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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1996-2026

Arnold Palmer Invitational all-time earners

Scottie Scheffler has taken $7,728,675 out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in six starts, winning it twice. That is the most of the 381 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 31 editions from 1996 to 2026, ahead of Tiger Woods on $7,657,559.

TOP EARNER Scottie Scheffler
THEIR TOTAL $7.7m
GOLFERS PAID 381
EDITIONS 31 1996-2026

The Arnold Palmer Invitational money list

The top 100 of the 381 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,585 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the Arnold Palmer Invitational across every edition we hold, with their starts, paid finishes, wins, best finish and total prize money.
# PLAYER STARTS PAID WINS BEST PRIZE MONEY
1 Scottie Scheffler 6 6 2 1 $7,728,675$7.7m
2 Tiger Woods 17 17 8 1 $7,657,559$7.7m
3 Russell Henley 10 7 1 1 $5,938,530$5.9m
4 Rory McIlroy 12 11 1 1 $5,580,327$5.6m
5 Akshay Bhatia 2 1 1 1 $4,000,000$4.0m
6 Tyrrell Hatton 7 7 1 1 $3,940,939$3.9m
7 Kurt Kitayama 3 2 1 1 $3,861,000$3.9m
8 Marc Leishman 13 10 1 1 $3,412,913$3.4m
9 Collin Morikawa 6 3 - 2 $3,284,125$3.3m
10 Bryson DeChambeau 5 4 1 1 $3,118,291$3.1m
11 Keegan Bradley 15 13 - 2 $3,034,741$3.0m
12 Corey Conners 8 6 - 3 $2,957,033$3.0m
13 Justin Rose 21 13 - 2 $2,897,377$2.9m
14 Francesco Molinari 9 8 1 1 $2,812,529$2.8m
15 Harris English 14 10 - T2 $2,738,966$2.7m
16 Jason Day 15 10 1 1 $2,686,390$2.7m
17 Daniel Berger 4 3 - 2 $2,667,125$2.7m
18 Matthew Fitzpatrick 12 9 - 2 $2,547,395$2.5m
19 Wyndham Clark 5 4 - 2 $2,506,548$2.5m
20 Vijay Singh 24 18 1 1 $2,473,100$2.5m
21 Matt Every 12 6 2 1 $2,363,492$2.4m
22 Henrik Stenson 14 10 - 2 $2,166,173$2.2m
23 Shane Lowry 8 3 - 3 $2,142,600$2.1m
24 Ernie Els 21 16 2 1 $2,134,069$2.1m
25 Sungjae Im 8 7 - 3 $2,128,523$2.1m
26 Cameron Young 5 4 - T3 $2,001,375$2.0m
27 Viktor Hovland 8 6 - T2 $1,910,422$1.9m
28 Jordan Spieth 4 4 - T4 $1,807,875$1.8m
29 Adam Scott 16 12 - 3 $1,774,628$1.8m
30 Sahith Theegala 5 3 - T6 $1,757,000$1.8m
31 Graeme McDowell 15 10 - 2 $1,726,871$1.7m
32 Rickie Fowler 14 13 - T3 $1,724,136$1.7m
33 Chris Kirk 14 11 - T5 $1,691,049$1.7m
34 Billy Horschel 13 10 - T2 $1,646,892$1.6m
35 Sean O'Hair 14 10 - 2 $1,645,675$1.6m
36 Tommy Fleetwood 10 8 - T3 $1,637,069$1.6m
37 Byeong Hun An 10 8 - T8 $1,629,232$1.6m
38 Zach Johnson 20 19 - 3 $1,626,196$1.6m
39 Lee Westwood 15 12 - 2 $1,553,134$1.6m
40 Ludvig Aberg 4 3 - T3 $1,540,911$1.5m
41 Martin Laird 13 12 1 1 $1,414,656$1.4m
42 Chad Campbell 15 13 1 1 $1,409,315$1.4m
43 Will Zalatoris 5 5 - T4 $1,393,761$1.4m
44 Max Homa 6 5 - T8 $1,354,724$1.4m
45 Kevin Na 14 9 - T2 $1,324,325
46 Charley Hoffman 10 5 - T2 $1,300,315
47 Hideki Matsuyama 12 11 - T6 $1,296,310
48 Lucas Glover 17 13 - T7 $1,296,295
49 Jason Kokrak 10 8 - 4 $1,290,861
50 Rod Pampling 15 8 1 1 $1,259,407
51 Michael Kim 4 3 - 4 $1,226,740
52 Sepp Straka 7 3 - T5 $1,217,700
53 Emiliano Grillo 7 6 - T7 $1,171,555
54 Andrew Putnam 6 4 - T4 $1,145,375
55 Phil Mickelson 15 11 1 1 $1,142,821
56 Kevin Chappell 8 6 - 2 $1,125,795
57 Ian Poulter 17 13 - 3 $1,026,666
58 Sergio Garcia 13 11 - T4 $1,017,387
59 Patrick Cantlay 4 3 - T4 $1,014,375
60 Charles Howell III 22 19 - T8 $995,545
61 Patrick Rodgers 11 9 - T7 $987,786
62 Brendon Todd 8 5 - T6 $966,932
63 Si Woo Kim 11 7 - T13 $958,223
64 Keith Mitchell 6 6 - T5 $953,670
65 Stewart Cink 22 16 - T2 $907,669
66 Kevin Kisner 9 4 - T2 $902,089
67 Retief Goosen 16 11 - T4 $900,112
68 Tom Lehman 13 12 - 2 $899,808
69 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 6 5 - 7 $897,493
70 Brian Harman 13 7 - T12 $895,673
71 Tim Herron 25 14 1 1 $881,272
72 Steve Marino 5 5 - 2 $878,375
73 Davis Love III 17 14 - 2 $862,860
74 Pat Perez 18 15 - T4 $832,197
75 Stuart Appleby 19 9 - 2 $816,688
76 Ryan Moore 11 9 - T4 $801,131
77 Aaron Baddeley 13 10 - T5 $771,838
78 Min Woo Lee 5 2 - T6 $766,000
79 Tom Hoge 8 5 - T12 $754,411
80 Bubba Watson 13 8 - T4 $734,372
81 Justin Thomas 5 4 - T12 $728,143
82 Greg Owen 10 6 - 2 $723,310
83 Nick Taylor 9 6 - T12 $722,969
84 Brandt Snedeker 15 11 - T8 $719,372
85 Robert Allenby 15 12 - 4 $701,243
86 Vaughn Taylor 12 8 - 3 $673,426
87 Talor Gooch 4 4 - T7 $667,931
88 Bud Cauley 7 4 - T4 $662,810
89 Robert MacIntyre 3 3 - T11 $650,631
90 Gary Woodland 8 5 - T5 $647,232
91 Luke List 7 5 - T7 $643,163
92 Danny Lee 10 6 - T5 $626,281
93 Jim Furyk 11 10 - T8 $624,938
94 Edoardo Molinari 2 2 - T2 $622,800
95 Jerry Kelly 15 8 - 5 $615,538
96 Matt Jones 9 6 - 3 $613,761
97 Jacob Bridgeman 2 2 - T15 $610,000
98 Davis Riley 2 1 - T8 $605,000
99 Trey Mullinax 2 1 - T8 $605,000
100 Sam Burns 9 6 - T9 $604,961

Starts are the editions we hold a result for the golfer at, paid or not. Best is the best finish in those editions, and a T is a tie.

The top twenty

Prize money at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, 1996 to 2026

Scottie Scheffler $7.7m Tiger Woods $7.7m Russell Henley $5.9m Rory McIlroy $5.6m Akshay Bhatia $4.0m Tyrrell Hatton $3.9m Kurt Kitayama $3.9m Marc Leishman $3.4m Collin Morikawa $3.3m Bryson DeChambeau $3.1m Keegan Bradley $3.0m Corey Conners $3.0m Justin Rose $2.9m Francesco Molinari $2.8m Harris English $2.7m Jason Day $2.7m Daniel Berger $2.7m Matthew Fitzpatrick $2.5m Wyndham Clark $2.5m Vijay Singh $2.5m

The top ten took $48,522,359, 23% of the $214,716,695 we hold across 1,585 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Collin Morikawa, 9th on the list.

Paid most per start

Golfers with five or more starts here, total over starts

The golfers with the most prize money per start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Scottie Scheffler 6 $7,728,675$7.7m $1,288,113
Bryson DeChambeau 5 $3,118,291$3.1m $623,658
Russell Henley 10 $5,938,530$5.9m $593,853
Tyrrell Hatton 7 $3,940,939$3.9m $562,991
Collin Morikawa 6 $3,284,125$3.3m $547,354
Wyndham Clark 5 $2,506,548$2.5m $501,310
Rory McIlroy 12 $5,580,327$5.6m $465,027
Tiger Woods 17 $7,657,559$7.7m $450,445
Cameron Young 5 $2,001,375$2.0m $400,275
Corey Conners 8 $2,957,033$3.0m $369,629

Tim Herron has the most starts here, 25, and was paid at fourteen of them for $881,272.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the Arnold Palmer Invitational?

Scottie Scheffler, with $7,728,675 from six paid finishes in six starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2026.

Who has won the most at the Arnold Palmer Invitational without winning it?

Collin Morikawa, 9th on the list with $3,284,125. Best finish 2 in 2025.

Who has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational the most times?

Tiger Woods, eight times in the editions we hold. Across all seventeen starts here that is $7,657,559, 2nd on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the Arnold Palmer Invitational?

381 across the 31 editions we hold, 1,585 cheques between them. The top ten took 23% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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