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Jeeno Thitikul's $6 million season in 2024 was more than all but 14 PGA Tour golfers

Todd Kelly
USA TODAY Sports
Nov. 26, 2024, 1:14 p.m. ET
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand reacts on the 15th hole during the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Jeeno Thitikul was the LPGA's money winner in 2024 after earning more than $6 million in on-course earnings. A big chunk of that came in the form of the $4 million check she collected for winning the season finale at the CME Group Tour Championship.

She played in 17 events and won twice. She also posted 12 top-10s in 2024.

Scottie Scheffler led the PGA Tour's money list this year with a whopping $29,228,357. Seven wins, many of them in the signature tour events with huge purses, explains his monster haul.

It is, of course, apples-to-oranges when comparing money on the two tours, especially with the last few years of major increases on the PGA Tour.

Still, it's kinda fun to dig a little into the numbers.

Where would Jeeno Thitikul rank in PGA Tour money?

Thitikul's official haul in 2024 was $6,059,309.

That would place her 15th on the PGA Tour's 2024 money list:

  • $1,827 behind Chris Kirk's $6,061,136
  • $187,666 ahead of Byeong Hun An's $5,871,643

Who did Jeeno Thitikul make more than in 2024?

Her haul was better than a slew of notable names on the PGA Tour:

Pos.GolferEarningsWins in 2024
16Tony Finau$5,706,4670
17Robert MacIntyre$5,400,3842
21Justin Thomas$5,223,5610
22Brian Harman$5,201,7700
25Billy Horschel$5,037,2781
29Adam Scott$4,753,1720
32Viktor Hovland$4,616,7270
41Jason Day$4,117,5180
47Max Homa$3,843,4670
50Matt Fitzpatrick$3,705,4630
60Justin Rose$3,058,6830
66Jordan Spieth$2,732,5910
96Rickie Fowler$1,767,7090
109Matt Kuchar$1,469,6670

How many PGA Tour winners in 2024 earned less?

There were 27 PGA Tour winners in 2024 who made less than Thitikil, including three who won twice (although we must put an asterisk next to Nick Dunlap's name because he couldn't collect a paycheck for winning The American Express because he was still an amateur).

Pos.GolferEarningsWins in 2024
17Robert MacIntyre$5,400,3842
18Akshay Bhatia$5,344,9051
19J.T. Poston$5,271,5981
20Matthieu Pavon$5,254,4121
24Austin Eckroat$5,054,8712
25Billy Horschel$5,037,2781
28Taylor Pendrith$4,797,8541
30Stephan Jaeger$4,732,5541
31Maverick McNealy$4,708,3581
33Aaron Rai$4,613,5151
38Davis Thompson$4,420,9401
45Cam Davis$4,039,5331
53Nico Echavarria$3,583,6341
56Kevin Yu$3,285,7591
57Nick Taylor$3,249,3581
59Jake Knapp$3,102,7731
62Nick Dunlap$2,930,3852
71Peter Malnati$2,520,2481
75Grayson Murray$2,471,5321
81Jhonattan Vegas$2,309,2801
82Davis Riley$2,163,7011
88Patton Kizzire$1,908,5791
90Rafael Campos$1,857,8461
95Harry Hall$1,779,0951
113Matt McCarty$1,366,3401
115Brice Garnett$1,340,3301
125Chris Gotterup$1,170,8371

In 64 career events, Thitikul has earned $9,791,070 in on-course money, a number that ranks her 27th on the LPGA's all-time list. All 26 in front of her have gone over the $10 million mark.

Brittany Lincicome, right behind her with $9,769,013, just made her 400th – and final event – as she has announced her retirement.

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