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PGA Tour legend · 1961–1997

Chi-Chi Rodríguez career earnings

Official PGA Tour prize money on record: $251,796 from 8 seasons (1964–1986), worth about $1,231,537 in 2026 dollars. Prize money for his other seasons isn't published in our sources, so his full career total is not known.

$252KKnown prize money
$1.2MIn 2026 dollars
0Majors won

Chi-Chi Rodríguez's prize money by season

Chi-Chi Rodríguez's official prize money in the 8 seasons with published figures, 1964–1986. The chart shows dollars of the day. The table adds each season in 2026 dollars.

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SeasonMoney listOfficial prize moneyIn 2026 dollars
1986No. 185$16,145$48,938
1985No. 134$38,956$120,324
1984No. 137$30,989$99,110
1983No. 187$8,190$27,320
1982No. 189$7,119$24,510
1981No. 69$65,152$238,067
1980No. 94$35,906$144,761
1964No. 9$49,339$528,507

Chi-Chi Rodríguez at the majors and The Players

Chi-Chi Rodríguez's finishes in golf's biggest events, with the prize money wherever it was published.

YearTournamentFinishPrize moneyIn 2026 dollars
1997Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicMC$0—
1991NEC World Series of Golf9$32,000$78,065
1991United Hawaiian OpenMC$0—
1990Nissan Los Angeles Open10$30,000$76,285
1986Honda ClassicT54$1,145$3,471
1986AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmT10$15,000$45,468
1985Western OpenMC$0—
1985Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenMC$0—
1985Lite Quad Cities OpenMC$0—
1985Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicMC$0—
1985Colonial National InvitationT61$1,080$3,336
1985Byron Nelson Golf ClassicT5$18,250$56,369
1985Houston OpenT30$2,971$9,178
1985Sea Pines HeritageT37$1,760$5,436
1985Greater Greensboro OpenMC$0—
1985Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalMC$0—
1985USF&G ClassicT11$7,943$24,533
1985Honda ClassicMC$0—
1985Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenMC$0—
1985Hawaiian OpenT24$3,957$12,222
1984Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalMC$0—
1984Buick OpenMC$0—
1984Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenT9$11,200$35,820
1984Miller High Life QCOT66$414$1,324
1984Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicT53$1,170$3,742
1984Colonial National InvitationT33$2,586$8,270
1984Byron Nelson Golf ClassicMC$0—
1984Houston Coca-Cola OpenMC$0—
1984Sea Pines HeritageT33$2,025$6,476
1984Greater Greensboro OpenMC$0—
1984USF&G ClassicT30$2,600$8,315
1984Honda ClassicMC$0—
1984Hawaiian OpenMC$0—
1984Bing Crosby National Pro-AmMC$0—
1984Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenT35$1,930$6,173
1984Phoenix OpenMC$0—
1983Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity ClassicMC$0—
1983Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenMC$0—
1983Western OpenT68$800$2,669
1983Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicMC$0—
1983Colonial National InvitationMC$0—
1983Byron Nelson Golf ClassicMC$0—
1983Sea Pines Heritage72$686$2,288
1983USF&G ClassicMC$0—
1983Bay Hill ClassicMC$0—
1983Honda Inverrary ClassicDQNot known—
1983Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego OpenT61$642$2,142
1983Hawaiian OpenMC$0—
1983Phoenix OpenMC$0—
1982Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenMC$0—
1982Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicT35$1,889$6,502
1982U.S. OpenMC$0—
1982Colonial National InvitationT66$714$2,458
1982Byron Nelson Golf ClassicMC$0—
1982USF&G ClassicWDNot known—
1982Masters TournamentT38$1,667$5,739
1982Tournament Players ChampionshipMC$0—
1982Honda Inverrary ClassicMC$0—
1982Hawaiian OpenMC$0—
1982Bing Crosby National Pro-AmMC$0—
1982Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego OpenT48$763$2,628
1982Phoenix OpenT76$561$1,931
1982Bob Hope Desert ClassicMC$0—
1982Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenT38$1,667$5,739
1981Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenT29$1,826$6,673
1981Quad Cities OpenT79$358$1,308
1981Western OpenWDNot known—
1981U.S. OpenT6$9,920$36,248
1981Colonial National InvitationT21$3,000$10,962
1981Byron Nelson Golf ClassicT11$6,360$23,240
1981USF&G New Orleans OpenT34$1,768$6,458
1981Greater Greensboro OpenMC$0—
1981Tournament Players ChampionshipMC$0—
1981American Motors Inverrary ClassicMC$0—
1981Bay Hill ClassicMC$0—
1981Hawaiian OpenT56$733$2,678
1981Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego OpenMC$0—
1980San Antonio Texas OpenMC$0—
1980World Series of GolfMC$0—
1980Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicMC$0—
1980PGA ChampionshipWDNot known—
1980Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenMC$0—
1980U.S. OpenMC$0—
1980Memorial TournamentT29$1,964$7,919
1980Colonial National InvitationT26$2,220$8,950
1980Byron Nelson Golf ClassicMC$0—
1980MONY Tournament of ChampionsT22$4,100$16,530
1980Masters TournamentT44$1,500$6,047
1980Tournament Players ChampionshipT41$1,520$6,128
1980Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicT10$7,500$30,237
1980Bay Hill ClassicT42$1,050$4,233
1980Hawaiian OpenT10$7,800$31,447
1980Bing Crosby National Pro-AmMC$0—
1980Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalMC$0—
1980Phoenix OpenDQNot known—
1980Bob Hope Desert ClassicT49$690$2,782
1979Tournament Players ChampionshipCUT$0—
1978Tournament Players Championship62$830$4,227
1975Masters TournamentCUT$0—
1974Masters TournamentT20$2,550$17,182
1973Masters TournamentT10$3,425$25,629
1972U.S. OpenT9$3,250$25,822
1972Masters TournamentCUT$0—
1971Masters TournamentT30$1,750$14,359
1970Masters TournamentT10$3,500$29,951
1967Masters TournamentT26$1,300$12,948
1965Masters TournamentCUT$0—
1964Masters TournamentT21$1,100$11,783
1963Masters TournamentCUT$0—
1962Masters TournamentT33$500$5,492
1961Masters TournamentCUT$0—

Chi-Chi Rodríguez's PGA Tour wins

8 wins on record, 1963–1979, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

SeasonTournamentPurse
1979Tallahassee Open$100,000
1973Greater Greensboro Open$210,000
1972Byron Nelson Golf Classic$125,000
1968Sahara Invitational$100,000
1967Texas Open Invitational$100,000
1964Western Open$65,000
1964Lucky International Open$50,000
1963Denver Open Invitational$35,000

Chi-Chi Rodríguez earnings FAQ

How much did Chi-Chi Rodríguez earn in his career?

Chi-Chi Rodríguez earned $251,796 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 8 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would Chi-Chi Rodríguez's earnings be worth today?

About $1,231,537 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $251,796 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

What was Chi-Chi Rodríguez's best money-list finish?

No. 9.