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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 2000-2026

Valspar Championship all-time earners

Sam Burns has taken $3,111,067 out of the Valspar Championship in seven starts, winning it twice. That is the most of the 444 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 25 editions from 2000 to 2026, ahead of Paul Casey on $2,483,491.

TOP EARNER Sam Burns
THEIR TOTAL $3.1m
GOLFERS PAID 444
EDITIONS 25 2000-2026

The Valspar Championship money list

The top 100 of the 444 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,434 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the Valspar Championship 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 Sam Burns 7 5 2 1 $3,111,067$3.1m
2 Paul Casey 7 5 2 1 $2,483,491$2.5m
3 Retief Goosen 15 10 2 1 $2,372,154$2.4m
4 K.J. Choi 18 9 2 1 $2,307,950$2.3m
5 Jordan Spieth 9 7 1 1 $2,108,729$2.1m
6 Luke Donald 16 12 1 1 $2,065,529$2.1m
7 Jim Furyk 11 10 1 1 $2,065,316$2.1m
8 Viktor Hovland 4 3 1 1 $2,014,700$2.0m
9 Justin Thomas 9 8 - 2 $2,001,461$2.0m
10 John Senden 15 8 1 1 $1,956,900$2.0m
11 Matthew Fitzpatrick 4 2 1 1 $1,939,275$1.9m
12 Sean O'Hair 17 7 1 1 $1,848,479$1.8m
13 Adam Hadwin 11 5 1 1 $1,804,962$1.8m
14 Vijay Singh 12 9 1 1 $1,725,662$1.7m
15 Kevin Streelman 15 10 1 1 $1,625,071$1.6m
16 Taylor Moore 5 2 1 1 $1,624,740$1.6m
17 Peter Malnati 10 2 1 1 $1,526,472$1.5m
18 Webb Simpson 15 10 - 2 $1,515,210$1.5m
19 Gary Woodland 15 9 1 1 $1,495,953$1.5m
20 Charl Schwartzel 7 4 1 1 $1,405,522$1.4m
21 Charles Howell III 16 13 - T2 $1,386,407$1.4m
22 Carl Pettersson 15 7 1 1 $1,378,283$1.4m
23 Patrick Reed 7 4 - T2 $1,317,038
24 Ryan Moore 16 9 - 3 $1,293,474
25 Davis Riley 5 3 - 2 $1,232,925
26 Lucas Glover 21 15 - T4 $1,196,909
27 Jason Kokrak 11 6 - T2 $1,190,761
28 Stewart Cink 19 13 - T2 $1,189,749
29 Kevin Na 14 10 - 2 $1,142,084
30 Louis Oosthuizen 9 6 - T2 $1,137,052
31 Chad Campbell 15 9 - 2 $1,129,366
32 David Lipsky 5 4 - 2 $1,063,153
33 Bill Haas 12 9 - 2 $1,058,723
34 Adam Schenk 8 4 - 2 $1,034,805
35 Xander Schauffele 4 4 - T4 $1,019,933
36 Patrick Cantlay 3 2 - 2 $956,813
37 Justin Rose 12 10 - T5 $952,170
38 Cameron Tringale 10 6 - T3 $933,143
39 Scott Stallings 12 7 - 3 $922,631
40 Cameron Young 2 1 - 2 $915,600
41 Bubba Watson 10 5 - 3 $881,226
42 Brandt Snedeker 14 12 - 4 $879,240
43 Jonathan Byrd 13 11 - T4 $875,789
44 Matt Kuchar 15 12 - T9 $873,136
45 Keegan Bradley 9 4 - 2 $821,997
46 Steve Stricker 9 5 - T4 $777,731
47 Jacob Bridgeman 3 2 - 3 $761,825
48 Robert Garrigus 10 7 - 2 $742,588
49 Nick Watney 13 12 - 4 $742,380
50 Tommy Fleetwood 3 3 - T3 $725,175
51 Jason Dufner 14 11 - T10 $723,562
52 Sungjae Im 4 3 - T4 $718,330
53 Henrik Stenson 7 6 - 4 $703,969
54 George McNeill 11 7 - T2 $688,292
55 Sergio Garcia 7 7 - 4 $680,939
56 Mackenzie Hughes 7 4 - T3 $678,725
57 Heath Slocum 11 6 - T2 $675,943
58 Rory Sabbatini 16 12 - T5 $670,296
59 Justin Leonard 12 10 - T4 $670,026
60 Boo Weekley 11 4 - 2 $641,230
61 Jordan Smith 1 1 - 3 $627,900
62 Bo Van Pelt 12 8 - T3 $616,209
63 Charley Hoffman 19 9 - T11 $586,606
64 Tiger Woods 1 1 - T2 $572,000
65 Billy Horschel 7 4 - T4 $563,840
66 Graham DeLaet 5 4 - T5 $556,830
67 Corey Conners 4 4 - T8 $549,887
68 Chandler Phillips 3 3 - T3 $548,012
69 Troy Matteson 8 7 - T2 $546,545
70 Sangmoon Bae 6 4 - 2 $533,619
71 Matthew NeSmith 3 2 - T3 $525,491
72 Paul Goydos 9 4 - T2 $524,004
73 Vaughn Taylor 12 6 - T6 $516,938
74 Chez Reavie 14 8 - T11 $510,053
75 Rod Pampling 12 7 - T4 $509,322
76 Brian Gay 20 10 - T4 $496,007
77 Bud Cauley 8 4 - T4 $483,225
78 Geoff Ogilvy 12 7 - T9 $472,664
79 Pat Perez 13 8 - T7 $470,295
80 Troy Merritt 10 3 - 6 $468,825
81 Ryo Hisatsune 3 3 - T4 $456,677
82 Brian Harman 10 3 - T5 $442,862
83 Tag Ridings 6 5 - T3 $437,379
84 Scott Langley 4 3 - 3 $432,018
85 Shane Lowry 3 3 - T8 $421,106
86 Ernie Els 9 4 - T5 $408,563
87 Ryuji Imada 6 3 - T2 $402,913
88 Dominic Bozzelli 2 2 - T3 $400,717
89 Tim Herron 13 8 - T3 $398,182
90 Seamus Power 6 4 - T8 $396,323
91 Matt Wallace 5 3 - T7 $393,530
92 Jerry Kelly 14 9 - T13 $390,065
93 Stephan Jaeger 6 4 - T7 $385,562
94 Marco Penge 1 1 - T4 $382,958
95 Charlie Wi 8 6 - T4 $379,937
96 Stuart Appleby 12 7 - T8 $379,664
97 Denny McCarthy 5 5 - T9 $377,774
98 Wyndham Clark 5 3 - 5 $377,637
99 Greg Chalmers 12 5 - T4 $375,041
100 Jason Bohn 11 8 - T13 $373,744

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 Valspar Championship, 2000 to 2026

Sam Burns $3.1m Paul Casey $2.5m Retief Goosen $2.4m K.J. Choi $2.3m Jordan Spieth $2.1m Luke Donald $2.1m Jim Furyk $2.1m Viktor Hovland $2.0m Justin Thomas $2.0m John Senden $2.0m Matthew Fitzpatrick $1.9m Sean O'Hair $1.8m Adam Hadwin $1.8m Vijay Singh $1.7m Kevin Streelman $1.6m Taylor Moore $1.6m Peter Malnati $1.5m Webb Simpson $1.5m Gary Woodland $1.5m Charl Schwartzel $1.4m

The top ten took $22,487,297, 17% of the $131,900,216 we hold across 1,434 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Justin Thomas, 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 Valspar Championship, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Sam Burns 7 $3,111,067$3.1m $444,438
Paul Casey 7 $2,483,491$2.5m $354,784
Taylor Moore 5 $1,624,740$1.6m $324,948
Davis Riley 5 $1,232,925 $246,585
Jordan Spieth 9 $2,108,729$2.1m $234,303
Justin Thomas 9 $2,001,461$2.0m $222,385
David Lipsky 5 $1,063,153 $212,631
Charl Schwartzel 7 $1,405,522$1.4m $200,789
Patrick Reed 7 $1,317,038 $188,148
Jim Furyk 11 $2,065,316$2.1m $187,756

Lucas Glover has the most starts here, 21, and was paid at fifteen of them for $1,196,909.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the Valspar Championship?

Sam Burns, with $3,111,067 from five paid finishes in seven starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2023.

Who has won the most at the Valspar Championship without winning it?

Justin Thomas, 9th on the list with $2,001,461. Best finish 2 in 2025.

Who has won the Valspar Championship the most times?

Sam Burns, twice in the editions we hold. Across all seven starts here that is $3,111,067, 1st on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the Valspar Championship?

444 across the 25 editions we hold, 1,434 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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