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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1997-2026

Memorial Tournament all-time earners

Scottie Scheffler has taken $10,501,620 out of the Memorial Tournament in six starts, winning it twice. That is the most of the 363 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 30 editions from 1997 to 2026, ahead of Tiger Woods on $5,410,870.

TOP EARNER Scottie Scheffler
THEIR TOTAL $10.5m
GOLFERS PAID 363
EDITIONS 30 1997-2026

The Memorial Tournament money list

The top 100 of the 363 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,555 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the Memorial Tournament 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 $10,501,620$10.5m
2 Tiger Woods 18 18 5 1 $5,410,870$5.4m
3 Patrick Cantlay 10 9 2 1 $5,393,266$5.4m
4 J.T. Poston 8 6 1 1 $4,383,323$4.4m
5 Viktor Hovland 6 6 1 1 $4,167,608$4.2m
6 Matt Kuchar 21 18 1 1 $3,928,438$3.9m
7 Justin Rose 17 12 1 1 $3,832,795$3.8m
8 Collin Morikawa 6 4 - 2 $3,488,206$3.5m
9 Rickie Fowler 17 11 - T2 $3,314,689$3.3m
10 Adam Scott 17 16 - 2 $3,259,486$3.3m
11 Billy Horschel 12 8 1 1 $3,188,464$3.2m
12 Hideki Matsuyama 13 10 1 1 $2,874,065$2.9m
13 Jim Furyk 23 20 1 1 $2,846,119$2.8m
14 Rory McIlroy 14 12 - T4 $2,781,185$2.8m
15 Jordan Spieth 14 11 - T3 $2,725,229$2.7m
16 Si Woo Kim 11 10 - 4 $2,675,531$2.7m
17 Sepp Straka 7 6 - 3 $2,582,706$2.6m
18 Denny McCarthy 6 5 - 2 $2,447,611$2.4m
19 Ryan Gerard 2 2 - 2 $2,408,000$2.4m
20 Jon Rahm 5 3 1 1 $2,252,500$2.3m
21 Ben Griffin 4 1 - 2 $2,200,000$2.2m
22 Matthew Fitzpatrick 8 6 - 3 $2,185,606$2.2m
23 Jason Dufner 12 7 1 1 $2,100,193$2.1m
24 K.J. Choi 23 17 1 1 $2,017,978$2.0m
25 Sam Burns 7 6 - T4 $1,978,685$2.0m
26 Ernie Els 23 16 1 1 $1,976,078$2.0m
27 Wyndham Clark 7 4 - 3 $1,907,000$1.9m
28 Bryson DeChambeau 6 4 1 1 $1,834,030$1.8m
29 Adam Hadwin 11 8 - 3 $1,824,508$1.8m
30 Steve Stricker 15 14 1 1 $1,817,278$1.8m
31 Vijay Singh 21 16 1 1 $1,773,285$1.8m
32 Fred Couples 12 9 1 1 $1,767,870$1.8m
33 Xander Schauffele 9 8 - T8 $1,744,710$1.7m
34 Russell Henley 10 7 - T5 $1,737,139$1.7m
35 Tony Finau 10 9 - T8 $1,689,000$1.7m
36 Keegan Bradley 16 11 - T7 $1,675,898$1.7m
37 Ryan Moore 16 14 - 2 $1,639,238$1.6m
38 Stewart Cink 25 22 - 4 $1,625,981$1.6m
39 William McGirt 10 5 1 1 $1,617,067$1.6m
40 Aaron Wise 4 2 - 2 $1,570,725$1.6m
41 Kyle Stanley 8 6 - 2 $1,559,281$1.6m
42 Byeong Hun An 10 6 - 2 $1,498,877$1.5m
43 Tommy Fleetwood 5 3 - T4 $1,498,500$1.5m
44 David Lingmerth 11 8 1 1 $1,467,955$1.5m
45 Dustin Johnson 12 9 - 3 $1,455,501$1.5m
46 Sungjae Im 8 6 - T8 $1,414,702$1.4m
47 Carl Pettersson 16 10 1 1 $1,413,123$1.4m
48 Kevin Streelman 15 9 - 4 $1,369,520$1.4m
49 Maverick McNealy 3 2 - T5 $1,335,000$1.3m
50 Justin Thomas 12 8 - T4 $1,300,100
51 Shane Lowry 10 8 - T6 $1,284,400
52 Nick Taylor 7 5 - 4 $1,268,497
53 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 5 4 - 4 $1,211,435
54 Phil Mickelson 16 12 - T4 $1,178,105
55 Ludvig Aberg 3 3 - T5 $1,175,667
56 Alex Noren 8 6 - 9 $1,144,775
57 Mike Weir 15 9 - T2 $1,137,260
58 Kevin Na 9 7 - 2 $1,135,156
59 Gary Woodland 14 10 - T4 $1,124,960
60 Rory Sabbatini 13 10 - T2 $1,121,272
61 Bo Van Pelt 12 10 - T3 $1,113,549
62 Joaquin Niemann 5 3 - T3 $1,080,520
63 Sahith Theegala 6 5 - T5 $1,063,136
64 Marc Leishman 14 12 - 5 $1,056,729
65 Ryan Palmer 7 3 - 2 $1,052,860
66 Harris English 8 6 - T12 $1,045,511
67 Bubba Watson 14 11 - 3 $1,029,719
68 Max Homa 6 5 - T5 $1,017,035
69 Patrick Reed 7 7 - 5 $1,012,315
70 Andrew Putnam 6 4 - T5 $972,924
71 Jason Day 16 10 - T4 $949,097
72 Eric Cole 4 4 - 8 $931,900
73 Jon Curran 1 1 - 2 $918,000
74 Tom Hoge 8 5 - T7 $896,718
75 Jerry Kelly 15 10 - T2 $862,891
76 Luke Donald 15 11 - T6 $853,744
77 Anirban Lahiri 5 4 - T2 $847,011
78 Corey Conners 8 7 - T13 $807,943
79 Brandt Snedeker 11 4 - T7 $799,840
80 Jonathan Byrd 12 5 - T3 $791,795
81 Emiliano Grillo 9 7 - T9 $770,802
82 Adam Schenk 4 3 - T7 $758,328
83 Kevin Chappell 9 5 - 2 $755,383
84 Charl Schwartzel 13 10 - T8 $751,126
85 Geoff Ogilvy 13 10 - 9 $737,642
86 Alex Fitzpatrick 1 1 - T6 $730,000
87 Kristoffer Reitan 1 1 - T6 $730,000
88 J.B. Holmes 13 7 - T4 $725,376
89 Zach Johnson 12 10 - T2 $722,252
90 Bill Haas 14 10 - T4 $701,128
91 Bud Cauley 9 8 - T9 $697,454
92 Brendan Steele 11 9 - T10 $697,317
93 Justin Leonard 13 11 - T2 $674,871
94 Davis Love III 14 10 - T5 $666,863
95 Sergio Garcia 9 8 - T2 $654,608
96 Luke List 7 4 - T10 $641,555
97 Taylor Pendrith 4 4 - T12 $636,300
98 Martin Kaymer 2 2 - 3 $632,690
99 Pat Perez 16 11 - T8 $632,173
100 Rod Pampling 14 11 - T3 $624,043

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 Memorial Tournament, 1997 to 2026

Scottie Scheffler $11m Tiger Woods $5.4m Patrick Cantlay $5.4m J.T. Poston $4.4m Viktor Hovland $4.2m Matt Kuchar $3.9m Justin Rose $3.8m Collin Morikawa $3.5m Rickie Fowler $3.3m Adam Scott $3.3m Billy Horschel $3.2m Hideki Matsuyama $2.9m Jim Furyk $2.8m Rory McIlroy $2.8m Jordan Spieth $2.7m Si Woo Kim $2.7m Sepp Straka $2.6m Denny McCarthy $2.4m Ryan Gerard $2.4m Jon Rahm $2.3m

The top ten took $47,680,301, 22% of the $217,534,878 we hold across 1,555 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Collin Morikawa, 8th 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 Memorial Tournament, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Scottie Scheffler 6 $10,501,620$10.5m $1,750,270$1.8m
Viktor Hovland 6 $4,167,608$4.2m $694,601
Collin Morikawa 6 $3,488,206$3.5m $581,368
J.T. Poston 8 $4,383,323$4.4m $547,915
Patrick Cantlay 10 $5,393,266$5.4m $539,327
Jon Rahm 5 $2,252,500$2.3m $450,500
Denny McCarthy 6 $2,447,611$2.4m $407,935
Sepp Straka 7 $2,582,706$2.6m $368,958
Bryson DeChambeau 6 $1,834,030$1.8m $305,672
Tiger Woods 18 $5,410,870$5.4m $300,604

Stewart Cink has the most starts here, 25, and was paid at 22 of them for $1,625,981.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the Memorial Tournament?

Scottie Scheffler, with $10,501,620 from six paid finishes in six starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2026.

Who has won the most at the Memorial Tournament without winning it?

Collin Morikawa, 8th on the list with $3,488,206. Best finish 2 in 2024.

Who has won the Memorial Tournament the most times?

Tiger Woods, five times in the editions we hold. Across all eighteen starts here that is $5,410,870, 2nd on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the Memorial Tournament?

363 across the 30 editions we hold, 1,555 cheques between them. The top ten took 22% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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