The Top 5 Highest Earners on the PGA Tour in 2024

The 2024 PGA Tour season concluded on Sept. 1 as Scottie Scheffler, the two-time defending Player of the Year, won the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. The season began in January with The Sentry golf tournament at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii and featured 39 previous tournament winners, encompassing four majors and three FedEx Cup Playoff events. Each of those tournaments had prize purses of at least $4 million and 13 offered up $20 million or more.

Here's a look at the five highest earners on the PGA Tour for the 2024 season.

Scottie Scheffler ($29.2 million)

Scheffler had one of the best seasons in recent memory, winning seven events and finishing in the top 10 in 16 of the 19 tournaments in which he participated. He won twice in 2023, but had gone 51 weeks before winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March, earning the $4 million first-place prize. He won The Players Championship the following week for the second consecutive season and then won the Masters Tournament and RBC Heritage in consecutive weeks in April. Scheffler also won the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the TOUR Championship.

"I'm proud of the results," Scheffler told PGATour.com. "It's something I try not to focus too much on, but at the end of the day, being able to win tournaments is a great feeling, and it's what we work towards. And to be able to have as many wins as I have this year is really special."

Scheffler also led all PGA Tour players in top-10 finishes (16) and tied for first with Sam Burns in putts per hole (1.68). Putting was an issue for him in 2023, and Scheffler said his ability to make critical putts this season was "really just the difference." His triumph at East Lake to end the season highlighted his improvement in putting and his all-around ability. He was third in strokes gained: putting (+4.1), second in driving accuracy (37 of 56 fairways), and first in driving distance (338.6 yards), greens in regulation (54 of 72), and strokes gained: off-the-tee (+3.4).

Xander Schauffele ($18.4 million)

Xander Schauffele, the gold medal winner of the men's tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, had a breakthrough season in 2024, winning his first major at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, in May and then winning his second at The 152nd Open at Royal Troon in Scotland. He ranked second in top 10 finishes (14) and first in top-25 results (20), finishing outside of the top 25 only once this season.

Schauffele won a combined $6.4 million for winning two of the four majors and finished the season with $18.4 million in earnings. He put an exclamation point on his season with a remarkable win at Royal Troon, winning his first Claret Jug with a masterful performance in the final two rounds. Schauffele trailed by six strokes halfway through the event and was tied for second after three rounds, one shot behind leader Billy Horschel. The following day, he shot a bogey-free 65, including just 31 on the final nine holes to earn a two-stroke victory over Horschel and Justin Rose.

Hideki Matsuyama ($11.2 million)

A 10-time winner on the PGA Tour, Hideki Matsuyama won twice in 2024 and earned $11.2 million in prize money. He had seven top-10 finishes in 19 events and equaled Schauffele's 68.5 scoring average per round. Matsuyama had a difficult start to the season, finishing outside of the top 10 in each of his first five events, but then won the Genesis Invitational in February with an impressive final round 62 to finish 17-under par and win $4 million. He also won the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August.

Matsuyama finished sixth at the U.S. Open, but was outside of the top 30 in the other three majors. He finished T9th at the TOUR Championship.

Wyndham Clark ($10.9 million)

American Wyndham Clark won only once on the PGA Tour in 2024, but made 15 cuts in 21 events and had eight top 10 finishes, earning $10.9 million in prize money. He received $3.6 million for winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February and was the runner-up to Scheffler at both the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and THE PLAYERS Championship. He was second in putts per hole (1.69) this season.

Rory McIlroy ($10.9 million)

Although he went without winning a major for the 10th consecutive season, four-time major championship winner Rory McIlroy had a relatively successful year in 2024, finishing fifth with $10.9 million in earnings. He won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and Wells Fargo Championship, giving him 26 career victories. He also finished in the top 5 at the Valero Texas Open, RBC Canadian Open, U.S. Open, and Genesis Scottish Open.

While it earned him $2.3 million, McIlroy's second-place finish at the U.S. Open was particularly disappointing, as he bogeyed three of his last four holes and gave up a two-stroke lead, losing to LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau.