Ranking top golfers based on prize money

Several professional golfers have achieved success throughout 2025, earning substantial prize money along the way.

American Scottie Scheffler earned the top spot with five victories and nearly $24 million in earnings throughout his 73 rounds of play this year. Scheffler is currently ranked as the World’s No. 1 golfer and won the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, among others, this year.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and J.J. Spaun of the United States were also among the top earners for the year.

Here’s who ranks among the top 10 earners this year.

Golf season money list: Who are the top 10 golf earners?

1. Scottie Scheffler: $23,962,883
2. Rory McIlroy: $16,597,418
3. J.J. Spaun: $12,515,222
4. Sepp Straka: $10,295,894
5. Russell Henley: $10,281,056
6. Justin Thomas: $9,761,829
7. Ben Griffin: $9,275,352
8. Tommy Fleetwood: $8,496,238
9. Justin Rose: $8,435,476
10. Harris English: $8,229,052

The full list of golf earners can be found on the PGA Tour website.

Who is among the lowest golf earners?

Jason Dufner earned the smallest amount of money for the year, at $7,800. 

Garrick Higgo has the lowest amount of earnings ($1,012,783) among those who have at least one tournament victory. He won the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic back in April.