What is less well known is that by winning Kapalua’s Plantation Course, Smith earned the biggest salary of his young and successful professional golfer career: $ 1.475 million. This exceeds the previous record of $ 1.188 million set by Smith for his victory at the Sony Open 2020.
Suffice it to say, it’s worth it to be successful on the PGA Tour. Literally. The winners of any full-status tour event earn seven-figure payouts that will only increase in 2022. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan explained to tour members late last year that tournament prices would rise from $ 375 million to $ 427 million in 2022, thanks in part to increased revenue from the new television contract that goes into effect this year.
An interesting fact about Smith’s $ 1.475 million salary, however, is that it places him among the active pros on the PGA Tour in terms of the largest individual earnings earned. As big as $ 1.475 million, it only ranks Smith 44th among all current members of the tour in terms of biggest single winnings.
Yes, 43 other PGA Tour pros have won more than this amount.
With the help of the PGA Tour communications team, Golf Digest has compiled a list of the biggest payouts for every active player on the tour. Justin Thomas sits in first place with his $ 2.7 million windfall for winning last year’s Players’ Championship. He is one of 11 tour pros to win over $ 2 million.
Meanwhile, of the 266 golfers with some form of active touring status (winners, top 125 on FedEx Cup points, Korn Ferry Tour graduates, former champions, medical extensions, etc.), you might be surprised that 155 of them (58.2 percent) won a check for $ 1 million at some point in their careers. And of the total membership, the largest average check is $ 1,000,756.40. (This includes one player, Callum Tarren, who has a Touring Card but hasn’t won any Touring Cash Prizes yet; take that out of the equation, and the average rises to $ 1,004,532.84.)
Below is a list of the 155 active players whose biggest winnings have passed the million dollar mark. Interestingly, not all are checks earned on the road to victory. Louis Oosthuizen, for example, has his biggest paycheck for his finalist at last year’s US Open ($ 1.35 million) rather than his win at the 2010 Open Championship ($ 1,305,593.20) . Larger checks for something that has not been earned are shown in parentheses.
Justin thomas / $ 2,700,000 / 2021 Players’ Championship
Bryson De Chambeau / $ 2,250,000 / United States Open 2020
Rory McIlroy / $ 2,250,000 / 2019 Players’ Championship
Jon rahm / $ 2,250,000 / United States Open 2021
Gary Woodland / $ 2,250,000 / US Open 2019
Brooks koepka / $ 2,160,000 / US Open 2018
Phil mickelson / $ 2,160,000 / 2021 PGA Championship
Dustin Johnson / $ 2,070,000 / 2020 Masters
Hideki Matsuyama / $ 2,070,000 / Masters 2021
Collin morikawa / $ 2,070,000 / 2021 Open Championship
Tiger woods / $ 2,070,000 / Masters 2019
Sergio Garcia / $ 1,980,000 / 2017 Masters Tournament
Patrick Roseau / $ 1,980,000 / 2018 Masters Tournament
Webb simpson / $ 1,980,000 / 2018 Players’ Championship
Shane Lowry / $ 1,935,000 / 2019 Open Championship
Jason Day / $ 1,890,000 / 2016 Players’ Championship
Si Woo Kim / $ 1,890,000 / 2017 Players’ Championship
Francesco molinari / $ 1,890,000 / 2018 Open Championship
Jordan spieth / $ 1,845,000 / 2017 Open Championship
Abraham Ancer / $ 1,820,000 / 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
Billy Horschel / $ 1,820,000 / Match play WGC-Dell Technologies 2021
Rickie fowler / $ 1,800,000 / 2015 Players’ Championship
Jimmy walker / $ 1,800,000 / 2016 PGA Championship
Danny willett / $ 1,800,000 / Masters 2016
Zach johnson / $ 1,794,690 / 2015 Open Championship
Jason kokrak / $ 1,755,000 / 2020 CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek
Kevin kisner / $ 1,745,000 / Match play WGC-Dell Technologies 2019
Patrick cantlay / $ 1,710,000 / 2021 BMW Championship
KJ Choi / $ 1,710,000 / 2011 Players’ Championship
Tony finau / $ 1,710,000 / 2021 Northern Trust
Matt Kuchar / $ 1,710,000 / 2012 Players’ Championship
Henrik stenson / $ 1,710,000 / 2009 Players’ Championship
Alex ScHotele / $ 1,700,000 / 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions
Bubba watson / $ 1,700,000 / Match play WGC-Dell Technologies 2018
Tyrrell hatton / $ 1,674,000 / Arnold Palmer 2020 Invitation
Max Homa / $ 1,674,000 / Genesis 2021 Invitation
Adam scott / $ 1,674,000 / 2020 Genesis Invitation
Justin rose / $ 1,660,000 / 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions
Lee westwood / $ 1,635,000 / 2021 Players’ Championship (second)
Keegan Bradley / $ 1,620,000 / 2018 BMW Championship
Marc Leishman / $ 1,575,000 / 2017 BMW Championship
Jason dufner / $ 1,566,000 / Memorial 2017
Guillaume McGirt / $ 1,530,000 / Memorial 2016
Cameron Smith / $ 1,475,000 / Sentry 2022 Tournament of Champions
KH Lee / $ 1,458,000 / 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson
Bill haas / $ 1,440,000 / 2011 Circuit Championship
Chris Kirk / $ 1,440,000 / Deutsche Bank Championship 2014
Mahan Hunter / $ 1,440,000 / 2014 Barclays
Charl schwartzel / $ 1,440,000 / Masters 2011
Brandt snedeker / $ 1,440,000 / 2012 Circuit Championship
Nick watney / $ 1,440,000 / 2012 Barclays
Sung Kang / $ 1,422,000 / 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson
Ernie Els / $ 1,405,890 / 2012 Open Championship
Daniel Berger / $ 1,404,000 / 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Nick taylor / $ 1,404,000 / 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Luke Donald / $ 1,400,000 / 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Russell knox / $ 1,400,000 / 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions
Ian poulter / $ 1,400,000 / 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Aaron Sage / $ 1,386,000 / 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson
Corey conner / $ 1,350,000 / Open Valero Texas 2019
Cam Davis / $ 1,350,000 / Rocket 2021 classic mortgage
Jim furyk / $ 1,350,000 / 2010 Tour Championship
Lucas glover / $ 1,350,000 / 2009 US Open
Lanto Griffon / $ 1,350,000 / Houston Open 2019
Brian Harman / $ 1,350,000 / Wells Fargo Championship 2017
Charley hoffmann / $ 1,350,000 / 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship
Graeme McDowell / $ 1,350,000 / United States Open 2010
Joaquin niemann / $ 1,350,000 / 2019 A military tribute to the Greenbrier
Louis Oosthuizen / $ 1,350,000 / US Open 2021 (second)
Vijay Singh / $ 1,350,000 / 2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Steve stricker / $ 1,350,000 / Deutsche Bank Championship 2009
Matthieu wolff / $ 1,350,000 / US Open 2020 (second)
Harris English / $ 1,340,000 / Sentry 2021 Tournament of Champions
JB Holmes / $ 1,332,000 / Open Genesis 2019
Ted Potter, Jr. / $ 1,332,000 / 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
James hahn / $ 1,314,000 / 2016 Wells Fargo Championship
Garrick higgo / $ 1,314,000 / 2021 Palmetto Championship in Congaree
Nate lashley / $ 1,314,000 / 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Kevin Na / $ 1,314,000 / 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge
David Toms / $ 1,300,000 / 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tommy fleetwood / $ 1,296,000 / 2018 US Open (second)
Talor gooch / $ 1,296,000 / RSM 2021 Classic
Viktor Hovland / $ 1,296,000 / Mayakoba 2021 Golf Classic
At Réavie / $ 1,296,000 / 2019 Voyageur Championship
Brendon Todd / $ 1,296,000 / 2019 Mayakoba Golf Classic
Stewart cink / $ 1,278,000 / 2021 RBC Heritage
Patton kizzire / $ 1,278,000 / 2017 OHL Classic in Mayakoba
Kyle stanley / $ 1,278,000 / 2017 Quicken Loans National
Pat Perez / $ 1,260,001 / 2016 OHL Classic in Mayakoba
Sam burns / $ 1,260,000 / 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship
Russell henley / $ 1,260,000 / 2017 Shell Houston Open
I am Sungae / $ 1,260,000 / Open Shriners for children 2021
Matt jones / $ 1,260,000 / Honda Classic 2021
Martin Laird / $ 1,260,000 / 2020 Opening of Shriners Hospitals for Children
Ryan moore / $ 1,260,000 / 2014 CIMB Classic
Carlos ortiz / $ 1,260,000 / Open Vivint Houston 2020
Brian stuard / $ 1,260,000 / 2016 Zurich Classic in New Orleans
Vaughn taylor / $ 1,260,000 / 2016 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Camilo Villegas / $ 1,260,000 / 2008 Tour Championship
Panoramic CT / $ 1,242,000 / RBC Heritage 2019
Will zalatoris / $ 1,242,000 / Masters 2021 (second)
Jim herman / $ 1,224,000 / 2016 Shell Houston Open
Keith mitchell / $ 1,224,000 / 2019 Honda Classic
Seung-Yul Noh / $ 1,224,000 / 2014 Zurich Classic in New Orleans
Sangmoon’s Bae / $ 1,206,000 / 2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship
Paul Casey / $ 1,206,000 / 2019 Valspar Championship
Satoshi Kodaira / $ 1,206,000 / 2018 RBC Heritage
André Landry / $ 1,206,000 / American Express 2020
Danny lee / $ 1,206,000 / 2015 Greenbrier Classic
Troy merritt / $ 1,206,000 / 2015 Quicken Loans National
Cameron’s champion / $ 1,188,000 / Open Safeway 2019
Tyler duncan / $ 1,188,000 / 2019 RSM Classic
Sebastien Muñoz / $ 1,188,000 / 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship
Pampling Stem / $ 1,188,000 / Opening of Shriners Hospitals for Children in 2016
Robert streb / $ 1,188,000 / 2020 RSM Classic
Michael thompson / $ 1,188,000 / 2020 3M Open
Aaron Baddeley / $ 1,170,000 / 2011 Northern Trust Open
Wesley bryan / $ 1,170,000 / 2017 RBC Heritage
Lucas herbert / $ 1,170,000 / 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Davis Love III / $ 1,170,000 / 2003 Players’ Championship
Sean O’Hair / $ 1,170,000 / 2009 Quail Hollow Championship
Rory sabbatini / $ 1,170,000 / 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship
Charles Howell III / $ 1,152,000 / 2018 RSM Classic
Kevin Tway / $ 1,152,000 / 2018 Safeway open
Scottie Scheffler / $ 1,150,000 / Match play WGC-Dell Technologies 2021 (second)
Jonas blixt / $ 1,134,000 / 2013 Greenbrier Classic
Kevin chappell / $ 1,134,000 / 2016 Players’ Championship (second)
Matt each / $ 1,134,000 / 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitation
Adam hadwin / $ 1,134,000 / 2017 Valspar Championship
Jerry kelly / $ 1,134,000 / 2009 Zurich Classic in New Orleans
DA Points / $ 1,134,000 / 2011 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Jonathan Byrd / $ 1,120,000 / 2011 Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Austin Cook / $ 1,116,000 / 2017 RSM Classic
David Lingmerth / $ 1,116,000 / Memorial 2015
Ben martin / $ 1,116,000 / 2014 Opening of Shriners Hospitals for Children
JT Post / $ 1,116,000 / 2019 Wyndham Championship
Kevin stadler / $ 1,116,000 / 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open
Brendan Steele / $ 1,116,000 / 2017 Safeway open
Kevin streelman / $ 1,116,000 / 2014 Voyageurs Championship
Scott Stallings / $ 1,098,000 / 2014 Farmers Insurance Open
Dylan frittelli / $ 1,080,000 / 2019 John Deere Classic
Fabian Gomez / $ 1,080,000 / 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic
Emiliano Grillo / $ 1,080,000 / 2015 Frys.com Open
Tim herron / $ 1,080,000 / 2006 Bank of America Colonial
Mackenzie hughes / $ 1,080,000 / 2016 RSM Classic
Jhonattan Vegas / $ 1,080,000 / 2017 RBC Canadian Open
Mike weir / $ 1,080,000 / Masters 2003
Branden’s Grace / $ 1,062,000 / RBC Heritage 2016
Adam long / $ 1,062,000 / Desert Classic 2019
Ryan palmer / $ 1,051,200 / 2019 Zurich Classic from New Orleans
Michael kim / $ 1,044,000 / 2018 John Deere Classic
Hudson swafford / $ 1,044,000 / 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge
Scott piercy / $ 1,036,800 / 2018 Zurich Classic in New Orleans
Brian gay / $ 1,026,000 / 2009 Verizon Heritage
Johnson wagner / $ 1,008,000 / 2008 Shell Houston Open
