It was basically a foregone conclusion that Adam Scott would achieve a unique money milestone on Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. So long as he finished the final round at the Plantation Course, the 42-year-old Australian would guarantee earning a minimum of $201,000, which would bump his career earnings into rare territory.
As it turned out, Scott shot a closing four-under 69 at Kapalua to finish 13 under for the tournament and in solo 29th place. That came with it a $210,000 prize money payout, which allowed Scott to become just the seventh player in PGA Tour history to exceed $60 million in career money earned on the course.
Scott leaves Kapalua with $60,083,599 in 370 starts. Here are the six other players who have won that much money in PGA Tour events:
Tiger Woods, $120,895,206 (371 starts, 82 wins)
Phil Mickelson, $94,955,060 (658 starts, 45 wins)
Dustin Johnson, $74,897,059 (307 starts, 24 wins)
Jim Furyk, $71,507,269 (635 starts, 17 wins)
Vijay Singh, $71,236,216 (636 starts, 34 wins)
Rory McIlroy, $68,064,549 (221 starts, 23 wins)
When you include Scott in this group, interestingly, he actually has earned the most money on tour per win with $4,291,685, aided by the fact he has the fewest wins among the players to earn $60 million or more on tour. Scott, however, ranks fourth in money won per start at roughly $162,388 for each of his 369 events. Tiger, not surprising, has won the most per start ($325,863), followed by McIlroy ($307,984) and Johnson ($243,964).
Sergio Garcia, $54,433,395
Jordan Spieth, $52,791,175
Justin Thomas, $50,953,830
Rose and Kuchar would have to get their games in gear, but a hot stretch for either of the two would make it achievable. Given that Garcia has resigned his PGA Tour membership after joining LIV Golf, he’s eliminated himself from the $60 million club. Standout seasons, however, could have Spieth and Thomas following Scott in the not-too-distant future.
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