Ben Crenshaw Career Earnings & Prize Money

Ben Crenshaw's prize money by season

Ben Crenshaw's official prize money in the 22 seasons with published figures, 1976–2000. The chart shows dollars of the day. The table adds each season in 2026 dollars.

Season	Money list	Official prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	No. 240	$7,400	$14,278
1998	No. 268	$11,393	$23,221
1997	No. 213	$42,513	$87,995
1996	No. 119	$176,857	$374,622
1995	No. 23	$737,475	$1,607,922
1994	No. 21	$659,252	$1,477,697
1993	No. 51	$318,605	$732,766
1992	No. 31	$439,071	$1,039,635
1991	No. 75	$224,563	$547,826
1990	No. 33	$351,193	$893,026
1989	No. 21	$443,095	$1,187,537
1988	No. 8	$696,895	$1,957,902
1987	No. 3	$638,194	$1,866,096
1986	No. 8	$388,169	$1,176,610
1985	No. 149	$25,814	$79,732
1984	No. 16	$270,989	$866,685
1983	No. 7	$275,474	$918,918
1982	No. 85	$54,277	$186,872
1981	No. 20	$151,038	$551,897
1980	No. 5	$237,727	$958,435
1979	No. 5	$236,770	$1,083,914
1976	No. 2	$257,759	$1,504,850

Ben Crenshaw at the majors and The Players

Ben Crenshaw's finishes in golf's biggest events, with the prize money wherever it was published.

Year	Tournament	Finish	Prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	Westin Texas Open	MC	$0	—
2000	PGA Championship	WD	Not known	—
2000	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
2000	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
2000	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	T77	$7,400	$14,278
2000	Compaq Classic of New Orleans	MC	$0	—
2000	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
2000	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
2000	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
2000	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
2000	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1999	Motorola Western Open	MC	$0	—
1999	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1999	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1999	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
1999	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1999	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1999	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
1999	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1998	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1998	The Open Championship	MC	$0	—
1998	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1998	Buick Classic	T63	$3,780	$7,704
1998	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
1998	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T43	$7,612	$15,516
1998	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1998	Freeport-McDermott Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1998	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1998	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1997	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1997	Motorola Western Open	MC	$0	—
1997	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	U.S. Open	T65	$6,000	$12,419
1997	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
1997	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T48	$4,524	$9,364
1997	Shell Houston Open	WD	Not known	—
1997	Masters Tournament	45	$8,910	$18,442
1997	Freeport-McDermott Classic	T40	$6,150	$12,729
1997	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1997	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
1997	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1997	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1997	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1996	PGA Championship	T69	$3,812	$8,076
1996	The Open Championship	T26	$14,764	$31,273
1996	Motorola Western Open	T18	$23,500	$49,778
1996	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1996	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	Memorial Tournament	T30	$10,240	$21,691
1996	MasterCard Colonial	T6	$48,562	$102,866
1996	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	Shell Houston Open	T72	$2,895	$6,132
1996	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1996	The Players Championship	T73	$6,685	$14,160
1996	Freeport-McDermott Classic	T21	$12,000	$25,419
1996	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1996	Nissan Open	WD	Not known	—
1996	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1996	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1996	Mercedes Championships	11	$26,750	$56,662
1995	The Tour Championship	T25	$51,000	$111,196
1995	PGA Championship	T44	$5,600	$12,210
1995	The Open Championship	T15	$29,029	$63,292
1995	Motorola Western Open	MC	$0	—
1995	U.S. Open	T71	$2,806	$6,119
1995	Memorial Tournament	T5	$57,630	$125,651
1995	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1995	Buick Classic	T26	$9,240	$20,146
1995	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T48	$3,231	$7,046
1995	Shell Houston Open	T59	$2,996	$6,532
1995	Masters Tournament	1	$396,000	$863,402
1995	Freeport-McMoRan Classic	MC	$0	—
1995	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1995	Nestle Invitational	T42	$3,967	$8,649
1995	Nissan Open	T61	$2,592	$5,651
1995	Buick Invitational of California	T41	$4,200	$9,157
1995	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T13	$24,733	$53,926
1995	Phoenix Open	3	$88,400	$192,739
1995	Mercedes Championships	T5	$35,250	$76,856
1994	The Tour Championship	T13	$71,400	$160,041
1994	Texas Open	T8	$25,000	$56,037
1994	NEC World Series of Golf	T18	$24,343	$54,564
1994	PGA Championship	T9	$41,000	$91,900
1994	Motorola Western Open	T77	$5,913	$13,254
1994	U.S. Open	T33	$9,578	$21,470
1994	Buick Classic	T44	$3,628	$8,132
1994	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T12	$29,400	$65,899
1994	Memorial Tournament	T7	$48,375	$108,431
1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T8	$31,200	$69,934
1994	Shell Houston Open	T61	$2,769	$6,207
1994	Masters Tournament	T18	$24,343	$54,564
1994	Freeport-McMoRan Classic	1	$216,000	$484,158
1994	The Players Championship	T19	$31,375	$70,326
1994	Nestle Invitational	T21	$11,265	$25,250
1994	Buick Invitational of California	MC	$0	—
1994	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1994	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T51	$2,353	$5,275
1994	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1994	Mercedes Championships	T11	$28,250	$63,322
1993	Las Vegas Invitational	T74	$2,674	$6,150
1993	H.E.B. Texas Open	T61	$2,170	$4,991
1993	PGA Championship	T61	$2,800	$6,440
1993	Sprint Western Open	T68	$2,436	$5,603
1993	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1993	Memorial Tournament	T19	$18,200	$41,859
1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T33	$6,034	$13,878
1993	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T33	$5,820	$13,386
1993	Shell Houston Open	T11	$26,650	$61,293
1993	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1993	Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic	T62	$2,100	$4,830
1993	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1993	Nestle Invitational	1	$180,000	$413,986
1993	Doral-Ryder Open	MC	$0	—
1993	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T14	$17,000	$39,099
1993	Buick Invitational of California	MC	$0	—
1993	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	T22	$12,000	$27,599
1993	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	T18	$15,625	$35,936
1992	H.E.B. Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1992	Las Vegas Invitational	T60	$2,821	$6,680
1992	PGA Championship	T73	$2,400	$5,683
1992	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T46	$2,674	$6,332
1992	Centel Western Open	1	$198,000	$468,825
1992	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T10	$28,817	$68,232
1992	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T2	$82,133	$194,476
1992	Shell Houston Open	T58	$2,628	$6,223
1992	Masters Tournament	46	$4,700	$11,129
1992	Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic	T40	$3,333	$7,891
1992	The Players Championship	T29	$11,445	$27,100
1992	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T32	$5,414	$12,820
1992	Buick Invitational of California	T25	$7,156	$16,943
1992	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1992	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T9	$29,700	$70,324
1992	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1991	H.E.B. Texas Open	T3	$43,200	$105,387
1991	NEC World Series of Golf	10	$30,000	$73,186
1991	PGA Championship	WD	Not known	—
1991	Canon Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1991	Centel Western Open	MC	$0	—
1991	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	MC	$0	—
1991	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1991	Masters Tournament	T3	$64,800	$158,081
1991	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1991	USF&G Classic	T30	$5,812	$14,180
1991	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T24	$8,100	$19,760
1991	Shearson Lehman Brothers Open	4	$48,000	$117,097
1991	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1991	United Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1991	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	T9	$21,275	$51,901
1990	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1990	H.E.B. Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1990	PGA Championship	T31	$6,500	$16,528
1990	Buick Classic	T14	$16,500	$41,957
1990	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1990	Centel Western Open	T25	$8,167	$20,766
1990	Southwestern Bell Colonial	1	$180,000	$457,710
1990	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T20	$10,088	$25,651
1990	USF&G Classic	T26	$6,665	$16,949
1990	Masters Tournament	T14	$20,650	$52,510
1990	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T15	$14,067	$35,769
1990	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1990	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T3	$44,500	$113,156
1990	Hawaiian Open	T56	$2,220	$5,645
1990	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1990	Phoenix Open	T31	$5,104	$12,979
1989	Nabisco Championship	T14	$53,400	$143,117
1989	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1989	PGA Championship	T17	$15,000	$40,201
1989	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T26	$6,950	$18,627
1989	Beatrice Western Open	T64	$2,120	$5,682
1989	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1989	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T41	$3,600	$9,648
1989	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T44	$3,023	$8,103
1989	Memorial Tournament	T41	$5,100	$13,668
1989	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1989	Masters Tournament	T3	$64,450	$172,732
1989	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T22	$8,320	$22,298
1989	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1989	The Players Championship	T11	$31,050	$83,217
1989	Hawaiian Open	T12	$13,821	$37,043
1989	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T9	$25,000	$67,002
1989	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1989	Phoenix Open	T52	$4,960	$13,293
1989	MONY Tournament of Champions	T10	$20,000	$53,602
1988	Nabisco Championship	T21	$37,200	$104,512
1988	Texas Open	T10	$14,400	$40,456
1988	PGA Championship	T17	$11,500	$32,309
1988	The Open Championship	T16	$18,704 £10,500	$52,548
1988	Beatrice Western Open	T11	$17,325	$48,674
1988	U.S. Open	T12	$14,781	$41,527
1988	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T16	$17,850	$50,149
1988	Memorial Tournament	T48	$2,977	$8,364
1988	Colonial National Invitation	T2	$56,000	$157,330
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T3	$43,500	$122,212
1988	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T11	$29,444	$82,723
1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T12	$14,700	$41,299
1988	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1988	Masters Tournament	4	$48,900	$137,383
1988	The Players Championship	T11	$26,500	$74,451
1988	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T11	$16,500	$46,356
1988	Los Angeles Open	T11	$18,000	$50,570
1988	Hawaiian Open	T13	$11,250	$31,606
1988	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T22	$6,142	$17,257
1988	Phoenix Open	T26	$4,615	$12,966
1988	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T48	$2,620	$7,361
1988	MONY Tournament of Champions	T11	$10,620	$29,837
1987	Nabisco Championship	T5	$68,800	$201,173
1987	Beatrice Western Open	MC	$0	—
1987	PGA Championship	T7	$27,500	$80,411
1987	The Open Championship	T4	$50,834 £31,000	$148,640
1987	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1987	U.S. Open	T4	$24,543	$71,764
1987	Memorial Tournament	T35	$4,864	$14,222
1987	Colonial National Invitation	T6	$20,100	$58,773
1987	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T6	$19,425	$56,799
1987	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T37	$5,250	$15,351
1987	Big "I" Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1987	Masters Tournament	T4	$37,200	$108,774
1987	Tournament Players Championship	T9	$27,000	$78,949
1987	USF&G Classic	1	$90,000	$263,162
1987	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	5	$24,000	$70,177
1987	Los Angeles Open	2	$64,800	$189,477
1987	Hawaiian Open	T6	$17,529	$51,254
1987	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T15	$8,715	$25,483
1987	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1987	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1987	MONY Tournament of Champions	T5	$20,000	$58,481
1986	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	T6	$19,009	$57,620
1986	PGA Championship	T11	$12,000	$36,374
1986	Western Open	T17	$6,767	$20,511
1986	Buick Open	1	$180,000	$545,612
1986	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	T46	$1,224	$3,710
1986	Canadian Open	T16	$9,000	$27,281
1986	U.S. Open	T6	$19,009	$57,620
1986	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	Kemper Open	T21	$7,533	$22,834
1986	Colonial National Invitation	T25	$4,388	$13,299
1986	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T55	$1,350	$4,092
1986	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1986	Masters Tournament	T16	$12,000	$36,374
1986	Tournament Players Championship	T54	$2,061	$6,247
1986	USF&G Classic	T35	$2,361	$7,155
1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T21	$4,836	$14,658
1986	Los Angeles Open	T33	$2,378	$7,207
1986	Hawaiian Open	70	$1,000	$3,031
1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	MC	$0	—
1986	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T35	$2,649	$8,030
1986	Phoenix Open	T80	$905	$2,743
1986	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T67	$1,218	$3,692
1985	Texas Open	T28	$2,328	$7,189
1985	PGA Championship	T59	$1,662	$5,132
1985	Western Open	T55	$1,135	$3,506
1985	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1985	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1985	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1985	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	DQ	Not known	—
1985	Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Masters Tournament	T57	$1,730	$5,343
1985	Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Tournament Players Championship	T33	$4,654	$14,376
1985	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	MC	$0	—
1985	Honda Classic	DQ	Not known	—
1985	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T62	$856	$2,644
1985	Hawaiian Open	T18	$6,300	$19,459
1985	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1985	Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Texas Open	T35	$1,725	$5,518
1984	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1984	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T20	$4,333	$13,859
1984	Western Open	T9	$10,400	$33,262
1984	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1984	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Memorial Tournament	T46	$1,886	$6,032
1984	Colonial National Invitation	T4	$18,850	$60,287
1984	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T6	$16,750	$53,570
1984	MONY Tournament of Champions	T14	$8,000	$25,586
1984	Masters Tournament	1	$108,000	$345,409
1984	Greater Greensboro Open	T3	$18,040	$57,696
1984	Tournament Players Championship	T26	$6,160	$19,701
1984	USF&G Classic	T9	$10,000	$31,982
1984	Bay Hill Classic	T46	$1,134	$3,627
1984	Los Angeles Open	T23	$3,560	$11,386
1984	Hawaiian Open	T10	$12,500	$39,978
1984	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T14	$7,200	$23,027
1984	Phoenix Open	T39	$1,720	$5,501
1984	Bob Hope Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Texas Open	T16	$4,350	$14,511
1983	PGA Championship	T9	$10,880	$36,293
1983	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1983	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Memorial Tournament	T2	$35,200	$117,419
1983	Colonial National Invitation	T58	$884	$2,949
1983	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	1	$72,000	$240,175
1983	Sea Pines Heritage	T11	$7,700	$25,685
1983	Masters Tournament	T2	$44,000	$146,774
1983	Greater Greensboro Open	T44	$1,209	$4,034
1983	Tournament Players Championship	T10	$17,500	$58,376
1983	USF&G Classic	T14	$6,600	$22,016
1983	Bay Hill Classic	T35	$1,763	$5,881
1983	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T3	$17,400	$58,042
1983	Hawaiian Open	3	$22,100	$73,720
1983	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T9	$8,450	$28,187
1983	Phoenix Open	T14	$5,950	$19,848
1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T39	$1,462	$4,879
1982	Texas Open	T40	$925	$3,185
1982	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1982	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1982	The Open Championship	T15	$9,544 £5,460	$32,859
1982	Western Open	T18	$4,260	$14,667
1982	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T19	$4,514	$15,542
1982	U.S. Open	T19	$4,008	$13,800
1982	Memorial Tournament	66	$1,540	$5,302
1982	Colonial National Invitation	T20	$3,531	$12,156
1982	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1982	Masters Tournament	T24	$3,075	$10,587
1982	Greater Greensboro Open	T5	$11,400	$39,249
1982	Sea Pines Heritage	T72	$588	$2,024
1982	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1982	Honda Inverrary Classic	T68	$804	$2,768
1982	Bay Hill Classic	T48	$786	$2,706
1982	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T15	$6,630	$22,827
1982	Hawaiian Open	T4	$13,433	$46,250
1982	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T23	$2,760	$9,502
1982	Phoenix Open	T26	$2,085	$7,179
1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T65	$568	$1,954
1982	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	T24	$3,075	$10,587
1981	Texas Open	2	$27,000	$98,659
1981	World Series of Golf	T8	$13,000	$47,502
1981	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1981	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1981	The Open Championship	T8	$13,158 £6,500	$48,080
1981	U.S. Open	T11	$5,500	$20,097
1981	Atlanta Classic	T8	$9,667	$35,323
1981	Memorial Tournament	T18	$4,410	$16,114
1981	Colonial National Invitation	T69	$591	$2,160
1981	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	5	$12,000	$43,848
1981	Michelob-Houston Open	T4	$11,550	$42,204
1981	USF&G New Orleans Open	MC	$0	—
1981	MONY Tournament of Champions	T11	$8,375	$30,602
1981	Masters Tournament	T8	$9,667	$35,323
1981	Greater Greensboro Open	T5	$11,400	$41,656
1981	Tournament Players Championship	T63	$848	$3,099
1981	Bay Hill Classic	T35	$1,416	$5,176
1981	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T7	$9,675	$35,353
1981	Hawaiian Open	T3	$16,900	$61,753
1981	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T2	$14,850	$54,262
1981	Phoenix Open	T23	$2,410	$8,806
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	7	$9,175	$33,526
1980	San Antonio Texas Open	T41	$925	$3,729
1980	World Series of Golf	MC	$0	—
1980	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	MC	$0	—
1980	PGA Championship	T41	$1,300	$5,241
1980	IVB-Golf Classic	T37	$1,410	$5,685
1980	The Open Championship	3	$31,382 £13,500	$126,522
1980	Western Open	T19	$3,636	$14,659
1980	Canadian Open	4	$16,800	$67,732
1980	U.S. Open	T31	$1,900	$7,660
1980	Memorial Tournament	T29	$1,964	$7,919
1980	Colonial National Invitation	2	$32,400	$130,626
1980	Michelob-Houston Open	T69	$700	$2,822
1980	Greater New Orleans Open	3	$32,400	$130,626
1980	Masters Tournament	T6	$9,958	$40,147
1980	Tournament Players Championship	2	$43,200	$174,168
1980	Bay Hill Classic	T12	$5,529	$22,289
1980	Hawaiian Open	T30	$2,002	$8,071
1980	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T53	$682	$2,749
1980	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	T36	$1,102	$4,441
1980	Phoenix Open	T9	$7,800	$31,447
1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T27	$1,960	$7,902
1979	PGA Championship	2	$40,000	$183,117
1979	The Open Championship	T2	$23,877 £11,250	$109,307
1979	Masters Tournament	CUT	$0	—
1979	Tournament Players Championship	CUT	$0	—
1978	The Open Championship	T2	$19,639 £10,237	$100,024
1978	Masters Tournament	T37	$1,900	$9,677
1978	Tournament Players Championship	T4	$11,700	$59,590
1977	The Open Championship	T5	$7,416 £4,250	$40,653
1977	Masters Tournament	T8	$5,667	$31,065
1976	PGA Championship	T8	$6,000	$35,029
1976	U.S. Open	T8	$7,000	$40,867
1976	Masters Tournament	2	$25,000	$145,955
1975	PGA Championship	T10	$4,468	$27,584
1975	U.S. Open	T3	$10,875	$67,138
1975	Masters Tournament	T30	$1,950	$12,039
1974	Masters Tournament	T22	$2,275	$15,329
1973	Masters Tournament	T24	Not known	—
1972	Masters Tournament	T19	Not known	—

Ben Crenshaw's PGA Tour wins

19 wins on record, 1973–1995, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

Season	Tournament	Purse
1995	Masters Tournament	$2,200,000
1994	Freeport-McMoRan Classic	$1,200,000
1993	Nestle Invitational	$1,000,000
1992	Centel Western Open	$1,100,000
1990	Southwestern Bell Colonial	$1,000,000
1988	Doral-Ryder Open	$1,000,000
1987	USF&G Classic	$500,000
1986	Vantage Championship	$1,000,000
1986	Buick Open	$500,000
1984	Masters Tournament	$600,000
1983	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	$400,000
1980	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	$300,000
1979	Walt Disney World National Team Championship	$250,000
1979	Phoenix Open	$250,000
1977	Colonial National Invitation	$200,000
1976	Ohio Kings Island Open	$150,000
1976	Hawaiian Open	$230,000
1976	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	$185,000
1973	San Antonio Texas Open	$125,000

Ben Crenshaw's wins, then and now

What each of Crenshaw's major and Players wins paid, its value in 2026 dollars, and what the same title pays now.

Ben Crenshaw's 9 wins in the majors and The Players paid $1.6M in total. In 2026 dollars, that is about $4.1M.

His first, the 1983 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, paid $72,000. His biggest check was $396,000, at the 1995 Masters Tournament.

Winning the same events today would pay $24.5M. That is 6 times as much, even after inflation.

Year	Tournament	Paid	In 2026 dollars	Winner's share now
1983	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	$72,000	$240,175	$1,854,000 (2026)
1984	Masters Tournament	$108,000	$345,409	$4,500,000 (2026)
1986	Buick Open	$180,000	$545,612	$1,764,000 (2026)
1987	USF&G Classic	$90,000	$263,162	$1,260,000 (2016)
1990	Southwestern Bell Colonial	$180,000	$457,710	$1,782,000 (2026)
1992	Centel Western Open	$198,000	$468,825	$3,600,000 (2026)
1993	Nestle Invitational	$180,000	$413,986	$4,000,000 (2026)
1994	Freeport-McMoRan Classic	$216,000	$484,158	$1,260,000 (2016)
1995	Masters Tournament	$396,000	$863,402	$4,500,000 (2026)

Ben Crenshaw earnings FAQ

How much did Ben Crenshaw earn in his career?

Ben Crenshaw earned $6,700,883 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 37 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would Ben Crenshaw's earnings be worth today?

About $19,232,339 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $6,700,883 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

How many majors did Ben Crenshaw win?

2: 1984 Masters Tournament, 1995 Masters Tournament.

What was Ben Crenshaw's best money-list finish?

No. 2.