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Top 20 money winners on the PGA Tour Champions in 2024

Todd Kelly
USA TODAY Sports
Nov. 5, 2024, 10:00 a.m. ET
The 11th green at Phoenix Country Club for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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.

  • U.S. Senior Open: $4 million
  • Kaulig Companies Championship: $3.5 million
  • KitchenAide Senior PGA Championship: $3.5 million
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: $3 million
  • Senior Open: $2.8 million
  • 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.PlayerMoneyVictories
1Ernie Els$2,289,4763
2Steven Alker$2,171,5881
3Stephen Ames$2,052,3953
4Richard Green$1,892,0790
5Y.E. Yang$1,748,4571
6Padraig Harrington$1,634,1833
7K.J. Choi$1,602,0071
8Steve Stricker$1,561,5701
9Paul Broadhurst$1,462,2642
10Jerry Kelly$1,358,0871
11Ricardo Gonzalez$1,245,0241
12Stewart Cink$1,122,4061
13Doug Barron$1,080,1301
14Darren Clarke$968,2220
15Retief Goosen$958,6211
16Ken Tanigawa$950,0131
17Rocco Mediate$939,9081
18Alex Cejka$937,1210
19Bernhard Langer$890,9920
20Joe Durant$876,5521

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