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GOLF · BONUS POOLS

Bonus money in golf

$1,050,067,617 paid for finishing a season rather than for winning a tournament, which is 10.5% of all the money in the sport and more than the four majors have paid between them.

384 golfers have been paid one and 542 never have. That is the whole character of a bonus: a purse pays everybody who makes the cut, and a bonus pays the top of a table once, at the end, in cheques large enough to rewrite a career total on their own.

PAID IN BONUSES $1.05bn
BIGGEST EARNER $99.4m
SHARE OF GOLF 10.5%
PLAYERS PAID ONE 384
AVERAGE OF THOSE $2.7m

The twenty biggest bonus earners

Money paid for a season rather than for a tournament

384 players paid

Rory McIlroy $99m Scottie Scheffler $96m Xander Schauffele $48m Justin Thomas $37m Collin Morikawa $35m Jon Rahm $35m Tiger Woods $33m Viktor Hovland $33m Jordan Spieth $29m Patrick Cantlay $29m Dustin Johnson $22m Wyndham Clark $19m Tony Finau $17m Tommy Fleetwood $16m Max Homa $15m Sungjae Im $15m Rickie Fowler $14m Adam Scott $12m Sahith Theegala $12m Shane Lowry $11m

Rory McIlroy has been paid $99,447,833 in bonuses, 46.1% of a career worth $215,894,606. Read that the other way round and it is the argument for the page: nearly half of the richest career in golf was paid for finishing seasons rather than for winning tournaments.

Bonus money, season by season

What the pools paid out each year

1995-96 to 2026

The step is at 2018-19. Bonus pools were 5.2% of golf's money before it and 14.4% after, and the average season went from $9,498,346 to $103,248,583. 2022-23 is the peak on $183,461,000.

2026 reads zero because the cheque has not been written. A bonus is paid once, when the season-long table closes, so the column fills in at the end of the year rather than week by week. The last season to pay one is 2025, on $82,410,000. The first was 1980-81.

Where every dollar in golf comes from

The four money sources across 926 careers

Bonuses 10.5%

  • Tour purses 66.6%
  • The four majors 9.4%
  • Bonus pools 10.5%
  • LIV Golf 13.5%

Bonus pools out-pay the four majors across the sport. Four weeks that everybody can name are a tenth of the money, and a table nobody watches until September is more than that.

Who a bonus actually reaches

Careers banded by size, and how much of each band is bonus money

6 bands

Career size Players Paid a bonus Bonus share Biggest in the band Paid in bonuses
$100m and up 11 11 24.3% Rory McIlroy $390,271,792$390.3m
$50m to $100m 39 38 13.9% Brooks Koepka $373,834,386$373.8m
$20m to $50m 97 92 7.4% Billy Horschel $229,843,012$229.8m
$10m to $20m 101 85 2.4% Freddie Jacobson $32,225,452$32.2m
$3m to $10m 158 91 1.9% Lanto Griffin $18,277,122$18.3m
Under $3m 520 67 2.0% Steve Wheatcroft $5,615,853$5.6m

The $100m and up band takes 24.3% of its money from bonus pools and the under $3m band 2.0%. A purse pays down to the cut and a bonus pays a top thirty, so the same tour writes two very differently shaped cheques and only one of them reaches a player having an ordinary year.

Bonus money by era

Careers grouped on their midpoint

3 eras

Era Careers Bonus share Majors share Richest Paid in bonuses
The 2000s 53 6.3% 11.7% Phil Mickelson $68,631,627$68.6m
The 2010s 320 9.3% 9.1% Rory McIlroy $453,132,740$453.1m
The 2020s 553 13.1% 9.1% Scottie Scheffler $528,303,250$528.3m

The twenty careers most built on bonuses

Bonus money as a share of a career, careers over $5,000,000

Sport average 10.5%

Rory McIlroy 46.1% Scottie Scheffler 45.2% Viktor Hovland 43.5% Xander Schauffele 41.3% Collin Morikawa 40.5% Justin Thomas 33.5% Sahith Theegala 33.2% Wyndham Clark 32.6% Patrick Cantlay 32.2% Max Homa 31.7% Jordan Spieth 30.0% Thorbjørn Olesen 28.6% Sungjae Im 28.0% Fred Couples 27.6% Tony Finau 26.2% Shane Lowry 25.0% Tommy Fleetwood 24.7% Sepp Straka 24.6% Will Zalatoris 21.8% Tiger Woods 21.7%

Rory McIlroy tops it on 46.1% of $215,894,606. All 20 of the twenty were still being paid after 2018-19, which is the point the pools got big enough for a career to lean on them.

Every golfer who has been paid a bonus

Ranked by bonus money

384 players

# Player Career Bonus share Span Paid in bonuses
001 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland $215.9m 46.1% 2009 to 2026 $99,447,833$99.4m
002 Scottie Scheffler United States $212.3m 45.2% 2018 to 2026 $95,966,667$96.0m
003 Xander Schauffele United States $117.2m 41.3% 2017 to 2026 $48,342,500$48.3m
004 Justin Thomas United States $111.6m 33.5% 2014 to 2026 $37,395,667$37.4m
005 Collin Morikawa United States $86.3m 40.5% 2019 to 2026 $34,997,500$35.0m
006 Jon Rahm Spain $187.8m 18.5% 2016 to 2026 $34,687,500$34.7m
007 Tiger Woods United States $154.4m 21.7% 1996 to 2024 $33,445,791$33.4m
008 Viktor Hovland Norway $76.6m 43.5% 2019 to 2026 $33,315,000$33.3m
009 Jordan Spieth United States $98.3m 30.0% 2013 to 2026 $29,486,500$29.5m
010 Patrick Cantlay United States $90.4m 32.2% 2012 to 2026 $29,086,500$29.1m
011 Dustin Johnson United States $168.0m 12.8% 2007 to 2026 $21,508,334$21.5m
012 Wyndham Clark United States $58.5m 32.6% 2017 to 2026 $19,037,500$19.0m
013 Tony Finau United States $64.0m 26.2% 2007 to 2026 $16,764,416$16.8m
014 Tommy Fleetwood England $66.2m 24.7% 2015 to 2026 $16,384,167$16.4m
015 Max Homa United States $46.3m 31.7% 2014 to 2026 $14,666,500$14.7m
016 Sungjae Im South Korea $52.0m 28.0% 2018 to 2026 $14,545,000$14.5m
017 Rickie Fowler United States $73.1m 18.7% 2009 to 2026 $13,654,325$13.7m
018 Adam Scott Australia $85.7m 14.2% 2000 to 2026 $12,167,033$12.2m
019 Sahith Theegala United States $34.7m 33.2% 2021 to 2026 $11,505,000$11.5m
020 Shane Lowry Ireland $43.7m 25.0% 2010 to 2026 $10,951,750$11.0m
021 Sepp Straka Austria $43.3m 24.6% 2019 to 2026 $10,670,750$10.7m
022 Hideki Matsuyama Japan $77.7m 13.7% 2013 to 2026 $10,639,416$10.6m
023 Matthew Fitzpatrick England $53.9m 19.2% 2016 to 2026 $10,321,500$10.3m
024 Keegan Bradley United States $68.0m 14.2% 2009 to 2026 $9,686,916$9.7m
025 Sam Burns United States $51.6m 18.0% 2018 to 2026 $9,270,500$9.3m
026 Phil Mickelson United States $118.0m 7.7% 1992 to 2026 $9,091,500$9.1m
027 Jason Day Australia $75.9m 11.9% 2006 to 2026 $9,023,334$9.0m
028 Fred Couples United States $32.1m 27.6% 1981 to 2023 $8,852,362$8.9m
029 Harris English United States $51.5m 16.6% 2011 to 2026 $8,568,750$8.6m
030 Billy Horschel United States $50.0m 15.3% 2009 to 2026 $7,641,917$7.6m
031 Russell Henley United States $60.1m 12.5% 2013 to 2026 $7,488,750$7.5m
032 Brooks Koepka United States $99.0m 7.5% 2013 to 2026 $7,458,833$7.5m
033 Justin Rose England $86.0m 8.6% 2001 to 2026 $7,374,083$7.4m
034 Bubba Watson United States $72.7m 10.1% 2006 to 2026 $7,334,250$7.3m
035 Bryson DeChambeau United States $109.3m 6.5% 2016 to 2026 $7,114,000$7.1m
036 Cameron Young United States $45.8m 14.8% 2022 to 2026 $6,767,500$6.8m
037 Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland $43.9m 15.3% 2002 to 2026 $6,727,000$6.7m
038 Matt Kuchar United States $68.8m 9.7% 2001 to 2026 $6,692,501$6.7m
039 Brian Harman United States $52.2m 12.0% 2011 to 2026 $6,262,750$6.3m
040 Davis Love III United States $51.0m 11.8% 1986 to 2022 $5,990,483$6.0m
041 Kevin Na United States $54.8m 10.5% 2003 to 2025 $5,757,000$5.8m
042 Will Zalatoris United States $26.2m 21.8% 2021 to 2026 $5,717,500$5.7m
043 J.J. Spaun United States $36.4m 15.6% 2015 to 2026 $5,685,000$5.7m
044 Ludvig Aberg Sweden $33.1m 16.8% 2023 to 2026 $5,545,000$5.5m
045 Padraig Harrington Ireland $32.1m 17.1% 1996 to 2026 $5,479,883$5.5m
046 Kevin Kisner United States $34.9m 15.5% 2009 to 2025 $5,415,583$5.4m
047 Cameron Smith Australia $91.6m 5.7% 2015 to 2026 $5,242,833$5.2m
048 Jim Furyk United States $76.5m 6.5% 1993 to 2022 $5,002,406$5.0m
049 Ben Griffin United States $27.4m 18.2% 2019 to 2026 $5,000,000$5.0m
050 Ian Poulter England $46.6m 10.6% 2000 to 2026 $4,962,333$5.0m
051 Paul Casey England $73.2m 6.8% 2001 to 2026 $4,946,047$4.9m
052 Zach Johnson United States $55.0m 8.6% 2002 to 2026 $4,712,084$4.7m
053 Henrik Stenson Sweden $47.9m 9.7% 2005 to 2025 $4,648,500$4.6m
054 Steve Stricker United States $49.4m 9.0% 1990 to 2023 $4,419,910$4.4m
055 Luke Donald England $41.8m 9.7% 2001 to 2026 $4,058,500$4.1m
056 Vijay Singh Fiji $74.9m 5.2% 1992 to 2026 $3,918,808$3.9m
057 Patrick Reed United States $85.9m 4.5% 2011 to 2026 $3,853,333$3.9m
058 Hunter Mahan United States $35.6m 10.7% 2003 to 2021 $3,798,833$3.8m
059 Ernie Els South Africa $53.2m 7.0% 1991 to 2023 $3,700,714$3.7m
060 Abraham Ancer Mexico $52.4m 6.5% 2016 to 2026 $3,416,750$3.4m
061 Rory Sabbatini Slovakia $39.2m 8.0% 1999 to 2023 $3,124,917$3.1m
062 Gary Woodland United States $43.6m 7.1% 2008 to 2026 $3,073,417$3.1m
063 Bo Van Pelt United States $24.3m 12.4% 1999 to 2023 $3,013,958$3.0m
064 Corey Conners Canada $36.2m 7.8% 2018 to 2026 $2,819,917$2.8m
065 Sean O'Hair United States $28.1m 9.8% 2004 to 2024 $2,760,917$2.8m
066 Nick Watney United States $31.8m 8.1% 2003 to 2025 $2,584,917$2.6m
067 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa $62.6m 4.1% 2008 to 2026 $2,563,083$2.6m
068 Webb Simpson United States $48.7m 5.2% 2008 to 2026 $2,549,667$2.5m
069 Fred Funk United States $23.8m 10.5% 1982 to 2021 $2,488,922$2.5m
070 Brandt Snedeker United States $45.6m 5.4% 2004 to 2026 $2,447,250$2.4m
071 Justin Leonard United States $36.3m 6.7% 1994 to 2025 $2,440,659$2.4m
072 Stewart Cink United States $46.3m 5.2% 1995 to 2024 $2,416,590$2.4m
073 Retief Goosen South Africa $33.7m 7.0% 1995 to 2021 $2,363,035$2.4m
074 Lucas Glover United States $45.3m 5.0% 2001 to 2026 $2,255,500$2.3m
075 Jason Kokrak United States $45.3m 4.9% 2012 to 2026 $2,214,000$2.2m
076 Tyrrell Hatton England $28.2m 7.9% 2015 to 2026 $2,212,833$2.2m
077 Tom Hoge United States $29.1m 7.5% 2015 to 2026 $2,187,000$2.2m
078 Tom Lehman United States $23.8m 9.1% 1983 to 2019 $2,163,651$2.2m
079 Jason Dufner United States $29.8m 7.1% 2004 to 2025 $2,108,750$2.1m
080 Jerry Kelly United States $31.2m 6.5% 1995 to 2023 $2,040,417$2.0m
081 Jay Haas United States $16.3m 12.5% 1980 to 2022 $2,033,373$2.0m
082 Camilo Villegas Colombia $26.0m 7.8% 2004 to 2026 $2,018,458$2.0m
083 Charles Howell III United States $78.8m 2.5% 2000 to 2026 $1,960,417$2.0m
084 Daniel Berger United States $34.6m 5.6% 2014 to 2026 $1,933,083$1.9m
085 David Toms United States $43.8m 4.2% 1989 to 2019 $1,852,254$1.9m
086 Sergio Garcia Spain $105.0m 1.8% 1999 to 2026 $1,842,000$1.8m
087 Marc Leishman Australia $74.2m 2.5% 2009 to 2026 $1,832,000$1.8m
088 Bernhard Langer Germany $12.9m 13.7% 1981 to 2021 $1,771,667$1.8m
089 K.J. Choi South Korea $34.6m 5.1% 1999 to 2021 $1,751,666$1.8m
090 John Daly United States $12.0m 14.5% 1989 to 2019 $1,741,830$1.7m
091 J.B. Holmes United States $27.4m 6.3% 2005 to 2024 $1,718,167$1.7m
092 Martin Kaymer Germany $24.4m 7.0% 2008 to 2026 $1,704,000$1.7m
093 Lee Westwood England $41.3m 4.0% 1995 to 2026 $1,667,750$1.7m
094 Boo Weekley United States $16.7m 9.4% 2002 to 2020 $1,579,501$1.6m
095 Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark $5.4m 28.6% 2011 to 2026 $1,557,500$1.6m
096 Søren Kjeldsen Denmark $3.4m 45.2% 2005 to 2022 $1,555,000$1.6m
097 Robert MacIntyre Scotland $22.3m 6.8% 2021 to 2026 $1,520,000$1.5m
098 Chez Reavie United States $23.6m 6.4% 2004 to 2026 $1,517,000$1.5m
099 Bill Haas United States $32.5m 4.6% 2004 to 2026 $1,491,833$1.5m
100 Robert Allenby Australia $29.1m 5.1% 1993 to 2019 $1,471,250$1.5m
101 Ryan Palmer United States $35.4m 4.2% 2002 to 2025 $1,470,083$1.5m
102 Freddie Jacobson Sweden $19.7m 7.4% 1998 to 2019 $1,461,500$1.5m
103 Joaquin Niemann Chile $104.2m 1.4% 2018 to 2026 $1,430,000$1.4m
104 Francesco Molinari Italy $20.2m 6.9% 2007 to 2026 $1,396,250$1.4m
105 Mike Weir Canada $29.4m 4.6% 1993 to 2023 $1,366,175$1.4m
106 Ben Crane United States $23.0m 5.9% 2001 to 2024 $1,352,833$1.4m
107 Charley Hoffman United States $37.1m 3.6% 2000 to 2026 $1,323,250
108 Chris Kirk United States $37.1m 3.3% 2008 to 2026 $1,228,500
109 Jimmy Walker United States $28.9m 4.2% 2001 to 2023 $1,212,167
110 Alex Cejka Germany $14.2m 8.6% 1996 to 2024 $1,210,177
111 Joohyung Kim South Korea $21.8m 5.5% 2021 to 2026 $1,189,500
112 Thomas Pieters Belgium $4.3m 27.1% 2016 to 2023 $1,161,750
113 Trevor Immelman South Africa $13.8m 8.3% 2002 to 2019 $1,142,667
114 J.T. Poston United States $29.2m 3.9% 2017 to 2026 $1,127,500
115 Nick Taylor Canada $26.7m 4.2% 2015 to 2026 $1,114,000
116 Geoff Ogilvy Australia $31.6m 3.5% 2001 to 2023 $1,113,071
117 Adam Schenk United States $15.2m 7.2% 2018 to 2026 $1,100,000
118 Sebastián Muñoz Colombia $10.3m 10.2% 2017 to 2023 $1,045,000
119 Akshay Bhatia United States $21.3m 4.8% 2021 to 2026 $1,035,000
120 Martin Laird Scotland $23.4m 4.3% 2008 to 2026 $1,017,600
121 Chad Campbell United States $27.9m 3.6% 1998 to 2020 $1,009,209
122 Byeong Hun An South Korea $22.5m 4.5% 2014 to 2025 $1,007,750
123 Cameron Tringale United States $35.4m 2.7% 2009 to 2026 $968,500
124 Ryan Moore United States $35.5m 2.7% 2005 to 2024 $957,500
125 Scott Stallings United States $19.7m 4.8% 2009 to 2024 $937,125
126 Matthieu Pavon France $7.5m 12.2% 2022 to 2026 $917,500
127 Taylor Pendrith Canada $15.6m 5.8% 2021 to 2026 $905,000
128 Aaron Wise United States $13.1m 6.8% 2016 to 2026 $895,000
129 Ross Fisher England $2.7m 32.9% 2008 to 2019 $891,500
130 Brian Davis England $14.2m 5.9% 1999 to 2020 $834,500
131 Kyoung-Hoon Lee South Korea $13.8m 6.0% 2018 to 2025 $820,000
132 Mackenzie Hughes Canada $22.3m 3.6% 2017 to 2026 $815,000
133 Brendon Todd United States $20.3m 4.0% 2009 to 2026 $806,083
134 Carl Pettersson Sweden $23.5m 3.4% 2002 to 2020 $792,500
135 Aaron Rai England $17.5m 4.5% 2022 to 2026 $792,500
136 Brendan Steele United States $21.0m 3.7% 2009 to 2023 $779,083
137 Maverick McNealy United States $24.3m 3.1% 2018 to 2026 $748,750
138 Y.E. Yang South Korea $9.7m 7.6% 2004 to 2019 $736,500
139 Lanto Griffin United States $9.9m 7.3% 2018 to 2026 $722,500
140 Emiliano Grillo Argentina $26.6m 2.7% 2012 to 2026 $715,000
141 Charl Schwartzel South Africa $51.7m 1.3% 2006 to 2026 $676,333
142 Kevin Tway United States $9.0m 7.0% 2014 to 2025 $630,000
143 Scott Piercy United States $24.6m 2.5% 2005 to 2025 $625,000
144 Alex Noren Sweden $21.1m 2.9% 2008 to 2026 $618,167
145 Robert Garrigus United States $15.6m 3.9% 2005 to 2023 $613,000
146 Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela $22.5m 2.6% 2008 to 2026 $595,000
147 Carlos Franco Paraguay $10.0m 5.9% 1997 to 2020 $593,083
148 Brendon de Jonge Zimbabwe $12.1m 4.8% 2004 to 2020 $579,250
149 Ricky Barnes United States $9.5m 6.0% 2004 to 2023 $575,250
150 Pat Perez United States $50.5m 1.1% 2001 to 2024 $559,571
151 Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa $14.4m 3.9% 2020 to 2026 $555,000
152 Ashun Wu China $598k 87.2% 2014 to 2024 $521,667
153 Stuart Appleby Australia $30.3m 1.7% 1996 to 2019 $520,667
154 Kevin Streelman United States $28.3m 1.8% 2005 to 2026 $510,000
155 Taylor Moore United States $12.9m 3.9% 2018 to 2026 $505,000
156 Olin Browne United States $9.0m 5.6% 1992 to 2018 $504,400
157 Heath Slocum United States $16.5m 3.0% 2000 to 2019 $501,500
158 Erik van Rooyen South Africa $11.4m 4.4% 2019 to 2026 $498,667
159 Rod Pampling Australia $16.5m 3.0% 1999 to 2020 $490,500
160 John Senden Australia $22.1m 2.2% 2002 to 2022 $484,750
161 Haotong Li China $3.6m 13.4% 2017 to 2026 $481,167
162 Roberto Díaz Mexico $1.4m 33.3% 2018 to 2023 $478,750
163 Mark Wilson United States $14.8m 2.9% 1999 to 2018 $424,500
164 Kyle Stanley United States $17.4m 2.4% 2009 to 2024 $420,750
165 Ángel Cabrera Argentina $12.5m 3.3% 1997 to 2018 $420,000
166 Ryo Ishikawa Japan $5.0m 8.4% 2009 to 2025 $418,750
167 Jon Curran United States $3.6m 11.4% 2013 to 2019 $410,000
168 Daniel Chopra Sweden $8.4m 4.8% 2003 to 2020 $402,500
169 Adam Hadwin Canada $25.9m 1.5% 2010 to 2026 $395,500
170 Kevin Chappell United States $18.0m 2.2% 2009 to 2025 $389,500
171 Jason Gore United States $6.8m 5.5% 1999 to 2019 $379,250
172 Shaun Micheel United States $9.5m 4.0% 1994 to 2018 $376,500
173 Matthew Wolff United States $27.1m 1.4% 2019 to 2026 $368,000
174 Brian Gay United States $24.5m 1.4% 1998 to 2023 $341,833
175 Danny Lee New Zealand $15.4m 2.2% 2009 to 2023 $339,750
176 Ryuji Imada Japan $9.5m 3.5% 1999 to 2022 $337,500
177 Russell Knox Scotland $17.8m 1.9% 2012 to 2025 $331,750
178 Andrew Novak United States $14.1m 2.3% 2018 to 2026 $325,000
179 Rich Beem United States $10.1m 3.2% 1999 to 2020 $317,375
180 Hideto Tanihara Japan $1.7m 18.3% 2004 to 2022 $315,500
181 Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand $4.3m 7.1% 2013 to 2026 $307,000
182 Arjun Atwal India $5.4m 5.6% 1996 to 2023 $302,500
183 Oliver Wilson England $753k 39.8% 2008 to 2024 $300,000
184 Bob Estes United States $21.9m 1.3% 1988 to 2018 $279,508
185 David Hearn Canada $10.4m 2.7% 2004 to 2024 $275,000
186 Anirban Lahiri India $48.1m 0.6% 2012 to 2026 $270,267
187 D.J. Trahan United States $11.5m 2.3% 2003 to 2023 $267,500
188 Keith Mitchell United States $20.3m 1.3% 2017 to 2026 $261,000
189 Matt Jones Australia $37.1m 0.7% 2008 to 2025 $256,250
190 Denny McCarthy United States $21.9m 1.2% 2018 to 2026 $255,250
191 Charlie Wi South Korea $10.3m 2.3% 1998 to 2019 $238,000
192 Harold Varner III United States $40.4m 0.6% 2014 to 2026 $237,750
193 Si Woo Kim South Korea $39.6m 0.6% 2016 to 2026 $236,250
194 Michael Thompson United States $12.9m 1.8% 2008 to 2023 $233,250
195 José María Olazábal Spain $12.8m 1.8% 1987 to 2024 $231,167
196 Joost Luiten Netherlands $1.1m 20.1% 2011 to 2026 $230,250
197 Harry Hall England $10.6m 2.0% 2021 to 2026 $215,000
198 Jonas Blixt Sweden $10.7m 2.0% 2008 to 2023 $214,500
199 Jonathan Byrd United States $20.9m 1.0% 2000 to 2026 $213,167
200 Jim Herman United States $8.7m 2.4% 2008 to 2024 $212,500
201 J.J. Henry United States $17.1m 1.2% 1998 to 2022 $212,333
202 Jacob Bridgeman United States $13.5m 1.6% 2022 to 2026 $210,000
203 Rafa Cabrera Bello Spain $8.9m 2.3% 2010 to 2026 $204,500
204 Chris Gotterup United States $14.6m 1.4% 2022 to 2026 $200,000
205 Adam Long United States $7.8m 2.6% 2019 to 2024 $200,000
206 Greg Chalmers Australia $11.1m 1.8% 1998 to 2023 $196,208
207 David Lingmerth Sweden $11.6m 1.6% 2013 to 2023 $190,000
208 Bud Cauley United States $17.3m 1.1% 2011 to 2026 $187,500
209 Dylan Frittelli South Africa $7.1m 2.6% 2017 to 2026 $185,000
210 Bernd Wiesberger Austria $6.8m 2.7% 2013 to 2023 $182,500
211 Patrick Rodgers United States $20.9m 0.9% 2014 to 2026 $181,250
212 D.A. Points United States $12.1m 1.5% 2001 to 2023 $178,750
213 Joel Dahmen United States $14.6m 1.2% 2017 to 2026 $177,000
214 Richy Werenski United States $6.9m 2.5% 2017 to 2024 $175,000
215 Gaganjeet Bhullar India $280k 62.0% 2012 to 2019 $173,667
216 Tyler Duncan United States $7.5m 2.3% 2018 to 2026 $173,000
217 Andrew Putnam United States $19.0m 0.9% 2012 to 2026 $172,500
218 Seung-Yul Noh South Korea $8.4m 2.1% 2010 to 2026 $172,500
219 Nick Dunlap United States $4.5m 3.8% 2024 to 2026 $170,000
220 Mark Hubbard United States $13.4m 1.2% 2014 to 2026 $167,000
221 Graham DeLaet Canada $11.4m 1.4% 2008 to 2020 $163,167
222 Tom Lewis England $1.8m 8.9% 2012 to 2022 $161,000
223 Carlos Ortiz Mexico $43.9m 0.4% 2014 to 2026 $160,000
224 Troy Merritt United States $15.5m 1.0% 2009 to 2026 $160,000
225 Harry Higgs United States $5.9m 2.6% 2020 to 2026 $156,000
226 Peter Lonard Australia $9.7m 1.6% 1997 to 2017 $153,880
227 Tim Petrovic United States $12.3m 1.2% 1989 to 2017 $152,500
228 Andrew Landry United States $6.9m 2.2% 2016 to 2023 $150,000
229 Tim Wilkinson New Zealand $4.4m 3.3% 2003 to 2021 $147,500
230 Sung Kang South Korea $10.6m 1.4% 2011 to 2024 $145,000
231 Maximilian Kieffer Germany $368k 39.4% 2014 to 2025 $145,000
232 Branden Grace South Africa $55.6m 0.3% 2009 to 2026 $143,000
233 Vaughn Taylor United States $19.6m 0.7% 2004 to 2022 $140,833
234 Erik Compton United States $4.2m 3.3% 2002 to 2023 $140,833
235 Ryan Armour United States $8.2m 1.7% 2005 to 2023 $140,000
236 Tim Herron United States $19.5m 0.7% 1995 to 2020 $139,025
237 Dicky Pride United States $5.9m 2.3% 1993 to 2020 $136,904
238 Jason Bohn United States $16.2m 0.8% 2004 to 2021 $136,500
239 Smylie Kaufman United States $3.6m 3.6% 2015 to 2019 $131,667
240 Richard Johnson Sweden $6.4m 2.1% 2002 to 2023 $131,000
241 Cameron Beckman United States $9.9m 1.3% 1997 to 2018 $129,584
242 John Merrick United States $9.3m 1.4% 2005 to 2022 $126,500
243 Marcus Fraser Australia $396k 32.0% 2006 to 2017 $126,500
244 George McNeill United States $12.4m 1.0% 2002 to 2025 $124,000
245 Omar Uresti United States $4.0m 2.9% 1994 to 2022 $116,500
246 Trey Mullinax United States $6.9m 1.7% 2016 to 2025 $115,250
247 Neal Lancaster United States $6.4m 1.7% 1990 to 2018 $111,770
248 Jay Don Blake United States $5.7m 2.0% 1987 to 2018 $111,724
249 Luke List United States $18.2m 0.6% 2009 to 2026 $111,000
250 Cameron Davis Australia $17.6m 0.6% 2017 to 2026 $110,000
251 Henrik Norlander Sweden $7.8m 1.4% 2013 to 2026 $110,000
252 Doc Redman United States $5.4m 2.0% 2019 to 2025 $110,000
253 Xinjun Zhang China $2.1m 5.2% 2018 to 2021 $110,000
254 William McGirt United States $11.6m 0.9% 2010 to 2026 $106,000
255 Scott Brown United States $11.0m 1.0% 2009 to 2023 $106,000
256 Cameron Champ United States $9.4m 1.1% 2018 to 2026 $105,833
257 Nate Lashley United States $9.0m 1.2% 2018 to 2025 $105,000
258 Matthew NeSmith United States $7.0m 1.5% 2020 to 2025 $105,000
259 Scott Harrington United States $1.8m 6.0% 2006 to 2023 $105,000
260 Spencer Levin United States $8.3m 1.2% 2005 to 2023 $103,000
261 Beau Hossler United States $15.4m 0.7% 2017 to 2026 $101,000
262 Sam Ryder United States $10.9m 0.9% 2018 to 2026 $101,000
263 Brice Garnett United States $9.4m 1.1% 2014 to 2026 $101,000
264 Zac Blair United States $9.2m 1.1% 2015 to 2026 $101,000
265 Bo Hoag United States $1.9m 5.4% 2020 to 2023 $101,000
266 Joseph Bramlett United States $4.7m 2.1% 2010 to 2025 $100,000
267 Sam Saunders United States $3.6m 2.8% 2010 to 2020 $100,000
268 Jamie Donaldson Wales $2.5m 4.1% 2011 to 2022 $100,000
269 Tommy Gainey United States $5.8m 1.7% 2007 to 2025 $98,000
270 Fabián Gómez Argentina $3.6m 2.6% 2011 to 2026 $95,000
271 Michael Bradley United States $5.8m 1.6% 1988 to 2018 $94,227
272 Brad Fritsch Canada $1.3m 6.9% 2006 to 2017 $91,000
273 Johnson Wagner United States $12.7m 0.7% 2005 to 2022 $90,000
274 Hudson Swafford United States $12.0m 0.7% 2014 to 2024 $90,000
275 Chris Smith United States $5.1m 1.8% 1993 to 2017 $89,650
276 Chris Stroud United States $13.5m 0.7% 2004 to 2024 $88,750
277 Chris Wood England $1.1m 8.0% 2009 to 2018 $87,250
278 Patton Kizzire United States $14.3m 0.6% 2015 to 2026 $85,000
279 Ryan Fox New Zealand $12.8m 0.7% 2015 to 2026 $84,500
280 Rob Oppenheim United States $2.0m 4.1% 2006 to 2021 $80,000
281 Ted Purdy United States $7.5m 1.1% 1998 to 2020 $79,000
282 Jonathan Kaye United States $10.7m 0.7% 1995 to 2019 $77,359
283 Chesson Hadley United States $12.5m 0.6% 2012 to 2025 $75,000
284 Cameron Percy Australia $5.5m 1.4% 2010 to 2023 $75,000
285 Craig Barlow United States $5.3m 1.4% 1998 to 2017 $75,000
286 SSP Chawrasia India $114k 63.5% 2011 to 2018 $72,500
287 Paul Goydos United States $12.9m 0.6% 1993 to 2022 $72,295
288 Steve Allan Australia $3.7m 1.9% 1998 to 2018 $70,983
289 Andres Romero Argentina $9.7m 0.7% 2006 to 2021 $70,750
290 Robert Streb United States $13.4m 0.5% 2013 to 2026 $70,000
291 Peter Malnati United States $11.0m 0.6% 2014 to 2026 $70,000
292 Matt Wallace England $10.5m 0.7% 2018 to 2026 $70,000
293 Josh Teater United States $6.1m 1.1% 2010 to 2025 $70,000
294 Bronson Burgoon United States $4.5m 1.6% 2016 to 2026 $70,000
295 Hank Lebioda United States $4.0m 1.8% 2019 to 2026 $70,000
296 Chase Seiffert United States $2.0m 3.5% 2017 to 2022 $70,000
297 Alexander Björk Sweden $633k 11.1% 2019 to 2024 $70,000
298 Oscar Fraustro Mexico $452k 15.0% 2014 to 2019 $68,000
299 Troy Matteson United States $9.4m 0.7% 2003 to 2018 $63,500
300 Aaron Baddeley Australia $24.1m 0.3% 2001 to 2025 $62,500
301 Bobby Gates United States $1.7m 3.8% 2009 to 2018 $62,500
302 Kevin Stadler United States $9.8m 0.6% 2004 to 2023 $61,500
303 John Huh United States $11.2m 0.5% 2012 to 2023 $60,600
304 Steve Marino United States $10.5m 0.6% 2005 to 2019 $60,000
305 Tag Ridings United States $4.8m 1.2% 2001 to 2017 $59,000
306 John Rollins United States $18.5m 0.3% 1999 to 2019 $58,500
307 Will MacKenzie United States $8.1m 0.7% 2004 to 2019 $55,000
308 Parker McLachlin United States $2.6m 2.1% 2005 to 2021 $55,000
309 D.H. Lee South Korea $1.6m 3.5% 2007 to 2022 $55,000
310 Scott Hend Australia $1.4m 3.9% 2003 to 2018 $55,000
311 Sangmoon Bae South Korea $6.8m 0.8% 2011 to 2024 $53,000
312 Richard Lee United States $2.3m 2.3% 2011 to 2019 $52,500
313 Shane Bertsch United States $2.6m 2.0% 1993 to 2017 $51,200
314 Paul Dunne Ireland $532k 9.6% 2016 to 2019 $51,167
315 Alexander Levy France $320k 16.0% 2014 to 2025 $51,167
316 Danny Willett England $8.9m 0.5% 2013 to 2026 $45,500
317 Marcel Siem Germany $1.1m 4.1% 2005 to 2025 $45,500
318 Ben Martin United States $11.0m 0.4% 2010 to 2026 $42,500
319 Stephan Jaeger Germany $14.0m 0.3% 2017 to 2026 $41,750
320 Andy Sullivan England $1.2m 3.6% 2015 to 2026 $41,750
321 José de Jesús Rodríguez Mexico $458k 8.8% 2009 to 2019 $40,500
322 Hugo León Chile $62k 64.6% 2009 to 2022 $40,000
323 Bill Lunde United States $3.7m 1.0% 2003 to 2017 $39,000
324 Derek Fathauer United States $3.2m 1.2% 2008 to 2019 $37,500
325 Edoardo Molinari Italy $1.5m 2.4% 2010 to 2023 $36,000
326 Brian Stuard United States $12.1m 0.3% 2008 to 2025 $35,000
327 C.T. Pan Chinese Taipei $11.7m 0.3% 2015 to 2025 $35,000
328 Greg Owen England $8.3m 0.4% 2000 to 2017 $35,000
329 Steven Bowditch Australia $6.9m 0.5% 2005 to 2017 $35,000
330 Martin Flores United States $5.1m 0.7% 2009 to 2019 $35,000
331 Steve Wheatcroft United States $3.0m 1.2% 2006 to 2018 $35,000
332 Scott Gutschewski United States $2.0m 1.8% 2003 to 2024 $35,000
333 Mark Anderson United States $1.6m 2.2% 2009 to 2021 $35,000
334 Chan Shih-chang Chinese Taipei $49k 71.3% 2017 $35,000
335 Ken Duke United States $10.9m 0.3% 1996 to 2019 $34,000
336 Chris Couch United States $4.4m 0.7% 1997 to 2020 $32,000
337 Yuta Ikeda Japan $452k 7.1% 2010 to 2018 $32,000
338 Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay $230k 13.9% 2007 to 2024 $32,000
339 K.T. Kim South Korea $562k 5.6% 2010 to 2018 $31,500
340 Danny Chia Malaysia $92k 34.2% 2010 to 2017 $31,500
341 Daniel Summerhays United States $9.0m 0.3% 2008 to 2018 $30,000
342 James Driscoll United States $5.9m 0.5% 2001 to 2018 $30,000
343 Kyle Reifers United States $4.2m 0.7% 2006 to 2023 $30,000
344 Michael Putnam United States $2.7m 1.1% 2005 to 2017 $30,000
345 Jerry Smith United States $2.4m 1.3% 1988 to 2023 $30,000
346 Adrian Otaegui Spain $1.8m 1.7% 2018 to 2023 $30,000
347 Tom Johnson United States $291k 10.3% 2005 to 2024 $30,000
348 Chris Wilson United States $115k 26.0% 2009 to 2018 $30,000
349 Tano Goya Argentina $634k 4.6% 2009 to 2023 $29,000
350 Satoshi Kodaira Japan $3.9m 0.7% 2016 to 2025 $28,000
351 Miguel Tabuena Philippines $60k 45.0% 2017 $27,000
352 Roberto Castro United States $7.5m 0.3% 2011 to 2021 $25,000
353 Colt Knost United States $4.4m 0.6% 2007 to 2019 $25,000
354 Charlie Beljan United States $3.9m 0.6% 2011 to 2021 $25,000
355 Scott Langley United States $3.5m 0.7% 2012 to 2019 $25,000
356 Andres Gonzales United States $2.5m 1.0% 2006 to 2017 $25,000
357 Derek Ernst United States $2.3m 1.1% 2012 to 2023 $25,000
358 Tyler Aldridge United States $635k 3.9% 2008 to 2017 $25,000
359 Scott Vincent Zimbabwe $15.2m 0.2% 2019 to 2026 $24,000
360 Matteo Manassero Italy $1.5m 1.5% 2011 to 2025 $22,000
361 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño Spain $2.4m 0.9% 2006 to 2017 $21,000
362 Nicholas Thompson United States $5.7m 0.3% 2006 to 2018 $15,000
363 Chad Collins United States $4.0m 0.4% 2004 to 2019 $15,000
364 Andrew Svoboda United States $1.8m 0.9% 2008 to 2023 $15,000
365 Kyle Thompson United States $282k 5.0% 2002 to 2018 $14,000
366 James Hahn United States $12.9m 0.1% 2009 to 2026 $10,000
367 Matt Every United States $10.4m 0.1% 2006 to 2020 $10,000
368 Billy Hurley III United States $5.1m 0.2% 2006 to 2019 $10,000
369 Steven Alker New Zealand $852k 1.2% 1996 to 2017 $9,985
370 Bryce Molder United States $11.3m 0.0% 2001 to 2017 $5,000
371 Shawn Stefani United States $6.3m 0.1% 2011 to 2021 $5,000
372 Morgan Hoffmann United States $6.0m 0.1% 2011 to 2022 $5,000
373 Roger Sloan Canada $3.4m 0.1% 2012 to 2024 $5,000
374 Tyrone Van Aswegen South Africa $3.3m 0.1% 2010 to 2019 $5,000
375 Willy Wilcox United States $2.6m 0.2% 2011 to 2017 $5,000
376 Andrew Loupe United States $2.1m 0.2% 2012 to 2021 $5,000
377 Derek Lamely United States $1.6m 0.3% 2008 to 2023 $5,000
378 Casey Wittenberg United States $1.3m 0.4% 2004 to 2018 $5,000
379 Miguel Angel Carballo Argentina $864k 0.6% 2007 to 2017 $5,000
380 Dawie van der Walt South Africa $575k 0.9% 2012 to 2022 $5,000
381 Garrett Osborn United States $192k 2.6% 2009 to 2020 $5,000
382 Vince Covello United States $75k 6.6% 2012 to 2025 $5,000
383 Ryan Yip Canada $61k 8.2% 2011 to 2018 $5,000
384 Josh Geary New Zealand $14k 35.2% 2010 to 2022 $5,000

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most bonus money in golf?

Rory McIlroy, $99,447,833, which is 46.1% of a career worth $215,894,606. Scottie Scheffler is second on $95,966,667.

How much of golf prize money is bonus money?

10.5% of everything on this site, or $1,050,067,617. That is more than the four majors have paid between them, which is 9.4%.

How many golfers have won bonus money?

384 of the 926 careers here. The other 542 have never been paid a bonus, because a bonus rewards a finishing position in a season-long table rather than a result in a tournament.

When did golf bonus money get so big?

From 2018-19. Bonus pools were 5.2% of the money in the seasons before it and 14.4% in the seasons since, and the average season went from $9,498,346 to $103,248,583.

Why does the current season show no bonus money?

A bonus is paid once, when the season-long table closes. 2026 is still being played, so its bonus column fills in at the end. The last season to pay one was 2025, on $82,410,000.

Is the FedEx Cup bonus prize money?

It is paid by the tour for how a player finished across the season, on top of every cheque already won. This site counts it as prize money and keeps it in its own column, so a career can be read either way.

Where to next

The other three money sources, and the seasons behind them

The money, cut four ways

Every season

By era

The fifty biggest bonus earners