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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1998-2026

THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson all-time earners

Jason Day has taken $4,195,575 out of the CJ CUP Byron Nelson in nine starts, winning it twice. That is the most of the 464 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 28 editions from 1998 to 2026, ahead of Kyoung-Hoon Lee on $3,154,601.

TOP EARNER Jason Day
THEIR TOTAL $4.2m
GOLFERS PAID 464
EDITIONS 28 1998-2026

The CJ CUP Byron Nelson money list

The top 100 of the 464 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,464 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson 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 Jason Day 9 8 2 1 $4,195,575$4.2m
2 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 6 5 2 1 $3,154,601$3.2m
3 Scottie Scheffler 7 6 1 1 $3,063,172$3.1m
4 Sergio Garcia 15 10 2 1 $2,958,023$3.0m
5 Rory Sabbatini 22 15 1 1 $2,327,405$2.3m
6 Si Woo Kim 6 5 - 2 $2,288,781$2.3m
7 Marc Leishman 12 9 - 2 $2,231,849$2.2m
8 Keegan Bradley 7 6 1 1 $2,103,719$2.1m
9 Jordan Spieth 14 10 - 2 $2,101,602$2.1m
10 Adam Scott 8 6 1 1 $2,100,476$2.1m
11 Vijay Singh 15 13 1 1 $1,925,242$1.9m
12 Wyndham Clark 4 2 1 1 $1,885,185$1.9m
13 Ryan Palmer 22 11 - 2 $1,832,315$1.8m
14 Jason Dufner 11 7 1 1 $1,792,342$1.8m
15 Sung Kang 11 7 1 1 $1,778,040$1.8m
16 Taylor Pendrith 3 2 1 1 $1,736,971$1.7m
17 Matt Kuchar 17 14 - 3 $1,732,537$1.7m
18 Brooks Koepka 7 5 - 2 $1,476,615$1.5m
19 Aaron Wise 6 5 1 1 $1,471,565$1.5m
20 Billy Horschel 5 2 1 1 $1,430,080$1.4m
21 Sean O'Hair 12 9 - 2 $1,361,314$1.4m
22 Scott Piercy 14 8 - T2 $1,359,861$1.4m
23 Brendon Todd 10 3 1 1 $1,354,075$1.4m
24 Luke Donald 10 7 - 2 $1,343,317$1.3m
25 Charley Hoffman 15 9 - T2 $1,337,480$1.3m
26 Charl Schwartzel 7 6 - T3 $1,310,689
27 Ted Purdy 10 8 1 1 $1,308,281
28 Steven Bowditch 8 3 1 1 $1,305,075
29 Dustin Johnson 9 9 - T4 $1,275,399
30 Sangmoon Bae 6 3 1 1 $1,251,669
31 Sam Burns 4 3 - 2 $1,203,882
32 Erik van Rooyen 4 2 - 2 $1,179,697
33 Phil Mickelson 10 8 - 2 $1,167,709
34 Brian Gay 19 12 - T2 $1,146,978
35 Charles Howell III 17 10 - T3 $1,139,439
36 Tiger Woods 7 6 - 3 $1,125,383
37 Jimmy Walker 16 11 - T2 $1,083,951
38 James Hahn 11 6 - 3 $1,079,704
39 Ben Kohles 5 2 - 2 $1,059,211
40 Mike Weir 14 6 - 2 $1,034,016
41 Keith Mitchell 6 6 - T3 $1,026,182
42 Ben Crane 17 12 - 2 $980,364
43 Alex Noren 4 4 - 3 $970,332
44 Brian Davis 11 5 - 2 $913,948
45 J.J. Henry 19 13 - T3 $904,744
46 D.A. Points 12 7 - 3 $897,196
47 Austin Eckroat 3 2 - T2 $884,125
48 Hideki Matsuyama 5 5 - T3 $832,466
49 Chad Campbell 18 13 - 5 $829,525
50 Byeong Hun An 4 4 - T4 $829,291
51 Daniel Berger 4 4 - T3 $786,331
52 Robert Garrigus 14 9 - T4 $782,281
53 Justin Leonard 18 13 - T6 $781,798
54 Rod Pampling 18 12 - T8 $780,455
55 Tony Finau 4 4 - T6 $780,208
56 Sebastián Muñoz 4 4 - T3 $779,020
57 Kevin Tway 9 5 - T9 $774,481
58 Stephan Jaeger 7 6 - T9 $771,175
59 Jerry Kelly 12 8 - T3 $768,315
60 Sam Stevens 3 3 - 3 $749,442
61 Ernie Els 11 7 - T4 $708,591
62 Ryan Moore 9 2 - 2 $707,000
63 Trevor Immelman 7 3 - 2 $704,416
64 Dicky Pride 8 1 - 2 $702,000
65 Matt Every 5 1 - T2 $695,200
66 John Rollins 15 9 - T6 $665,464
67 Robert Allenby 14 10 - 3 $656,999
68 Tim Herron 18 11 - T4 $650,062
69 Ryuji Imada 10 6 - T3 $645,180
70 Danny Lee 7 5 - T5 $596,501
71 Seamus Power 9 6 - T9 $582,071
72 Tom Hoge 9 7 - T6 $578,982
73 Scott Stallings 8 4 - T3 $578,123
74 Omar Uresti 8 4 - T3 $577,238
75 Patton Kizzire 6 5 - T3 $575,313
76 Troy Merritt 8 5 - T7 $572,400
77 Ken Duke 12 8 - T7 $570,256
78 John Senden 17 9 - 7 $570,249
79 Bud Cauley 5 3 - T4 $551,147
80 Adam Schenk 8 5 - T5 $546,963
81 C.T. Pan 5 3 - 4 $541,104
82 David Toms 10 5 - T4 $540,042
83 Jhonattan Vegas 10 8 - T9 $527,683
84 Gary Woodland 9 8 - T7 $509,541
85 Jackson Suber 2 1 - 4 $504,700
86 Colt Knost 11 4 - T4 $503,942
87 Cameron Beckman 14 6 - T5 $500,955
88 Carl Pettersson 15 7 - T4 $496,858
89 Mark Hubbard 8 6 - T5 $496,364
90 J.J. Spaun 6 5 - T3 $489,915
91 Jason Kokrak 3 2 - 4 $476,708
92 Jonas Blixt 7 4 - T3 $469,851
93 Graham DeLaet 7 4 - T7 $466,498
94 Pat Perez 12 9 - T9 $463,432
95 Fred Couples 5 4 - T2 $454,569
96 Branden Grace 3 3 - T3 $453,924
97 Joseph Bramlett 6 4 - T7 $446,105
98 Eric Cole 3 3 - T5 $445,449
99 Morgan Hoffmann 5 4 - T5 $444,753
100 Brandt Snedeker 10 5 - T6 $444,422

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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, 1998 to 2026

Jason Day $4.2m Kyoung-Hoon Lee $3.2m Scottie Scheffler $3.1m Sergio Garcia $3.0m Rory Sabbatini $2.3m Si Woo Kim $2.3m Marc Leishman $2.2m Keegan Bradley $2.1m Jordan Spieth $2.1m Adam Scott $2.1m Vijay Singh $1.9m Wyndham Clark $1.9m Ryan Palmer $1.8m Jason Dufner $1.8m Sung Kang $1.8m Taylor Pendrith $1.7m Matt Kuchar $1.7m Brooks Koepka $1.5m Aaron Wise $1.5m Billy Horschel $1.4m

The top ten took $26,525,203, 17% of the $154,413,171 we hold across 1,464 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Si Woo Kim, 6th 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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 6 $3,154,601$3.2m $525,767
Jason Day 9 $4,195,575$4.2m $466,175
Scottie Scheffler 7 $3,063,172$3.1m $437,596
Si Woo Kim 6 $2,288,781$2.3m $381,464
Keegan Bradley 7 $2,103,719$2.1m $300,531
Billy Horschel 5 $1,430,080$1.4m $286,016
Adam Scott 8 $2,100,476$2.1m $262,560
Aaron Wise 6 $1,471,565$1.5m $245,261
Ben Kohles 5 $1,059,211 $211,842
Brooks Koepka 7 $1,476,615$1.5m $210,945

Rory Sabbatini has the most starts here, 22, and was paid at fifteen of them for $2,327,405.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson?

Jason Day, with $4,195,575 from eight paid finishes in nine starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2024.

Who has won the most at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson without winning it?

Si Woo Kim, 6th on the list with $2,288,781. Best finish 2 in 2026.

Who has won the CJ CUP Byron Nelson the most times?

Jason Day, twice in the editions we hold. Across all nine starts here that is $4,195,575, 1st on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson?

464 across the 28 editions we hold, 1,464 cheques between them. The top ten took 17% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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