
| 141 | James Hahn United States | $1.2m | 197 | $1,183,254 | ||
| 142 | Mark Hubbard United States | $1.2m | 194 | $1,162,208 | ||
| 143 | Michael Thompson United States | $1.1m | 199 | $1,148,272 | ||
| 144 | Webb Simpson United States | $775k | $267k | $103k | 53 | $1,144,955 |
| 145 | Chad Ramey United States | $1.1m | 317 | $1,138,312 | ||
| 146 | Robert Streb United States | $1.1m | 193 | $1,120,076 | ||
| 147 | Jinichiro Kozuma Japan | $50k | 294 | $1,100,098 | ||
| 148 | Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela | $1.1m | 130 | $1,097,632 | ||
| 149 | Martin Laird Scotland | $1.1m | 127 | $1,094,313 | ||
| 150 | Vincent Whaley United States | $1.0m | 315 | $1,039,817 | ||
| 151 | Scott Piercy United States | $1.0m | 117 | $1,030,753 | ||
| 152 | Stewart Cink United States | $896k | $130k | 57 | $1,026,159 | |
| 153 | Nick Watney United States | $1.0m | 95 | $1,012,572 | ||
| 154 | Patton Kizzire United States | $961k | $24k | 182 | $985,294 | |
| 155 | Danny Lee New Zealand | $969k | 173 | $968,559 | ||
| 156 | Cameron Champ United States | $550k | $390k | 261 | $940,459 | |
| 157 | Erik van Rooyen South Africa | $928k | 219 | $927,524 | ||
| 158 | Kevin Tway United States | $927k | 268 | $927,183 | ||
| 159 | Matt Wallace England | $918k | 238 | $918,351 | ||
| 160 | Danny Willett England | $549k | $366k | 272 | $914,293 | |
| 161 | Shaun Norris South Africa | $40k | $24k | 509 | $904,647 | |
| 162 | Callum Tarren England | $791k | $100k | 408 | $891,449 | |
| 163 | Greyson Sigg United States | $884k | 353 | $884,086 | ||
| 164 | Kramer Hickok United States | $857k | $25k | 373 | $881,230 | |
| 165 | Nate Lashley United States | $880k | 270 | $879,539 | ||
| 166 | Tyler Duncan United States | $871k | 288 | $870,714 | ||
| 167 | Matthias Schwab Austria | $859k | 450 | $859,315 | ||
| 168 | Doc Redman United States | $850k | 332 | $849,808 | ||
| 169 | Harry Higgs United States | $609k | $225k | 322 | $834,333 | |
| 170 | Nick Taylor Canada | $833k | 112 | $832,637 | ||
| 171 | Francesco Molinari Italy | $623k | $194k | 146 | $816,461 | |
| 172 | Nick Hardy United States | $554k | $241k | 341 | $795,382 | |
| 173 | Justin Lower United States | $774k | 320 | $774,031 | ||
| 174 | Austin Smotherman United States | $762k | 375 | $762,169 | ||
| 175 | Martin Trainer United States | $727k | 414 | $726,987 | ||
| 176 | Bubba Watson United States | $464k | $147k | $93k | 30 | $703,148 |
| 177 | Kelly Kraft United States | $672k | 307 | $671,629 | ||
| 178 | Brian Stuard United States | $668k | 209 | $667,952 | ||
| 179 | Garrick Higgo South Africa | $627k | $41k | 287 | $667,305 | |
| 180 | Hideto Tanihara Japan | 465 | $651,000 | |||
| 181 | Michael Gligic Canada | $639k | 467 | $639,052 | ||
| 182 | Rory Sabbatini Slovakia | $628k | 74 | $628,043 | ||
| 183 | Henrik Norlander Sweden | $614k | 285 | $613,966 | ||
| 184 | Zach Johnson United States | $611k | 39 | $610,693 | ||
| 185 | Max McGreevy United States | $596k | 363 | $596,326 | ||
| 186 | Yuki Inamori Japan | $50k | 527 | $590,098 | ||
| 187 | Hank Lebioda United States | $589k | 377 | $588,984 | ||
| 188 | Min Woo Lee Australia | $97k | $473k | 176 | $569,732 | |
| 189 | Harris English United States | $269k | $37k | $257k | 48 | $563,423 |
| 190 | Jonathan Byrd United States | $558k | 142 | $558,025 | ||
| 191 | Charley Hoffman United States | $554k | 76 | $554,474 | ||
| 192 | Ryosuke Kinoshita Japan | $18k | 547 | $548,109 | ||
| 193 | Austin Cook United States | $544k | 304 | $544,049 | ||
| 194 | Robert MacIntyre Scotland | $289k | $231k | 132 | $519,870 | |
| 195 | Chris Gotterup United States | $443k | $59k | 179 | $502,471 | |
| 196 | Andrew Landry United States | $499k | 298 | $498,700 | ||
| 197 | Ben Martin United States | $492k | 225 | $491,882 | ||
| 198 | Brice Garnett United States | $482k | 264 | $482,315 | ||
| 199 | Takumi Kanaya Japan | $479k | 425 | $479,322 | ||
| 200 | Cameron Percy Australia | $479k | 329 | $478,696 | ||
| 201 | Andrew Novak United States | $477k | 185 | $476,572 | ||
| 202 | Dylan Wu United States | $476k | 372 | $476,368 | ||
| 203 | Bill Haas United States | $453k | 92 | $453,345 | ||
| 204 | Sean O'Hair United States | $346k | $97k | 107 | $443,048 | |
| 205 | Brandt Snedeker United States | $352k | $86k | 60 | $438,448 | |
| 206 | Paul Barjon France | $437k | 515 | $436,732 | ||
| 207 | Satoshi Kodaira Japan | $424k | 380 | $423,804 | ||
| 208 | Rasmus Hojgaard Denmark | $413k | 383 | $413,120 | ||
| 209 | Ryan Armour United States | $412k | 280 | $412,318 | ||
| 210 | William McGirt United States | $412k | 216 | $412,275 | ||
| 211 | Luke Donald England | $410k | 69 | $410,042 | ||
| 212 | Thomas Detry Belgium | $341k | $69k | 241 | $409,974 | |
| 213 | Thomas Pieters Belgium | $164k | $242k | 366 | $406,280 | |
| 214 | Dean Burmester South Africa | $158k | $231k | 78 | $388,800 | |
| 215 | Roger Sloan Canada | $389k | 399 | $388,678 | ||
| 216 | Joseph Bramlett United States | $308k | $76k | 356 | $384,123 | |
| 217 | Seth Reeves United States | $363k | 536 | $363,422 | ||
| 218 | Ben Griffin United States | $358k | 109 | $357,700 | ||
| 219 | Scott Gutschewski United States | $338k | 449 | $338,169 | ||
| 220 | Jason Scrivener Australia | $297k | $36k | 571 | $332,493 | |
| 221 | Kevin Chappell United States | $332k | 155 | $332,336 | ||
| 222 | Chase Seiffert United States | $330k | 447 | $330,153 | ||
| 223 | Richy Werenski United States | $329k | 297 | $329,446 | ||
| 224 | Patrick Flavin United States | $324k | 603 | $324,440 | ||
| 225 | Sung Kang South Korea | $322k | 234 | $322,089 | ||
| 226 | Camilo Villegas Colombia | $319k | 115 | $318,554 | ||
| 227 | Tyler McCumber United States | $307k | 466 | $307,005 | ||
| 228 | Hurly Long Germany | $306k | 592 | $306,175 | ||
| 229 | D.H. Lee South Korea | $297k | 471 | $297,375 | ||
| 230 | Jim Knous United States | $294k | 514 | $293,908 | ||
| 231 | Curtis Thompson United States | $291k | 593 | $291,223 | ||
| 232 | Ryan Moore United States | $283k | 83 | $282,801 | ||
| 233 | Seung-Yul Noh South Korea | $282k | 277 | $282,376 | ||
| 234 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand | $274k | 365 | $273,829 | ||
| 235 | Guido Migliozzi Italy | $32k | $241k | 503 | $272,827 | |
| 236 | Brandon Hagy United States | $261k | 401 | $261,375 | ||
| 237 | Vaughn Taylor United States | $261k | 150 | $261,117 | ||
| 238 | Ben Kohles United States | $252k | 350 | $251,680 | ||
| 239 | Jamie Donaldson Wales | $244k | 429 | $243,700 | ||
| 240 | David Skinns England | $243k | 420 | $243,143 | ||
| 241 | JC Ritchie South Africa | 578 | $232,000 | |||
| 242 | Scott Brown United States | $226k | 226 | $225,688 | ||
| 243 | John Augenstein United States | $221k | 621 | $220,850 | ||
| 244 | Grayson Murray United States | $181k | $37k | 312 | $218,304 | |
| 245 | Chan Kim United States | $215k | 406 | $214,996 | ||
| 246 | Wesley Bryan United States | $215k | 347 | $214,573 | ||
| 247 | Jimmy Walker United States | $211k | 104 | $210,827 | ||
| 248 | Bo Hoag United States | $207k | 455 | $207,155 | ||
| 249 | Harry Hall England | $205k | 236 | $204,750 | ||
| 250 | Brian Gay United States | $203k | 118 | $203,278 | ||
| 251 | Bronson Burgoon United States | $192k | 359 | $192,026 | ||
| 252 | Taylor Montgomery United States | $180k | 335 | $180,180 | ||
| 253 | Robert Garrigus United States | $178k | 169 | $177,961 | ||
| 254 | Aaron Baddeley Australia | $174k | 122 | $174,484 | ||
| 255 | Marcus Helligkilde Denmark | $173k | 642 | $173,283 | ||
| 256 | Haotong Li China | $172k | 390 | $172,155 | ||
| 257 | Dawie van der Walt South Africa | $172k | 555 | $171,820 | ||
| 258 | David Lingmerth Sweden | $127k | $44k | 217 | $170,981 | |
| 259 | Jared Wolfe United States | $164k | 670 | $163,767 | ||
| 260 | Bo Van Pelt United States | $161k | 121 | $161,157 | ||
| 261 | Chris Naegel United States | $115k | $39k | 658 | $153,450 | |
| 262 | Adri Arnaus Spain | $28k | $115k | 671 | $143,413 | |
| 263 | Ryan Brehm United States | $140k | 440 | $140,039 | ||
| 264 | Andy Ogletree United States | $17k | 313 | $137,234 | ||
| 265 | Jonas Blixt Sweden | $135k | 232 | $135,079 | ||
| 266 | Kyle Stanley United States | $130k | 159 | $129,773 | ||
| 267 | Yannik Paul Germany | $127k | 601 | $126,528 | ||
| 268 | Martin Kim Argentina | $125k | 683 | $124,875 | ||
| 269 | Thriston Lawrence South Africa | $73k | $51k | 458 | $124,400 | |
| 270 | Espen Kofstad Norway | $123k | 681 | $122,629 | ||
| 271 | Hiroshi Iwata Japan | $119k | 504 | $118,718 | ||
| 272 | Shugo Imahira Japan | $119k | 632 | $118,718 | ||
| 273 | Matthias Schmid Germany | $118k | 303 | $118,400 | ||
| 274 | Jason Dufner United States | $118k | 99 | $118,175 | ||
| 275 | MJ Daffue South Africa | $16k | $100k | 487 | $116,531 | |
| 276 | Rick Lamb United States | $116k | 530 | $116,358 | ||
| 277 | Joshua Creel United States | $116k | 667 | $115,976 | ||
| 278 | Brett Drewitt Australia | $112k | 585 | $111,990 | ||
| 279 | Martin Contini Argentina | $107k | 686 | $106,533 | ||
| 280 | Jim Herman United States | $105k | 274 | $104,749 | ||
| 281 | Bryson Nimmer United States | $104k | 677 | $104,398 | ||
| 282 | Ricardo Gouveia Portugal | $101k | 687 | $100,825 | ||
| 283 | Chris Stroud United States | $95k | 192 | $95,402 | ||
| 284 | Austin Eckroat United States | $93k | 243 | $92,818 | ||
| 285 | Rafa Cabrera Bello Spain | $90k | 273 | $90,313 | ||
| 286 | Sean Crocker United States | $90k | 598 | $89,898 | ||
| 287 | Grant Hirschman United States | $87k | 705 | $86,683 | ||
| 288 | Conrad Shindler United States | $76k | 628 | $76,231 | ||
| 289 | Byeong Hun An South Korea | $74k | 129 | $74,260 | ||
| 290 | James Morrison England | $74k | 626 | $73,598 | ||
| 291 | Jordan Smith England | $73k | 424 | $73,400 | ||
| 292 | Sami Valimaki Finland | $73k | 336 | $73,400 | ||
| 293 | Davis Thompson United States | $73k | 231 | $73,077 | ||
| 294 | Victor Perez France | $69k | 328 | $68,906 | ||
| 295 | Sebastian Soderberg Sweden | $28k | $41k | 608 | $68,780 | |
| 296 | Matthieu Pavon France | $67k | 286 | $67,202 | ||
| 297 | Rikuya Hoshino Japan | $40k | $26k | 562 | $66,522 | |
| 298 | David Hearn Canada | $66k | 240 | $66,239 | ||
| 299 | Naoto Nakanishi Japan | $64k | 717 | $63,780 | ||
| 300 | Sam Stevens United States | $18k | $44k | 227 | $62,198 | |
| 301 | David Law Scotland | $28k | $32k | 745 | $60,163 | |
| 302 | Maximilian Kieffer Germany | $58k | 594 | $58,100 | ||
| 303 | Mikko Korhonen Finland | $58k | 751 | $58,100 | ||
| 304 | Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark | $58k | 330 | $58,100 | ||
| 305 | Ryan Fox New Zealand | $28k | $29k | 203 | $57,400 | |
| 306 | Stephen Stallings Jr. United States | $56k | 723 | $55,955 | ||
| 307 | Marcus Armitage England | $20k | $32k | 640 | $51,923 | |
| 308 | Seonghyeon Kim South Korea | $52k | 398 | $51,610 | ||
| 309 | Adrian Meronk Poland | $51k | 534 | $51,000 | ||
| 310 | Tomoharu Otsuki Japan | $50k | 731 | $50,098 | ||
| 311 | Greg Chalmers Australia | $49k | 223 | $49,397 | ||
| 312 | Ryan Blaum United States | $49k | 409 | $48,910 | ||
| 313 | Nino Bertasio Italy | $47k | 773 | $47,175 | ||
| 314 | Chun-an Yu Chinese Taipei | $47k | 275 | $46,944 | ||
| 315 | Aaron Cockerill Canada | $46k | 739 | $46,174 | ||
| 316 | Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay | $46k | 643 | $46,033 | ||
| 317 | Ricky Barnes United States | $46k | 257 | $45,861 | ||
| 318 | Scott Jamieson Scotland | $46k | 692 | $45,769 | ||
| 319 | Tiger Woods United States | $43k | 5 | $43,500 | ||
| 320 | Andrew Kozan United States | $43k | 779 | $43,133 | ||
| 321 | J.J. Henry United States | $42k | 161 | $41,727 | ||
| 322 | Ben Crane United States | $41k | 128 | $40,658 | ||
| 323 | Jerry Smith United States | $41k | 430 | $40,600 | ||
| 324 | Yuto Katsuragawa Japan | $41k | 623 | $40,600 | ||
| 325 | Ryutaro Nagano Japan | $40k | 612 | $40,397 | ||
| 326 | Chris Thompson United States | $38k | 676 | $37,969 | ||
| 327 | Brandon Matthews United States | $38k | 605 | $37,589 | ||
| 328 | Padraig Harrington Ireland | $37k | 94 | $37,464 | ||
| 329 | Alexander Björk Sweden | $37k | 544 | $37,200 | ||
| 330 | Connor Syme Scotland | $37k | 655 | $37,200 | ||
| 331 | D.A. Points United States | $37k | 211 | $36,864 | ||
| 332 | Nicolai Hojgaard Denmark | $36k | 255 | $35,656 | ||
| 333 | Kyle Reifers United States | $36k | 368 | $35,613 | ||
| 334 | Ashun Wu China | $35k | 550 | $35,305 | ||
| 335 | Johnson Wagner United States | $35k | 204 | $35,205 | ||
| 336 | Morgan Hoffmann United States | $34k | 319 | $34,393 | ||
| 337 | Tommy Gainey United States | $34k | 324 | $34,236 | ||
| 338 | John Parry England | $34k | 470 | $33,625 | ||
| 339 | Richard Mansell England | $33k | 602 | $32,525 | ||
| 340 | Ryuichi Oiwa Japan | $31k | 800 | $31,442 | ||
| 341 | Fabián Gómez Argentina | $31k | 389 | $31,084 | ||
| 342 | Kyle Wilshire United States | $31k | 803 | $30,927 | ||
| 343 | Lucas Bjerregaard Denmark | $30k | 533 | $30,308 | ||
| 344 | Mark Baldwin United States | $30k | 770 | $30,198 | ||
| 345 | John Pak United States | $28k | 537 | $28,170 | ||
| 346 | Rikard Karlberg Sweden | $28k | 757 | $28,150 | ||
| 347 | Julian Suri United States | $28k | 568 | $27,565 | ||
| 348 | Jim Furyk United States | $27k | 24 | $27,375 | ||
| 349 | D.J. Trahan United States | $27k | 218 | $26,856 | ||
| 350 | KK Limbhasut Thailand | $27k | 810 | $26,527 | ||
| 351 | Preston Stanley United States | $24k | 819 | $24,391 | ||
| 352 | Rafael Campos Puerto Rico | $24k | 396 | $23,749 | ||
| 353 | Ben Silverman Canada | $24k | 392 | $23,679 | ||
| 354 | Alvaro Ortiz Mexico | $23k | 660 | $23,287 | ||
| 355 | Hugo León Chile | $22k | 741 | $21,909 | ||
| 356 | Julien Brun France | $22k | 771 | $21,909 | ||
| 357 | Niklas Norgaard Moller Denmark | $22k | 659 | $21,909 | ||
| 358 | Robin Roussel France | $22k | 825 | $21,909 | ||
| 359 | Matthew Jordan England | $22k | 523 | $21,840 | ||
| 360 | Ryo Hisatsune Japan | $22k | 291 | $21,791 | ||
| 361 | Arjun Atwal India | $21k | 331 | $21,150 | ||
| 362 | Ewen Ferguson Scotland | $20k | 609 | $20,160 | ||
| 363 | Marc Warren Scotland | $20k | 569 | $20,160 | ||
| 364 | Nacho Elvira Spain | $20k | 784 | $20,160 | ||
| 365 | Kazuki Higa Japan | $20k | 619 | $19,900 | ||
| 366 | Tomoyasu Sugiyama Japan | $20k | 833 | $19,900 | ||
| 367 | Mickey DeMorat United States | $20k | 836 | $19,728 | ||
| 368 | Minkyu Kim South Korea | $20k | 696 | $19,598 | ||
| 369 | John Merrick United States | $20k | 265 | $19,502 | ||
| 370 | Roberto Díaz Mexico | $19k | 478 | $19,342 | ||
| 371 | Naoyuki Kataoka Japan | $18k | 693 | $18,109 | ||
| 372 | Sanghun Shin South Korea | $18k | 791 | $18,038 | ||
| 373 | Lee Jaekyeong South Korea | $17k | 850 | $17,258 | ||
| 374 | Derek Ernst United States | $17k | 432 | $16,880 | ||
| 375 | George McNeill United States | $17k | 207 | $16,800 | ||
| 376 | Paul Goydos United States | $17k | 200 | $16,800 | ||
| 377 | Yoseop Seo South Korea | $17k | 796 | $16,575 | ||
| 378 | Ryuji Imada Japan | $16k | 258 | $16,318 | ||
| 379 | Hanbyeol Kim South Korea | $16k | 858 | $16,185 | ||
| 380 | Jay Haas United States | $16k | 166 | $16,185 | ||
| 381 | Justin Suh United States | $16k | 378 | $15,680 | ||
| 382 | Quade Cummins United States | $16k | 565 | $15,680 | ||
| 383 | Blake Kennedy United States | $16k | 861 | $15,678 | ||
| 384 | Francesco Laporta Italy | $15k | 758 | $15,355 | ||
| 385 | Davis Love III United States | $15k | 49 | $15,048 | ||
| 386 | Omar Uresti United States | $15k | 376 | $14,910 | ||
| 387 | Sangmoon Bae South Korea | $14k | 302 | $14,040 | ||
| 388 | Blake McShea United States | $14k | 765 | $14,016 | ||
| 389 | John Senden Australia | $14k | 133 | $13,650 | ||
| 390 | Lukas Nemecz Austria | $14k | 704 | $13,505 | ||
| 391 | Alfredo Garcia Spain | $10k | 896 | $10,348 | ||
| 392 | Gunner Wiebe United States | $10k | 897 | $10,348 | ||
| 393 | Pep Angles Spain | $10k | 899 | $10,064 | ||
| 394 | Josh Geary New Zealand | $9k | 876 | $9,195 | ||
| 395 | Tom Lewis England | $9k | 457 | $9,195 | ||
| 396 | Michael Lorenzo-Vera France | $9k | 908 | $9,109 | ||
| 397 | Carlos Pigem Spain | $9k | 913 | $8,584 | ||
| 398 | Santiago Tarrio Spain | $8k | 848 | $8,251 | ||
| 399 | Josh Teater United States | $8k | 316 | $7,955 | ||
| 400 | Justin Walters South Africa | $8k | 918 | $7,955 | ||
| 401 | Kevin Stadler United States | $8k | 251 | $7,955 | ||
| 402 | Chase Hanna United States | $8k | 812 | $7,548 | ||
| 403 | Richard Johnson Sweden | $8k | 310 | $7,548 | ||
| 404 | Søren Kjeldsen Denmark | $7k | 397 | $7,215 | ||
| 405 | Jacob Bridgeman United States | $7k | 191 | $6,919 | ||
| 406 | Marcel Siem Germany | $7k | 501 | $6,697 |
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.
2021-22 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 2021-22 money split by the flag on the entry
| # | Country | Players paid | Top earner | Won in 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | United States | 207 | Dustin Johnson | $493,579,216$493.6m |
| 02 | Australia | 15 | Cameron Smith | $57,509,571$57.5m |
| 03 | England | 24 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | $50,405,707$50.4m |
| 04 | Northern Ireland | 2 | Rory McIlroy | $44,121,185$44.1m |
| 05 | South Africa | 15 | Branden Grace | $42,975,357$43.0m |
| 06 | Spain | 11 | Jon Rahm | $28,332,253$28.3m |
| 07 | South Korea | 15 | Sungjae Im | $22,469,540$22.5m |
| 08 | Canada | 11 | Corey Conners | $14,913,499$14.9m |
| 09 | Mexico | 4 | Abraham Ancer | $13,824,411$13.8m |
| 10 | Chile | 3 | Joaquin Niemann | $13,595,179$13.6m |
| 11 | Japan | 20 | Hideki Matsuyama | $13,120,022$13.1m |
| 12 | Ireland | 3 | Shane Lowry | $9,754,385$9.8m |
| 13 | Austria | 4 | Sepp Straka | $9,437,270$9.4m |
| 14 | Norway | 2 | Viktor Hovland | $8,706,090$8.7m |
| 15 | India | 2 | Anirban Lahiri | $8,081,748$8.1m |
| 16 | Sweden | 9 | Henrik Stenson | $5,259,674$5.3m |
| 17 | Scotland | 8 | Russell Knox | $3,481,058$3.5m |
| 18 | Germany | 7 | Stephan Jaeger | $3,113,043$3.1m |
| 19 | Colombia | 2 | Sebastián Muñoz | $2,863,675$2.9m |
| 20 | Argentina | 4 | Emiliano Grillo | $2,357,139$2.4m |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 1 | Scott Vincent | $1,647,809$1.6m |
| 22 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | C.T. Pan | $1,360,203$1.4m |
| 23 | Italy | 4 | Francesco Molinari | $1,151,818 |
| 24 | Venezuela | 1 | Jhonattan Vegas | $1,097,632 |
| 25 | New Zealand | 3 | Danny Lee | $1,035,154 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the most prize money in golf in 2021-22?
Rory McIlroy, $40,456,566. That is 4.7% of everything the 406 players on this list won that season.
How much prize money did golf pay out in 2021-22?
$858,106,916 to 406 players. The season is up 76.8% on 2020-21, and is the 4th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold.
How many golfers won a million dollars in 2021-22?
153 of the 406 paid that season.
What share of 2021-22 golf money came from the majors?
6.8%. Regular tour purses paid 42.1%, bonus pools 20.5% and LIV Golf 30.6%.
Which country won the most golf prize money in 2021-22?
United States, $493,579,216 across 207 players, out of 37 countries paid that season.
Where to next
The seasons either side, the eras and the 2021-22 field
The 2020-21 money list · The 2022-23 money list
Every season
- The 2026 money list
- The 2025 money list
- The 2024 money list
- 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
- The 2011-12 money list
- The 2010-11 money list
- The 2009-10 money list
- The 2008-09 money list
- The 2007-08 money list
- The 2006-07 money list
- The 2005-06 money list
- The 2004-05 money list
- The 2003-04 money list
- The 2002-03 money list
- The 2001-02 money list
- The 2000-01 money list
- The 1999-00 money list
- The 1998-99 money list
- The 1997-98 money list
- The 1996-97 money list
- The 1995-96 money list
The 2021-22 top sixty
- Rory McIlroy
- Dustin Johnson
- Scottie Scheffler
- Cameron Smith
- Xander Schauffele
- Justin Thomas
- Branden Grace
- Talor Gooch
- Patrick Reed
- Patrick Cantlay
- Will Zalatoris
- Jordan Spieth
- Peter Uihlein
- Tony Finau
- Matthew Fitzpatrick
- Sam Burns
- Sungjae Im
- Pat Perez
- Jon Rahm
- Max Homa
- Joaquin Niemann
- Brooks Koepka
- Cameron Young
- Charl Schwartzel
- Billy Horschel
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Viktor Hovland
- Collin Morikawa
- Jason Kokrak
- Anirban Lahiri
- Eugenio Chacarra
- Matt Jones
- Marc Leishman
- Sergio Garcia
- Abraham Ancer
- Kevin Kisner
- Carlos Ortiz
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Shane Lowry
- Sepp Straka
- Paul Casey
- Chase Koepka
- Adam Scott
- Tom Hoge
- Wade Ormsby
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Charles Howell III
- Corey Conners
- Cameron Tringale
- Scott Stallings
- Lee Westwood
- Aaron Wise
- Matthew Wolff
- J.T. Poston
- Harold Varner III
- Kyoung-Hoon Lee
- Brian Harman
- Sam Horsfield
- Kevin Na
- Richard Bland