This article is part of our Golf Draft Kit series.
Below are our 2016-17 projected earnings rankings. This list includes:
• Top 125 on PGA Tour Money List (M = made money list only)
• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List (P = made points list only)
• Non-Rookie PGA Tour Card Winners from Web.com Tour (W)
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125, i.e. Tiger Woods (E)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)
• Rookies (R)
• International Players (I)
Ranking is ordered by 2016-17 projected earnings.
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| GOLFER | 2015-16 EVENTS | 2015-16 EARNINGS | 2016-17 PROJ. EARNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dustin Johnson | 22 | $9,365,185 | $9,000,000 |
| 2. Jason Day | 20 | $8,045,112 | $8,000,000 |
| 3. Rory McIlroy | 18 | $5,790,585 | $8,000,000 |
| 4. Jordan Spieth | 21 | $5,538,470 | $7,000,000 |
| 5. Adam Scott | 20 | $6,473,090 | $6,000,000 |
| 6. Patrick Reed | 28 | $5,679,575 | $5,500,000 |
| 7. Hideki Matsuyama | 23 | $4,193,954 | $5,500,000 |
| 8. Kevin Chappell | 27 | $4,501,050 | $5,000,000 |
| 9. Justin Thomas | 28 | $4,126,366 | $5,000,000 |
| 10. Brandt Snedeker | 27 | $3,960,142 | $4,500,000 |
| 11. Rickie Fowler | 23 | $2,713,563 | $4,500,000 |
| 12. Brooks Koepka | 21 | $3,322,393 | $4,250,000 |
| 13. Jimmy Walker | 25 | $4,148,546 | $4,000,000 |
| 14. Phil Mickelson | 22 | $4,022,628 | $4,000,000 |
| 15. Henrik Stenson | 14 | $3,397,373 | $4,000,000 |
| 16. J.B. Holmes | 22 | $2,969,608 | $4,000,000 |
| 17. Justin Rose | 18 | $2,085,365 | $4,000,000 |
| 18. Matt Kuchar | 26 | $3,819,678 | $3,750,000 |
| 19. Bubba Watson | 19 | $3,492,842 | $3,750,000 |
| 20. Daniel Berger | 26 | $3,290,764 | $3,750,000 |
| 21. Russell Knox | 25 | $4,885,906 | $3,500,000 |
| 22. Paul Casey | 22 | $3,885,560 | $3,500,000 |
| 23. Ryan Moore | 23 | $3,701,034 | $3,500,000 |
| 24. Kevin Na | 26 | $3,441,291 | $3,500,000 |
| 25. Kevin Kisner | 27 | $3,424,354 | $3,500,000 |
| 26. Sergio |
Below are our 2016-17 projected earnings rankings. This list includes:
RotoWire golf writers Len Hochberg and Jeremy Schilling contributed to this report.
• Top 125 on PGA Tour Money List (M = made money list only)
• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List (P = made points list only)
• Non-Rookie PGA Tour Card Winners from Web.com Tour (W)
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125, i.e. Tiger Woods (E)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)
• Rookies (R)
• International Players (I)
Ranking is ordered by 2016-17 projected earnings.
Click column headings to sort.
| GOLFER | 2015-16 EVENTS | 2015-16 EARNINGS | 2016-17 PROJ. EARNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dustin Johnson | 22 | $9,365,185 | $9,000,000 |
| 2. Jason Day | 20 | $8,045,112 | $8,000,000 |
| 3. Rory McIlroy | 18 | $5,790,585 | $8,000,000 |
| 4. Jordan Spieth | 21 | $5,538,470 | $7,000,000 |
| 5. Adam Scott | 20 | $6,473,090 | $6,000,000 |
| 6. Patrick Reed | 28 | $5,679,575 | $5,500,000 |
| 7. Hideki Matsuyama | 23 | $4,193,954 | $5,500,000 |
| 8. Kevin Chappell | 27 | $4,501,050 | $5,000,000 |
| 9. Justin Thomas | 28 | $4,126,366 | $5,000,000 |
| 10. Brandt Snedeker | 27 | $3,960,142 | $4,500,000 |
| 11. Rickie Fowler | 23 | $2,713,563 | $4,500,000 |
| 12. Brooks Koepka | 21 | $3,322,393 | $4,250,000 |
| 13. Jimmy Walker | 25 | $4,148,546 | $4,000,000 |
| 14. Phil Mickelson | 22 | $4,022,628 | $4,000,000 |
| 15. Henrik Stenson | 14 | $3,397,373 | $4,000,000 |
| 16. J.B. Holmes | 22 | $2,969,608 | $4,000,000 |
| 17. Justin Rose | 18 | $2,085,365 | $4,000,000 |
| 18. Matt Kuchar | 26 | $3,819,678 | $3,750,000 |
| 19. Bubba Watson | 19 | $3,492,842 | $3,750,000 |
| 20. Daniel Berger | 26 | $3,290,764 | $3,750,000 |
| 21. Russell Knox | 25 | $4,885,906 | $3,500,000 |
| 22. Paul Casey | 22 | $3,885,560 | $3,500,000 |
| 23. Ryan Moore | 23 | $3,701,034 | $3,500,000 |
| 24. Kevin Na | 26 | $3,441,291 | $3,500,000 |
| 25. Kevin Kisner | 27 | $3,424,354 | $3,500,000 |
| 26. Sergio Garcia | 15 | $3,242,156 | $3,500,000 |
| 27. Scott Piercy | 24 | $2,905,349 | $3,500,000 |
| 28. Bill Haas | 24 | $2,390,199 | $3,250,000 |
| 29. Zach Johnson | 24 | $1,718,703 | $3,250,000 |
| 30. Jim Furyk | 14 | $1,538,204 | $3,250,000 |
| 31. Emiliano Grillo | 25 | $3,371,705 | $3,000,000 |
| 32. Charl Schwartzel | 19 | $2,936,027 | $3,000,000 |
| 33. Jason Dufner | 28 | $2,879,884 | $3,000,000 |
| 34. Branden Grace | 18 | $2,878,868 | $3,000,000 |
| 35. Gary Woodland | 26 | $2,392,044 | $3,000,000 |
| 36. Harris English | 27 | $2,014,283 | $3,000,000 |
| 37. Billy Horschel | 20 | $1,744,571 | $3,000,000 |
| 38. Rafa Cabrera Bello - I | 10 | $1,609,350 | $3,000,000 |
| 39. Jon Rahm - I | 9 | $1,004,035 | $3,000,000 |
| 40. Roberto Castro | 27 | $2,520,574 | $2,750,000 |
| 41. Louis Oosthuizen | 17 | $2,422,079 | $2,750,000 |
| 42. Jamie Lovemark | 27 | $1,940,890 | $2,750,000 |
| 43. Tony Finau | 28 | $1,814,790 | $2,750,000 |
| 44. Chris Kirk | 28 | $1,762,335 | $2,750,000 |
| 45. Byeong Hun An - I | 14 | $1,278,797 | $2,750,000 |
| 46. William McGirt | 28 | $3,614,972 | $2,500,000 |
| 47. Si Woo Kim | 34 | $3,086,369 | $2,500,000 |
| 48. Graeme McDowell | 21 | $2,596,170 | $2,500,000 |
| 49. James Hahn | 26 | $2,367,521 | $2,500,000 |
| 50. Luke Donald | 23 | $1,634,515 | $2,500,000 |
| 51. Webb Simpson | 20 | $1,450,355 | $2,500,000 |
| 52. Charley Hoffman | 26 | $2,350,239 | $2,250,000 |
| 53. Daniel Summerhays | 28 | $2,045,968 | $2,250,000 |
| 54. Russell Henley | 25 | $1,228,347 | $2,200,000 |
| 55. Smylie Kaufman | 28 | $2,508,174 | $2,000,000 |
| 56. Fabian Gomez | 26 | $2,227,040 | $2,000,000 |
| 57. Jason Kokrak | 28 | $1,934,250 | $2,000,000 |
| 58. Jon Curran | 30 | $1,902,481 | $2,000,000 |
| 59. Shane Lowry | 17 | $1,585,436 | $2,000,000 |
| 60. Patton Kizzire | 27 | $1,468,624 | $2,000,000 |
| 61. Danny Lee | 28 | $1,405,722 | $2,000,000 |
| 62. Patrick Rodgers | 28 | $1,290,336 | $2,000,000 |
| 63. Robert Streb | 27 | $1,003,363 | $2,000,000 |
| 64. Soren Kjeldsen - I | 12 | $921,468 | $2,000,000 |
| 65. David Lingmerth | 24 | $1,863,783 | $1,900,000 |
| 66. Ryan Palmer | 23 | $1,794,141 | $1,800,000 |
| 67. Ben Martin | 28 | $1,205,730 | $1,800,000 |
| 68. Jhonattan Vegas | 27 | $2,478,980 | $1,750,000 |
| 69. Charles Howell III | 25 | $1,974,962 | $1,750,000 |
| 70. Danny Willett | 9 | $1,938,132 | $1,750,000 |
| 71. Billy Hurley III | 20 | $1,770,400 | $1,750,000 |
| 72. Sean O'Hair | 26 | $1,702,713 | $1,750,000 |
| 73. Brian Stuard | 20 | $1,666,014 | $1,750,000 |
| 74. Kevin Streelman | 26 | $1,601,177 | $1,750,000 |
| 75. Brian Harman | 31 | $1,299,801 | $1,750,000 |
| 76. Marc Leishman | 25 | $1,566,824 | $1,700,000 |
| 77. Colt Knost | 26 | $1,594,587 | $1,600,000 |
| 78. Brendan Steele | 25 | $1,589,266 | $1,600,000 |
| 79. Kyle Reifers | 34 | $1,539,578 | $1,600,000 |
| 80. Jonas Blixt | 26 | $1,115,322 | $1,600,000 |
| 81. Graham DeLaet | 21 | $908,557 | $1,600,000 |
| 82. Ian Poulter - E | 13 | $370,256 | $1,600,000 |
| 83. Tiger Woods - E | 0 | N/A | $1,500,000 |
| 84. Steve Stricker | 15 | $1,418,647 | $1,500,000 |
| 85. Freddie Jacobson | 26 | $1,354,196 | $1,500,000 |
| 86. Harold Varner III | 28 | $1,327,320 | $1,500,000 |
| 87. Peter Malnati | 32 | $1,298,945 | $1,500,000 |
| 88. Aaron Baddeley | 28 | $1,644,915 | $1,400,000 |
| 89. Jason Bohn | 21 | $1,369,705 | $1,400,000 |
| 90. Cameron Tringale | 25 | $1,064,066 | $1,400,000 |
| 91. Nick Watney - E | 5 | $189,880 | $1,400,000 |
| 92. Bryce Molder | 26 | $1,353,385 | $1,300,000 |
| 93. K.J. Choi | 22 | $1,328,448 | $1,300,000 |
| 94. Martin Laird | 24 | $1,224,680 | $1,300,000 |
| 95. Jim Herman | 29 | $2,091,274 | $1,250,000 |
| 96. Jerry Kelly | 23 | $1,328,657 | $1,250,000 |
| 97. Scott Brown | 27 | $1,143,452 | $1,250,000 |
| 98. Francesco Molinari | 18 | $1,083,155 | $1,250,000 |
| 99. Keegan Bradley | 26 | $899,985 | $1,250,000 |
| 100. Anirban Lahiri | 21 | $835,171 | $1,250,000 |
| 101. Alex Cejka | 22 | $1,566,308 | $1,200,000 |
| 102. David Hearn | 29 | $1,211,514 | $1,200,000 |
| 103. Spencer Levin | 32 | $1,179,882 | $1,200,000 |
| 104. Chez Reavie | 27 | $1,086,964 | $1,200,000 |
| 105. Hudson Swafford | 30 | $1,027,314 | $1,200,000 |
| 106. John Huh | 28 | $1,007,219 | $1,200,000 |
| 107. Shawn Stefani - P | 29 | $698,102 | $1,200,000 |
| 108. Johnson Wagner | 26 | $1,083,787 | $1,100,000 |
| 109. Adam Hadwin | 27 | $1,067,809 | $1,100,000 |
| 110. Robert Garrigus | 21 | $1,024,900 | $1,100,000 |
| 111. Steve Marino - M | 24 | $768,200 | $1,100,000 |
| 112. Ben Crane - P | 27 | $607,892 | $1,100,000 |
| 113. Pat Perez - E | 11 | $47,840 | $1,050,000 |
| 114. Vaughn Taylor | 24 | $1,640,750 | $1,000,000 |
| 115. Vijay Singh | 22 | $1,210,104 | $1,000,000 |
| 116. Chad Campbell | 28 | $1,168,073 | $1,000,000 |
| 117. Ricky Barnes | 29 | $1,158,800 | $1,000,000 |
| 118. Brett Stegmaier | 29 | $1,086,714 | $1,000,000 |
| 119. Andrew Loupe | 27 | $1,075,276 | $1,000,000 |
| 120. Boo Weekley | 26 | $991,660 | $1,000,000 |
| 121. Sung Kang | 29 | $979,576 | $1,000,000 |
| 122. Troy Merritt | 26 | $922,707 | $1,000,000 |
| 123. Zac Blair | 31 | $903,459 | $1,000,000 |
| 124. Derek Fathauer | 30 | $898,430 | $1,000,000 |
| 125. Bud Cauley | 14 | $760,430 | $1,000,000 |
| 126. Morgan Hoffmann - M | 25 | $717,890 | $1,000,000 |
| 127. Will Wilcox - E | 23 | $676,841 | $1,000,000 |
| 128. Tyrone Van Aswegen | 31 | $1,025,632 | $900,000 |
| 129. John Senden | 28 | $989,841 | $900,000 |
| 130. Lucas Glover | 23 | $948,927 | $900,000 |
| 131. Blayne Barber | 27 | $768,585 | $900,000 |
| 132. Kyle Stanley - P | 28 | $580,374 | $900,000 |
| 133. Bobby Wyatt - R | 6 | $353,348 | $850,000 |
| 134. Grayson Murray - R | 0 | N/A | $800,000 |
| 135. Seamus Power - R | 0 | N/A | $800,000 |
| 136. Luke List | 27 | $751,001 | $800,000 |
| 137. Michael Kim - P | 29 | $664,539 | $800,000 |
| 138. Seung-Yul Noh - P | 28 | $661,711 | $800,000 |
| 139. Ollie Schniederjans - R | 7 | $68,586 | $800,000 |
| 140. Richy Werenski - R | 0 | N/A | $750,000 |
| 141. Cheng Tsung Pan - R | 0 | N/A | $750,000 |
| 142. Ken Duke - M | 20 | $773,025 | $750,000 |
| 143. Chad Collins - M | 26 | $734,548 | $750,000 |
| 144. Cameron Smith - W | 24 | $477,843 | $750,000 |
| 145. Wesley Bryan - R | 4 | $178,729 | $750,000 |
| 146. David Toms | 19 | $774,522 | $700,000 |
| 147. Retief Goosen - M | 16 | $745,735 | $700,000 |
| 148. Scott Stallings - W | 27 | $697,434 | $700,000 |
| 149. Mark Hubbard - P | 30 | $642,942 | $700,000 |
| 150. Trey Mullinax - R | 2 | $49,635 | $700,000 |
| 151. J.T. Poston - R | 0 | N/A | $650,000 |
| 152. Steven Bowditch - E | 26 | $458,891 | $650,000 |
| 153. John Peterson - E | 3 | $13,020 | $650,000 |
| 154. Lee Westwood - E | 7 | $1,138,810 | $600,000 |
| 155. Bryson DeChambeau - R | 13 | $656,621 | $600,000 |
| 156. Gonzalo Fdez-Castano - W | 2 | $65,600 | $600,000 |
| 157. J.J. Spaun - R | 1 | $0 | $600,000 |
| 158. Max Homa - W | 0 | N/A | $550,000 |
| 159. Andres Gonzales - W | 28 | $579,667 | $550,000 |
| 160. Geoff Ogilvy - E | 22 | $397,595 | $550,000 |
| 161. Will MacKenzie - W | 26 | $416,033 | $525,000 |
| 162. Padraig Harrington - E | 16 | $654,929 | $500,000 |
| 163. Nick Taylor - E | 26 | $628,756 | $500,000 |
| 164. Michael Thompson - W | 23 | $521,983 | $500,000 |
| 165. Jeff Overton - E | 25 | $410,246 | $500,000 |
| 166. Andrew Johnston - R | 4 | $270,262 | $500,000 |
| 167. Miguel Angel Carballo - W | 18 | $240,509 | $500,000 |
| 168. Hunter Mahan - E | 22 | $230,694 | $500,000 |
| 169. Mackenzie Hughes - R | 1 | $0 | $500,000 |
| 170. Tim Wilkinson - W | 22 | $708,623 | $450,000 |
| 171. Greg Chalmers - E | 12 | $695,188 | $450,000 |
| 172. Rory Sabbatini - W | 20 | $150,236 | $450,000 |
| 173. Ryan Brehm - R | 0 | N/A | $400,000 |
| 174. Ernie Els - E | 21 | $559,024 | $400,000 |
| 175. Sam Saunders - C | 24 | $510,079 | $400,000 |
| 176. Rod Pampling - W | 18 | $142,433 | $400,000 |
| 177. Ryan Blaum - R | 1 | $42,160 | $400,000 |
| 178. Brandon Hagy - R | 2 | $33,226 | $400,000 |
| 179. Xander Schauffele - R | 2 | $0 | $400,000 |
| 180. Steven Alker - W | 1 | $0 | $400,000 |
| 181. Stuart Appleby - C | 23 | $500,214 | $350,000 |
| 182. D.A. Points - W | 18 | $305,250 | $350,000 |
| 183. Tim Clark - E | 7 | $110,361 | $350,000 |
| 184. Martin Flores - W | 2 | $101,576 | $350,000 |
| 185. Dominic Bozzelli - R | 0 | N/A | $300,000 |
| 186. Julian Etulain - R | 0 | N/A | $300,000 |
| 187. Matt Jones - C | 27 | $712,723 | $300,000 |
| 188. Whee Kim - W | 27 | $682,662 | $300,000 |
| 189. Steve Wheatcroft - C | 26 | $601,164 | $300,000 |
| 190. Chris Stroud - C | 27 | $599,176 | $300,000 |
| 191. Tom Hoge - C | 26 | $561,559 | $300,000 |
| 192. Bronson Burgoon - C | 27 | $557,020 | $300,000 |
| 193. Tyler Aldridge - C | 28 | $517,738 | $300,000 |
| 194. Greg Owen - C | 29 | $484,955 | $300,000 |
| 195. Kelly Kraft - W | 20 | $403,437 | $300,000 |
| 196. Brian Gay - E | 13 | $280,619 | $300,000 |
| 197. Matt Every - E | 17 | $158,453 | $300,000 |
| 198. Tag Ridings - W | 0 | N/A | $250,000 |
| 199. Cameron Percy - W | 15 | $313,456 | $250,000 |
| 200. J.J. Henry - E | 24 | $280,674 | $250,000 |
| 201. Ryan Armour - W | 1 | $32,455 | $250,000 |
| 202. Nicholas Lindheim - R | 0 | N/A | $200,000 |
| 203. Brian Campbell - R | 0 | N/A | $200,000 |
| 204. Davis Love III - E | 15 | $222,422 | $200,000 |
| 205. Brad Fritsch - W | 1 | $0 | $200,000 |
| 206. Mark Anderson - W | 1 | $0 | $200,000 |
| 207. Hiroshi Iwata - C | 29 | $634,862 | $150,000 |
| 208. Jonathan Randolph - W | 1 | $0 | $150,000 |
| 209. Zack Sucher - R | 0 | N/A | $130,000 |
| 210. Kevin Stadler - E | 0 | N/A | $100,000 |
| 211. Sebastian Munoz - R | 0 | N/A | $100,000 |
| 212. Rick Lamb - R | 0 | N/A | $100,000 |
| 213. Joel Dahmen - R | 0 | N/A | $100,000 |
| 214. Brett Drewitt - R | 0 | N/A | $100,000 |
| 215. Carl Pettersson - E | 22 | $66,986 | $100,000 |
| 216. Bo Van Pelt - E | 5 | $15,392 | $100,000 |
| 217. Charlie Beljan - E | 13 | $11,160 | $100,000 |
| 218. Kevin Tway - W | 1 | $0 | $100,000 |
| 219. Cody Gribble - R | 0 | N/A | $50,000 |
RotoWire golf writers Len Hochberg and Jeremy Schilling contributed to this report.
