A new weekly feature we’ll be publishing this season is a look at the money leaders on the PGA Tour.
So as we head into the 10th week of the 2016-17 season, with the playing of the Farmer’s Insurance Open, it’s no surprise to see Justin Thomas’s name atop the list. The 23-year-old rising star has won an amazing three times already (in just 5 starts) and has deposited over $3.8M in cash to date.
Only Two Over $2M
In fact, only Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama ($3.12M) have cleared the $2M mark so far.
Rounding out the top-3 is Pat Perez, who has pocketed a cool $1,873,685 – thanks largely to his win at the OHL Classic in early November.
Ten Over $1M
In all, there are 10 players who have made over $1M this season, which includes all the winners to date, along with Russell Knox and Gary Woodland.
Average Per Start
If you average the money per start, you would assume Thomas (3 wins, 1 top-10, 1 top-25 in 5 starts) would be the logical leader.
But you’d be wrong. In fact the leader in this category has not even won a title yet.
Henrik Stenson has just has one start, a T2 at the WGC-HSBC, but has made $787,000. Matsuyama has played one-less time (4) than Thomas (5), and has averaged $781,775 per event. Thomas rounds out the top-3 with an average of $760,433 per start.
One Start, Top 25
One final nugget which stood out was the fact that both Stenson and Justin Rose sit inside the top-25, despite each only playing one event – Stenson (T2, WGC-HSBC), Rose (2nd, Sony Open).
The major champions also finished 1-2 (in reverse, respectively) at the 2016 Olympics so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that both are off to strong starts in 2017.
Money Leaders
| Rank | Player | Events | Money | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 5 | $3,802,167 | $760,433 |
| 2 | Hideki Matsuyama | 4 | $3,127,100 | $781,775 |
| 3 | Pat Perez | 5 | $1,873,685 | $374,737 |
| 4 | Brendan Steele | 5 | $1,584,588 | $316,918 |
| 5 | Mackenzie Hughes | 7 | $1,354,838 | $193,548 |
| 6 | Rod Pampling | 5 | $1,312,387 | $262,477 |
| 7 | Hudson Swafford | 6 | $1,251,805 | $208,634 |
| 8 | Cody Gribble | 7 | $1,152,195 | $164,599 |
| 9 | Russell Knox | 5 | $1,038,334 | $207,667 |
| 10 | Gary Woodland | 4 | $1,035,251 | $258,813 |
| 11 | Daniel Berger | 4 | $943,636 | $235,909 |
| 12 | Adam Hadwin | 5 | $922,050 | $184,410 |
| 13 | Luke List | 7 | $887,278 | $126,754 |
| 14 | Scott Piercy | 7 | $863,214 | $123,316 |
| 15 | Henrik Stenson | 1 | $787,000 | $787,000 |
| 16 | Brooks Koepka | 2 | $774,800 | $387,400 |
| 17 | Chris Kirk | 7 | $770,597 | $110,085 |
| 18 | Jordan Spieth | 2 | $767,000 | $383,500 |
| 19 | Bill Haas | 5 | $733,707 | $146,741 |
| 20 | Charles Howell III | 7 | $732,437 | $104,634 |
| 21 | Chez Reavie | 6 | $716,214 | $119,369 |
| 22 | Patton Kizzire | 5 | $661,703 | $132,341 |
| 23 | Keegan Bradley | 6 | $657,669 | $109,612 |
| 24 | Justin Rose | 1 | $648,000 | $648,000 |
| 25 | Lucas Glover | 5 | $647,164 | $129,433 |
| 26 | Ryan Moore | 4 | $633,507 | $158,377 |
| 27 | Francesco Molinari | 3 | $621,813 | $207,271 |
| 28 | Jamie Lovemark | 7 | $594,300 | $84,900 |
| 29 | Anirban Lahiri | 5 | $592,802 | $118,560 |
| 30 | Brian Harman | 7 | $544,615 | $77,802 |
| 31 | Derek Fathauer | 6 | $533,086 | $88,848 |
| 32 | Paul Casey | 5 | $507,386 | $101,477 |
| 33 | Martin Laird | 4 | $506,450 | $126,613 |
| 34 | Sean O'Hair | 4 | $497,650 | $124,413 |
| 35 | Camilo Villegas | 5 | $473,890 | $94,778 |
| 36 | Michael Kim | 6 | $470,091 | $78,349 |
| 37 | Emiliano Grillo | 5 | $465,334 | $93,067 |
| 38 | Jim Herman | 6 | $445,733 | $74,289 |
| 39 | Billy Horschel | 4 | $431,340 | $107,835 |
| 40 | Blayne Barber | 5 | $409,514 | $81,903 |
| 41 | Kevin Kisner | 5 | $403,027 | $80,605 |
| 42 | Marc Leishman | 3 | $402,247 | $134,082 |
| 43 | James Hahn | 5 | $400,173 | $80,035 |
| 44 | Greg Owen | 4 | $397,700 | $99,425 |
| 45 | Chad Campbell | 7 | $393,756 | $56,251 |
| 46 | Patrick Reed | 4 | $386,756 | $96,689 |
| 47 | Russell Henley | 6 | $384,437 | $64,073 |
| 48 | Kevin Streelman | 6 | $384,125 | $64,021 |
| 49 | Rory McIlroy | 1 | $372,000 | $372,000 |
| 50 | Stewart Cink | 6 | $367,140 | $61,190 |
| 51 | Kyle Stanley | 5 | $351,533 | $70,307 |
| 52 | Bud Cauley | 6 | $350,872 | $58,479 |
| 53 | Jhonattan Vegas | 6 | $345,165 | $57,528 |
| 54 | Ryan Blaum | 7 | $339,580 | $48,511 |
| 55 | Cameron Smith | 6 | $336,216 | $56,036 |
| 56 | Tony Finau | 6 | $335,821 | $55,970 |
| 57 | Kevin Na | 6 | $334,175 | $55,696 |
| 58 | Whee Kim | 5 | $330,220 | $66,044 |
| 59 | John Huh | 7 | $329,666 | $47,095 |
| 60 | Geoff Ogilvy | 4 | $314,302 | $78,576 |
| 61 | Harris English | 5 | $296,316 | $59,263 |
| 62 | Johnson Wagner | 6 | $288,000 | $48,000 |
| 63 | Dustin Johnson | 2 | $277,000 | $138,500 |
| 64 | Branden Grace | 4 | $272,840 | $68,210 |
| 65 | Sergio Garcia | 2 | $271,500 | $135,750 |
| 66 | Adam Scott | 2 | $268,500 | $134,250 |
| 67 | Dominic Bozzelli | 6 | $264,714 | $44,119 |
| 68 | Si Woo Kim | 5 | $257,750 | $51,550 |
| 69 | Ollie Schniederjans | 6 | $245,936 | $40,989 |
| 70 | Aaron Baddeley | 5 | $243,262 | $48,652 |
| 71 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 2 | $243,000 | $121,500 |
| 72 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | 7 | $242,634 | $34,662 |
| 73 | Webb Simpson | 6 | $239,394 | $39,899 |
| 74 | Billy Hurley III | 5 | $235,987 | $47,197 |
| 75 | Grayson Murray | 4 | $235,480 | $58,870 |
| 76 | Rickie Fowler | 1 | $235,333 | $235,333 |
| 77 | Jon Rahm | 4 | $234,393 | $58,598 |
| 78 | Vaughn Taylor | 6 | $231,790 | $38,632 |
| 79 | Jason Kokrak | 5 | $231,059 | $46,212 |
| 80 | Cheng Tsung Pan | 7 | $228,813 | $32,688 |
| 81 | William McGirt | 5 | $228,463 | $45,693 |
| 82 | Phil Mickelson | 2 | $224,640 | $112,320 |
| 83 | Patrick Rodgers | 6 | $222,800 | $37,133 |
| 84 | Richy Werenski | 7 | $219,410 | $31,344 |
| 85 | Jimmy Walker | 4 | $214,458 | $53,615 |
| 86 | Xander Schauffele | 7 | $212,576 | $30,368 |
| 87 | Troy Merritt | 6 | $209,188 | $34,865 |
| 88 | Zach Johnson | 3 | $208,500 | $69,500 |
| 89 | Shawn Stefani | 5 | $196,864 | $39,373 |
| 90 | Jim Furyk | 2 | $194,250 | $97,125 |
| 91 | Nick Taylor | 7 | $193,915 | $27,702 |
| 92 | Robert Garrigus | 5 | $191,883 | $38,377 |
| 93 | Scott Stallings | 6 | $191,800 | $31,967 |
| 94 | Ryo Ishikawa | 4 | $180,587 | $45,147 |
| 95 | Hiroshi Iwata | 4 | $179,133 | $44,783 |
| 96 | Seamus Power | 7 | $175,323 | $25,046 |
| 97 | Seung-yul Noh | 7 | $164,308 | $23,473 |
| 98 | Michael Thompson | 6 | $162,321 | $27,054 |
| 99 | Brian Gay | 5 | $161,805 | $32,361 |
| 100 | Ryan Brehm | 7 | $158,180 | $22,597 |
| 101 | Fabian Gomez | 6 | $155,311 | $25,885 |
| 102 | Ben Crane | 6 | $151,507 | $25,251 |
| 103 | Zac Blair | 7 | $147,009 | $21,001 |
| 104 | Jason Day | 1 | $147,000 | $147,000 |
| 105 | Brian Stuard | 8 | $144,030 | $18,004 |
| 106 | Harold Varner III | 6 | $138,718 | $23,120 |
| 107 | Brandt Snedeker | 3 | $138,253 | $46,084 |
| 108 | Graham DeLaet | 4 | $136,980 | $34,245 |
| 109 | Tim Wilkinson | 5 | $127,336 | $25,467 |
| 110 | Ian Poulter | 4 | $127,333 | $31,833 |
| 111 | Trey Mullinax | 7 | $127,307 | $18,187 |
| 112 | Jason Dufner | 3 | $125,502 | $41,834 |
| 113 | Brett Stegmaier | 6 | $121,304 | $20,217 |
| 114 | Brandon Hagy | 5 | $120,342 | $24,068 |
| 115 | Roberto Castro | 4 | $120,019 | $30,005 |
| 116 | Bubba Watson | 2 | $119,250 | $59,625 |
| 117 | Steven Alker | 7 | $115,966 | $16,567 |
| 118 | J.T. Poston | 7 | $114,404 | $16,343 |
| 119 | Cameron Tringale | 6 | $113,843 | $18,974 |
| 120 | Chris Stroud | 3 | $113,470 | $37,823 |
| 121 | John Peterson | 4 | $111,053 | $27,763 |
| 122 | Martin Flores | 6 | $108,226 | $18,038 |
| 123 | Sung Kang | 7 | $106,700 | $15,243 |
| 124 | Ben Martin | 6 | $105,801 | $17,634 |
| 125 | Jon Curran | 7 | $100,354 | $14,336 |
| 126 | Miguel Angel Carballo | 7 | $100,092 | $14,299 |
| 127 | Kelly Kraft | 6 | $99,100 | $16,517 |
| 128 | Peter Malnati | 8 | $98,506 | $12,313 |
| 129 | Charley Hoffman | 5 | $98,333 | $19,667 |
| 130 | Andres Romero | 2 | $96,468 | $48,234 |
| 131 | Andres Gonzales | 7 | $95,293 | $13,613 |
| 132 | Alex Cejka | 4 | $94,400 | $23,600 |
| 133 | Matt Jones | 3 | $92,840 | $30,947 |
| 134 | Greg Chalmers | 6 | $88,704 | $14,784 |
| 135 | Matt Kuchar | 3 | $88,000 | $29,333 |
| 136 | Kevin Chappell | 3 | $87,496 | $29,165 |
| 137 | Robert Streb | 5 | $86,716 | $17,343 |
| 138 | J.J. Spaun | 7 | $86,193 | $12,313 |
| 139 | Cameron Percy | 4 | $84,254 | $21,064 |
| 140 | Jason Bohn | 7 | $84,156 | $12,022 |
| 141 | Shane Lowry | 1 | $80,167 | $80,167 |
| 142 | Jonathan Byrd | 3 | $79,830 | $26,610 |
| 143 | Nicholas Lindheim | 7 | $79,823 | $11,403 |
| 144 | John Senden | 5 | $77,074 | $15,415 |
| 145 | Byeong-Hun An | 2 | $73,250 | $36,625 |
| 146 | Charl Schwartzel | 1 | $72,000 | $72,000 |
| 147 | Tag Ridings | 5 | $71,765 | $14,353 |
| 148 | J.B. Holmes | 1 | $67,000 | $67,000 |
| 149 | Wesley Bryan | 6 | $62,040 | $10,340 |
| 150 | Soren Kjeldsen | 3 | $62,000 | $20,667 |
| 151 | Kyle Reifers | 7 | $61,736 | $8,819 |
| 152 | Bryson DeChambeau | 6 | $59,936 | $9,989 |
| 153 | Graeme McDowell | 2 | $59,675 | $29,838 |
| 154 | Ken Duke | 6 | $59,412 | $9,902 |
| 155 | Will MacKenzie | 6 | $58,852 | $9,809 |
| 156 | Steve Marino | 5 | $58,684 | $11,737 |
| 157 | Louis Oosthuizen | 1 | $58,500 | $58,500 |
| 158 | David Lingmerth | 5 | $58,219 | $11,644 |
| 159 | Kevin Tway | 7 | $58,170 | $8,310 |
| 160 | Spencer Levin | 8 | $57,170 | $7,146 |
| 161 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 7 | $56,133 | $8,019 |
| 162 | Brian Campbell | 5 | $55,974 | $11,195 |
| 163 | Andrew Johnston | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| 164 | Rory Sabbatini | 5 | $54,821 | $10,964 |
| 165 | Daniel Summerhays | 5 | $54,261 | $10,852 |
| 166 | Vijay Singh | 4 | $50,303 | $12,576 |
| 167 | Danny Lee | 5 | $50,278 | $10,056 |
| 168 | Mark Wilson | 4 | $47,390 | $11,848 |
| 169 | Smylie Kaufman | 5 | $44,676 | $8,935 |
| 170 | Steve Wheatcroft | 2 | $42,958 | $21,479 |
| 171 | Danny Willett | 1 | $42,750 | $42,750 |
| 172 | Bryce Molder | 6 | $41,933 | $6,989 |
| 173 | Scott Brown | 4 | $40,946 | $10,237 |
| 174 | J.J. Henry | 6 | $40,864 | $6,811 |
| 175 | Brendon de Jonge | 3 | $40,833 | $13,611 |
| 176 | Y.E. Yang | 1 | $39,100 | $39,100 |
| 177 | Brad Fritsch | 4 | $37,985 | $9,496 |
| 178 | Ryan Armour | 4 | $37,723 | $9,431 |
| 179 | Brett Drewitt | 4 | $35,756 | $8,939 |
| 180 | Carl Pettersson | 7 | $30,390 | $4,341 |
| 181 | Ricky Barnes | 7 | $29,190 | $4,170 |
| 182 | D.A. Points | 4 | $28,143 | $7,036 |
| 183 | Ernie Els | 4 | $27,308 | $6,827 |
| 184 | Morgan Hoffmann | 6 | $27,012 | $4,502 |
| 185 | David Hearn | 6 | $27,006 | $4,501 |
| 186 | Dicky Pride | 1 | $26,705 | $26,705 |
| 187 | Luke Donald | 2 | $25,833 | $12,917 |
| 188 | Mark Hubbard | 7 | $24,500 | $3,500 |
| 189 | Nick Watney | 3 | $23,516 | $7,839 |
| 190 | Davis Love III | 2 | $23,100 | $11,550 |
| 191 | Julian Etulain | 6 | $20,958 | $3,493 |
| 192 | Bob Estes | 4 | $19,845 | $4,961 |
| 193 | Jerry Kelly | 4 | $19,830 | $4,958 |
| 194 | Sebastian Munoz | 3 | $19,830 | $6,610 |
| 195 | Michael Putnam | 1 | $19,830 | $19,830 |
| 196 | Jonas Blixt | 6 | $16,588 | $2,765 |
| 197 | Tyler Aldridge | 2 | $16,253 | $8,127 |
| 198 | Chesson Hadley | 2 | $16,253 | $8,127 |
| 199 | Boo Weekley | 7 | $15,050 | $2,150 |
| 200 | Colt Knost | 5 | $13,580 | $2,716 |
| 201 | Michael Bradley | 1 | $13,514 | $13,514 |
| 202 | John Merrick | 2 | $13,514 | $6,757 |
| 203 | Zack Sucher | 6 | $13,514 | $2,252 |
| 204 | K.J. Choi | 4 | $13,300 | $3,325 |
| 205 | Sam Saunders | 3 | $13,200 | $4,400 |
| 206 | Steven Bowditch | 5 | $12,586 | $2,517 |
| 207 | Fred Funk | 1 | $11,280 | $11,280 |
| 208 | Angel Cabrera | 3 | $9,984 | $3,328 |
| 209 | Chad Collins | 5 | $9,984 | $1,997 |
| 210 | Bill Lunde | 1 | $9,984 | $9,984 |
| 211 | George McNeill | 2 | $9,984 | $4,992 |
| 212 | Tim Petrovic | 1 | $9,984 | $9,984 |
| 213 | David Toms | 3 | $9,984 | $3,328 |
| 214 | Eric Axley | 2 | $9,198 | $4,599 |
| 215 | Charlie Wi | 1 | $9,198 | $9,198 |
| 216 | Bobby Wyatt | 5 | $9,198 | $1,840 |
| 217 | Tommy Gainey | 3 | $8,736 | $2,912 |
| 218 | Jonathan Randolph | 5 | $8,736 | $1,747 |
| 219 | John Rollins | 1 | $8,736 | $8,736 |
| 220 | Robert Allenby | 1 | $8,526 | $8,526 |
| 221 | Stuart Appleby | 3 | $8,064 | $2,688 |
| 222 | Craig Barlow | 1 | $7,896 | $7,896 |
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