$30,937,525. That is Scottie Scheffler’s official money on the PGA Tour in 2026, through the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on October 25, according to the Tour’s own statistics. Second place belongs to Cameron Young at $15,068,482. Scheffler has won more than twice as much as Young, and more than Young and third-placed Matt Fitzpatrick combined.
He also now holds the Tour’s career record. Scheffler’s $130.4 million in career official money passed Tiger Woods’ $121.0 million this season. We pulled the full 2026 money list and the career list on October 28 to see how the money is shared out.
The 2026 PGA Tour money list
| Rank | Player | Country | 2026 official money | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | United States | $30,937,525 | 3 |
| 2 | Cameron Young | United States | $15,068,482 | 2 |
| 3 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | $14,679,817 | 3 |
| 4 | Wyndham Clark | United States | $14,661,436 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacob Bridgeman | United States | $11,589,508 | 2 |
| 6 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | $11,573,749 | 1 |
| 7 | Viktor Hovland | Norway | $11,495,826 | 1 |
| 8 | Chris Gotterup | United States | $10,446,028 | 3 |
| 9 | Ryan Gerard | United States | $10,306,498 | 0 |
| 10 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | $10,271,694 | 0 |
| 11 | Collin Morikawa | United States | $10,034,478 | 1 |
| 12 | Sam Burns | United States | $9,356,540 | 0 |
| 13 | Ludvig Åberg | Sweden | $8,854,414 | 0 |
| 14 | Akshay Bhatia | United States | $8,401,049 | 1 |
| 15 | Xander Schauffele | United States | $8,290,575 | 0 |
| 16 | Russell Henley | United States | $8,153,228 | 1 |
| 17 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | $7,714,605 | 0 |
| 18 | Min Woo Lee | Australia | $7,678,395 | 0 |
| 19 | Kristoffer Reitan | Norway | $6,828,739 | 1 |
| 20 | Patrick Cantlay | United States | $6,492,346 | 0 |
| 21 | Alex Fitzpatrick | England | $6,377,756 | 1 |
| 22 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | $6,180,807 | 0 |
| 23 | J.T. Poston | United States | $6,166,154 | 1 |
| 24 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | $5,913,659 | 1 |
| 25 | Alex Smalley | United States | $5,817,408 | 0 |
Wins are the PGA Tour’s “YTD Victories” column. Official money is for Tour members only.
Five things the full list shows
1. Scheffler is in a tier of his own. His $30.9 million is 2.05 times Young’s total. The gap between first and second, $15.9 million, is larger than any other player’s entire season.
2. Eleven players cleared $10 million. The 11th, Collin Morikawa, made it by $34,478. Thirty-three members earned $5 million or more, and 117 earned at least $1 million.
3. The top 10 took a quarter of the money. Across the 222 members on the list, official money totals $534.4 million by our count. Scheffler alone took 5.8%. The top 10 took 26.4%, the top 25 took 47.4%, and the top 125 took 94.0%.
4. You can earn $10 million without winning. Ryan Gerard ($10.3 million) and Si Woo Kim ($10.3 million) are in the top 10 without a 2026 victory. So are Sam Burns, Ludvig Åberg and Xander Schauffele in the top 15.
5. The middle is thin. The median member on the list has earned about $1.19 million. The 125th, Keita Nakajima, has $869,071. Most of the field earns a fraction of what the headline names do, before paying travel, caddies and coaches out of it.
Scheffler passes Tiger Woods
| Rank | Player | Career official money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | $130,390,661 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | $120,999,166 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | $119,555,515 |
| 4 | Justin Rose | $79,356,373 |
| 5 | Adam Scott | $75,030,596 |
| 6 | Justin Thomas | $74,636,960 |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | $71,507,269 |
| 8 | Vijay Singh | $71,312,738 |
| 9 | Xander Schauffele | $70,426,084 |
| 10 | Jordan Spieth | $69,194,203 |
Scheffler took the record by winning the FedEx Cup, according to Wikipedia’s account of his 2026 season. He closed with a 4-under 66 to win by three over Viktor Hovland, which made him the third multiple FedEx Cup winner after Woods and McIlroy. His career figure, $130,390,661, does not include bonus money such as the $10 million FedEx Cup prize.
He played down the comparison. “It’s apples and oranges,” he said, pointing to how much larger purses are now. That is fair. Woods’ total was built across an era of much smaller purses, so the two figures are not like-for-like. What the list does show is how fast the money now accumulates. In January, Scheffler’s win at The American Express took him past $100 million, making him the third player to reach that mark after Woods and McIlroy. By October he was $9.4 million clear of Woods.
Only 20 players have earned $50 million or more in PGA Tour official money, by our count of the 647-name career list. Three are above $100 million, and the gap between third and fourth is $40.2 million.
Methodology
- Season money comes from the PGA Tour’s Official Money statistic (stat 109): “the total official money a player has earned YTD,” for Tour members only. We pulled all 222 rows on October 28, 2026, when the Tour listed the data as “through the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Oct 25.”
- Career money comes from the Career Money Leaders statistic (stat 110), same date, 647 rows.
- Our arithmetic. Totals, shares, medians and counts are our own calculations on those lists.
- Context on Scheffler’s FedEx Cup win, his $100 million milestone and his quote comes from Wikipedia’s article on him, which cites the original reports.
- Not income. Official money excludes bonus programs, endorsements and appearance fees. For what the top golfers earn in total, see Forbes’ highest-paid athletes ranking.
The bottom line
The 2026 money list is Scheffler and then everyone else. He won 5.8% of all the official money on the Tour, twice the next player, and finished the season as the most prolific earner in PGA Tour history. The record says as much about modern purses as about Scheffler, but no one else is close to it on either count.
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Frequently Asked
Who leads the PGA Tour money list in 2026?
Scottie Scheffler, with $30,937,525 in official money through the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on October 25, 2026, according to the PGA Tour. Cameron Young is second at $15,068,482 and Matt Fitzpatrick third at $14,679,817.
Who has the most career earnings on the PGA Tour?
Scottie Scheffler, with $130,390,661 in career official money, per the PGA Tour's career money list. He passed Tiger Woods ($120,999,166) in 2026 by winning the FedEx Cup. Rory McIlroy is third at $119,555,515.
How much money do PGA Tour players make?
It varies enormously. By our count of the PGA Tour's 2026 official money list, 222 members have earned official money this season. The median is about $1.19 million, 117 have earned at least $1 million, 33 at least $5 million and 11 at least $10 million. The leader, Scheffler, has $30.9 million.
Does PGA Tour official money include FedEx Cup bonuses?
No. Official money counts prize money from official events. When Scheffler reached $130,390,661 in career earnings by winning the 2026 FedEx Cup, Wikipedia's account notes the figure does not include bonus money such as his $10 million FedEx Cup prize.