The 2024 PGA Tour Champions season comes to a close at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club.
The season features 28 events in all, 25 from the regular season and the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.
There was more than $67 million in prize money on the line in 2024. There’s a $3 million purse at the Schwab event, which ranks it ahead of two of the five senior majors in 2024.
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U.S. Senior Open: $4 million
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Kaulig Companies Championship: $3.5 million
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KitchenAide Senior PGA Championship: $3.5 million
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Charles Schwab Cup Championship: $3 million
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Senior Open: $2.8 million
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Regions Tradition: $2.6 million
First place this week in Phoenix is good for $528,000.
Here’s a list of the top 20 money earners in 2024.
|
Pos. |
Player |
Money |
Victories |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ernie Els |
$2,289,476 |
3 |
|
2 |
Steven Alker |
$2,171,588 |
1 |
|
3 |
Stephen Ames |
$2,052,395 |
3 |
|
4 |
Richard Green |
$1,892,079 |
0 |
|
5 |
Y.E. Yang |
$1,748,457 |
1 |
|
6 |
Padraig Harrington |
$1,634,183 |
3 |
|
7 |
K.J. Choi |
$1,602,007 |
1 |
|
8 |
Steve Stricker |
$1,561,570 |
1 |
|
9 |
Paul Broadhurst |
$1,462,264 |
2 |
|
10 |
Jerry Kelly |
$1,358,087 |
1 |
|
11 |
Ricardo Gonzalez |
$1,245,024 |
1 |
|
12 |
Stewart Cink |
$1,122,406 |
1 |
|
13 |
Doug Barron |
$1,080,130 |
1 |
|
14 |
Darren Clarke |
$968,222 |
0 |
|
15 |
Retief Goosen |
$958,621 |
1 |
|
16 |
Ken Tanigawa |
$950,013 |
1 |
|
17 |
Rocco Mediate |
$939,908 |
1 |
|
18 |
Alex Cejka |
$937,121 |
0 |
|
19 |
Bernhard Langer |
$890,992 |
0 |
|
20 |
Joe Durant |
$876,552 |
1 |
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Top 20 money winners on the PGA Tour Champions in 2024
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