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2011 PGA Tour money list

The 2011 PGA Tour paid $277,464,145 in official prize money across 45 events. Luke Donald led the money list with $6,683,214, and the biggest single check was $1,710,000 at The Players Championship. See how much PGA Tour players made in 2011.

$275.5MTotal purse
45Official events
94Players over $1M
0Over $10M
38Different winners
269Earned $0

The 2011 money race

Cumulative prize money for the season's top five, event by event.

2011 PGA Tour money list: top 25

The top 10 took 17% of all the money paid.

How the money was spread

616 players started at least one official event. The median player earned $17,601, and 269 players earned nothing. Each point on the curve is one player, from the top earner down to the last.

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Biggest checks of 2011

2011 FedEx Cup bonuses

Paid at the Tour Championship. Not official prize money.

2011 schedule, purses and winners

Multiple winners: Mark Wilson (2), Bubba Watson (2), Luke Donald (2), Nick Watney (2), Keegan Bradley (2), Steve Stricker (2), Webb Simpson (2).

DateEventWinnerPurseWinner's share
01/06Hyundai Tournament of Champions historyJonathan Byrd$5,600,000$1,120,000
01/13Sony Open in Hawaii historyMark Wilson$5,500,000$990,000
01/19Bob Hope Classic historyJhonattan Vegas$5,000,000$900,000
01/27Farmers Insurance Open historyBubba Watson$5,800,000$1,044,000
02/03Waste Management Phoenix Open historyMark Wilson$6,100,000$1,098,000
02/10AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am historyD.A. Points$6,300,000$1,134,000
02/17Northern Trust Open Playoff historyAaron Baddeley$6,500,000$1,170,000
02/23World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship historyLuke Donald$8,500,000$1,400,000
02/24Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun historyJohnson Wagner$3,700,000$666,000
03/03The Honda Classic historyRory Sabbatini$5,700,000$1,026,000
03/10Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com historyMichael Bradley$3,500,000$630,000
03/10World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship historyNick Watney$8,500,000$1,400,000
03/17Transitions Championship historyGary Woodland$5,500,000$990,000
03/24Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard historyMartin Laird$6,000,000$1,080,000
03/31Shell Houston Open historyPhil Mickelson$5,900,000$1,062,000
04/07The Masters Major historyCharl Schwartzel$7,500,000$1,440,000
04/14Valero Texas Open historyBrendan Steele$6,200,000$1,116,000
04/21The Heritage historyBrandt Snedeker$5,700,000$1,026,000
04/28Zurich Classic of New Orleans historyBubba Watson$6,400,000$1,152,000
05/05Wells Fargo Championship historyLucas Glover$6,500,000$1,170,000
05/12The Players Championship Players historyK.J. Choi$9,500,000$1,710,000
05/19Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial historyDavid Toms$6,200,000$1,116,000
05/26HP Byron Nelson Championship historyKeegan Bradley$6,500,000$1,170,000
06/02The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance historySteve Stricker$6,200,000$1,116,000
06/09FedEx St. Jude Classic Playoff historyHarrison Frazar$5,600,000$1,008,000
06/16U.S. Open Major historyRory McIlroy$7,500,000$1,440,000
06/23Travelers Championship historyFreddie Jacobson$6,000,000$1,080,000
06/30AT&T National historyNick Watney$6,200,000$1,116,000
07/07John Deere Classic historySteve Stricker$4,500,000$810,000
07/14Viking Classic historyChris Kirk$3,600,000$648,000
07/14The Open Championship Major historyDarren Clarke$7,300,000$1,452,078
07/21RBC Canadian Open historySean O'Hair$5,200,000$936,000
07/28The Greenbrier Classic historyScott Stallings$6,000,000$1,080,000
08/04Reno-Tahoe Open historyScott Piercy$3,000,000$540,000
08/04World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational historyAdam Scott$8,500,000$1,400,000
08/11PGA Championship Major historyKeegan Bradley$8,000,000$1,445,000
08/18Wyndham Championship historyWebb Simpson$5,200,000$936,000
08/25The Barclays Playoff historyDustin Johnson$8,000,000$1,440,000
09/02Deutsche Bank Championship Playoff historyWebb Simpson$8,000,000$1,440,000
09/15BMW Championship Playoff historyJustin Rose$8,000,000$1,440,000
09/22Tour Championship by Coca-Cola Playoff historyBill Haas$8,000,000$1,440,000
09/29Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open historyKevin Na$4,400,000$792,000
10/06Frys.com Open historyBryce Molder$5,000,000$900,000
10/13The McGladrey Classic historyBen Crane$4,000,000$720,000
10/20Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic historyLuke Donald$4,700,000$846,000
10/27CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia Unofficial historyBo Van Pelt$6,100,000$1,300,000
11/03World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions UnofficialMartin Kaymer$7,000,000$1,200,000
11/17The Presidents Cup Unofficial history———
11/30PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament Unofficial historyBrendon Todd$1,057,500$50,000
12/01Chevron World Challenge Unofficial historyTiger Woods$5,000,000$1,200,000

Full 2011 money list

All 347 players who earned official prize money.

#PlayerStartsCutsWinsPrize money
1Luke Donald19172$6,683,214
2Webb Simpson26232$6,347,353
3Nick Watney22192$5,290,673
4K.J. Choi22181$4,434,691
5Dustin Johnson21171$4,309,961
6Matt Kuchar24220$4,233,920
7Bill Haas26221$4,088,637
8Steve Stricker19182$3,992,785
9Jason Day21180$3,962,647
10David Toms23161$3,858,090
11Adam Scott18141$3,764,797
12Phil Mickelson21201$3,763,488
13Keegan Bradley28172$3,758,600
14Brandt Snedeker26161$3,587,206
15Hunter Mahan25220$3,503,540
16Bubba Watson23192$3,477,811
17Gary Woodland25211$3,448,591
18Justin Rose23181$3,401,420
19Mark Wilson26192$3,158,477
20Aaron Baddeley22171$3,094,693
21Jason Dufner23150$3,057,860
22Jonathan Byrd26171$2,938,920
23Martin Laird23171$2,676,509
24Charl Schwartzel15151$2,604,558
25Charles Howell III30240$2,509,223
26Freddie Jacobson25211$2,488,325
27Rory Sabbatini24181$2,420,655
28Vijay Singh25150$2,371,050
29Rory McIlroy1091$2,344,609
30Bo Van Pelt27190$2,344,546
31Kevin Na26151$2,336,965
32Spencer Levin31250$2,320,038
33Y.E. Yang18140$2,314,865
34John Senden26200$2,294,811
35Chez Reavie27170$2,285,067
36Tommy Gainey34170$2,174,191
37Rickie Fowler24190$2,084,681
38D.A. Points26181$2,034,156
39Brendan Steele27161$1,976,310
40Steve Marino23150$1,975,076
41Bryce Molder27151$1,957,944
42Scott Stallings28121$1,957,162
43Ryan Moore22180$1,942,906
44Geoff Ogilvy22140$1,916,994
45Zach Johnson23180$1,880,406
46Chris Kirk28151$1,877,627
47Jhonattan Vegas25171$1,854,414
48Ryan Palmer24180$1,850,530
49Lucas Glover23151$1,823,327
50Robert Karlsson18140$1,779,815
51Ben Crane24151$1,679,595
52Brandt Jobe28210$1,629,764
53Carl Pettersson27210$1,540,723
54Jim Furyk26190$1,529,690
55Sergio Garcia16150$1,524,091
56Kyle Stanley28210$1,523,657
57Robert Garrigus26160$1,503,923
58Darren Clarke321$1,491,328
59Sean O'Hair24131$1,483,948
60Charley Hoffman27200$1,462,591
61George McNeill21120$1,458,110
62Robert Allenby25190$1,452,567
63Jerry Kelly26170$1,451,797
64J.B. Holmes16130$1,398,583
65Paul Goydos25140$1,385,328
66John Rollins27150$1,370,566
67Kris Blanks29170$1,350,010
68Martin Kaymer1080$1,339,959
69Kevin Chappell26130$1,339,640
70Jimmy Walker24160$1,336,556
71Cameron Tringale32220$1,327,807
72Harrison Frazar19101$1,322,267
73Andres Romero22170$1,313,133
74Brian Davis30220$1,308,009
75Lee Westwood1090$1,306,946
76Kevin Streelman26190$1,300,006
77Pat Perez24140$1,295,253
78Jeff Overton26210$1,290,962
79Scott Piercy23161$1,250,957
80Brendon de Jonge30220$1,241,326
81Camilo Villegas25130$1,231,918
82Johnson Wagner25151$1,224,556
83Anders Hansen750$1,195,567
84Scott Verplank1590$1,194,178
85Charlie Wi25170$1,188,494
86Trevor Immelman25180$1,165,604
87Brian Gay26180$1,157,525
88Chad Campbell29200$1,104,024
89Blake Adams34230$1,100,558
90Chris Stroud28160$1,096,499
91Graeme McDowell16100$1,088,898
92Anthony Kim26120$1,085,846
93Davis Love III22130$1,056,300
94Hunter Haas30160$1,039,987
95Ryuji Imada29130$990,319
96Justin Leonard26140$952,962
97Ricky Barnes23160$951,587
98Ernie Els21160$948,872
99Troy Matteson28160$946,989
100Briny Baird19110$942,286
101Nick O'Hern29150$940,224
102Michael Bradley24121$935,934
103Michael Thompson25140$935,265
104Chris Couch21160$922,496
105Marc Leishman27170$916,330
106Stewart Cink22140$909,162
107Tim Herron28140$909,135
108J.J. Henry28200$873,377
109David Hearn26180$869,072
110Greg Chalmers28170$832,191
111Tom Gillis1990$814,147
112Padraig Harrington18140$802,839
113Retief Goosen16120$796,360
114Billy Mayfair29170$780,578
115Josh Teater31200$769,324
116Kevin Stadler27170$768,172
117Heath Slocum29150$767,216
118Francesco Molinari1160$763,887
119Chris DiMarco31150$761,932
120James Driscoll24110$741,010
121Ian Poulter16120$739,926
122Bud Cauley870$735,150
123Joe Ogilvie24130$726,866
124Louis Oosthuizen1590$717,965
125David Mathis25150$715,404
126John Merrick21150$704,789
127Sung Kang21100$702,382
128Tom Pernice Jr.1270$694,981
129Matt Bettencourt30130$692,545
130Arjun Atwal29160$690,237
131Rod Pampling21140$668,768
132D.J. Trahan30160$668,166
133Bobby Gates29100$666,735
134Roland Thatcher22100$666,371
135Tiger Woods970$660,238
136Stuart Appleby24100$657,150
137Bill Lunde28190$639,548
138Ángel Cabrera1780$628,079
139Thomas Bjørn540$626,739
140Steven Bowditch28150$621,378
141Edoardo Molinari12110$619,224
142Peter Hanson1270$610,780
143Matt Jones25100$602,392
144Steve Flesch27160$594,622
145Bob Estes1250$594,104
146Paul Casey15100$590,386
147Matt McQuillan2170$582,932
148Ryo Ishikawa1050$580,136
149Tim Clark620$571,000
150Kyung Kim860$556,809
151Stephen Ames22120$547,589
152Billy Horschel25110$533,024
153William McGirt32190$532,933
154Garrett Willis24110$526,390
155Alvaro Quiros860$495,317
156Shane Bertsch20110$488,584
157Miguel Angel Jiménez760$486,223
158Cameron Beckman25110$455,085
159Adam Hadwin550$440,752
160Scott McCarron22100$436,270
161Tim Petrovic29150$428,011
162Zack Miller30120$427,341
163Vaughn Taylor27170$423,907
164Ben Curtis23100$423,466
165Jason Bohn22150$411,943
166Dean Wilson22100$401,314
167David Duval2490$400,654
168Michael Putnam21120$398,400
169Chris Riley25130$397,204
170Jim Renner22100$392,945
171Tag Ridings28140$382,670
172Fabián Gómez26150$381,730
173Fred Couples540$371,080
174Kent Jones25130$360,624
175Joe Durant25100$358,790
176Woody Austin18110$354,042
177Bio Kim2590$345,588
178Alex Cejka21100$344,902
179Ben Martin25110$340,080
180Aron Price18100$333,290
181Matteo Manassero860$331,783
182Henrik Stenson1590$327,799
183Jarrod Lyle29110$317,459
184Nathan Green26130$312,109
185Michael Connell26120$309,362
186Brett Wetterich860$307,504
187Daniel Summerhays2980$301,899
188Derek Lamely2670$301,146
189Ross Fisher950$299,885
190Marc Turnesa2060$299,405
191Colt Knost27120$296,817
192Alex Prugh29110$292,070
193Cameron Percy1270$290,319
194Paul Stankowski24140$290,211
195Kevin Sutherland1150$289,693
196Justin Hicks2360$284,990
197Boo Weekley23110$279,531
198Kevin Kisner24100$270,170
199John Cook110$251,600
200Simon Dyson330$250,333
201Scott Gutschewski2390$229,758
202Alexandre Rocha22100$225,026
203Hiroyuki Fujita730$223,300
204Lee Janzen19110$216,993
205Richard S. Johnson23100$212,106
206Raphael Jacquelin210$209,745
207John Daly1860$207,963
208S.Y. Noh650$207,062
209Shaun Micheel27120$206,450
210Yuta Ikeda960$198,647
211Jim Herman22120$196,845
212Richard Green430$193,852
213D.J. Brigman23100$191,491
214Will MacKenzie14100$188,394
215Andres Gonzales2180$186,846
216J.P. Hayes1970$186,769
217Chad Collins1670$183,510
218John Mallinger1550$179,498
219Joseph Bramlett25110$178,728
220Tom Lehman540$178,062
221Shigeki Maruyama210$177,375
222Steve Elkington1770$176,225
223Michael Letzig1340$169,973
224Nate Smith2480$154,814
225Troy Merritt2380$151,475
226Frank Lickliter II1270$144,160
227Martin Piller2370$140,958
228Jeff Quinney1470$139,582
229Rocco Mediate2360$136,299
230Johan Edfors220$136,155
231Rich Beem2150$135,225
232Sam Saunders820$132,525
233Chris Tidland1230$122,984
234Peter Tomasulo1250$115,817
235Robert Rock220$112,757
236Todd Hamilton1150$112,083
237Alex Noren430$111,208
238Kirk Triplett850$111,081
239Kenny Perry1350$110,176
240George Coetzee110$109,713
241Will Strickler1960$109,031
242Peter Lonard220$106,305
243Pablo Larrazábal330$105,634
244Matt Every530$105,122
245Marco Dawson330$104,407
246Jeff Maggert1860$101,080
247Charles Warren1040$96,423
248Erik Compton640$95,542
249Tom Watson310$72,067
250Grégory Havret320$71,007
251Morgan Hoffmann420$69,131
252Hennie Otto110$68,500
253Chris Baryla2010$68,000
254Thomas Aiken410$65,500
255Dicky Pride840$64,213
256Duffy Waldorf1430$61,234
257Brett Quigley1020$56,825
258Marcus Fraser110$55,500
259Jason Gore630$51,290
260S.S.P. Chawrasia110$50,500
261Do-Hoon Kim110$50,436
262Craig Barlow540$49,688
263Michael Sim1940$47,403
264Fran Quinn1030$47,199
265Brendan Jones210$45,000
266Kyung-tae Kim110$45,000
267Corey Pavin420$42,376
268Michael Allen530$42,343
269Mathias Gronberg110$42,000
270Rhys Davies210$41,500
271Peter Senior110$40,250
272Jesper Parnevik1030$37,739
273Jae-Bum Park110$37,500
274Sangmoon Bae210$37,351
275Gary Boyd110$36,302
276Simon Khan110$36,302
277Mark Calcavecchia620$34,930
278Jamie Lovemark920$34,693
279Jeff Klauk810$34,364
280Mark Hensby630$32,241
281Robert Damron420$31,770
282Robert Gamez930$31,522
283Carl Paulson1130$29,922
284Scott Gordon1920$28,311
285Jay Williamson620$27,396
286Mike Small620$27,152
287Gregory Bourdy210$23,556
288Floris De Vries110$23,556
289Richard McEvoy110$23,556
290Jose Manuel Lara110$23,526
291Steve Lowery210$23,526
292Mike Weir1520$23,312
293Andre Stolz220$21,594
294Garth Mulroy410$20,800
295Fredrik Andersson Hed210$20,571
296Stephen Gallacher310$20,571
297Matt Weibring520$20,148
298Patrick Reed310$20,058
299Joost Luiten210$19,845
300Matthew Millar110$19,845
301Marcel Siem110$19,763
302Paul Lawrie110$19,442
303Kenneth Ferrie110$18,877
304Joe Affrunti610$18,837
305Junggon Hwang110$18,716
306Omar Uresti520$18,349
307Mark O'Meara310$18,240
308Drew Weaver210$17,732
309Alejandro Cañizares210$17,469
310Josh Broadaway110$17,356
311Christo Greyling110$17,178
312Kenichi Kuboya110$17,178
313Wesley Heffernan110$16,539
314Mathew Goggin110$16,157
315Erick Justesen110$16,088
316Steve Pate110$15,750
317WC Liang210$15,592
318Daniel Chopra210$15,411
319Ted Purdy610$14,820
320Troy Kelly110$13,542
321Steve Allan110$13,380
322Nick Price110$12,996
323Todd Fischer310$12,900
324Billy Hurley III310$12,780
325Skip Kendall610$11,940
326Fred Funk700$11,880
327Craig Bowden410$11,864
328Will Claxton110$11,275
329Julián Etulain110$11,261
330Sal Spallone110$11,261
331Jonathan Kaye210$10,834
332Graham DeLaet300$10,472
333Tom Byrum110$10,404
334Michio Matsumura100$10,395
335Brad Fritsch110$10,348
336Dustin Risdon110$10,192
337Richard Scott110$8,400
338Guy Boros110$8,172
339Mark Brooks510$7,488
340Greg Kraft110$7,350
341J.L. Lewis110$7,056
342Dave Schultz110$7,035
343Brian Bateman110$6,984
344Notah Begay III410$6,690
345Bob May210$6,690
346José María Olazábal610$6,330
347Alex Aragon210$5,760

2011 PGA Tour money FAQ

Who led the 2011 PGA Tour money list?

Luke Donald, with $6,683,214 in official prize money.

How much prize money did the PGA Tour pay in 2011?

$277,464,145 across 45 official events, from total purses of $275,500,000.

How many PGA Tour players earned $1 million in 2011?

94. Of those, 3 earned over $5 million and 0 over $10 million.

What was the biggest paycheck of 2011?

$1,710,000 to K.J. Choi at The Players Championship.

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