On this day in 1988, Curtis Strange won the Tour Championship at Pebble Beach to become the first player in PGA Tour history to earn $1 million in a season.
By contrast, 112 players earned over $1 million last season and 13 players have already crossed that threshold nine events into this new campaign.
Here are some notable numbers relating to the Tour's annual money list:
- Tiger Woods, in 1997, becomes first player to cross $2 million in a season
- Woods breaks $3-, $4-, $5- and $6-million barriers by earning $6,616,585 in 1999
- One year later, Woods breaks $7-, $8- and $9-million barriers by earning $9,188,321
- In 2004, Vijay Singh becomes first player to break $10 million
- In 2015, Jordan Spieth sets a new Tour standard with $12,030,465 (still the record)
- Woods holds the record for most money titles with 10
Here's a look at the money leaders each year, beginning with Strange in 1988:
YEAR |
PLAYER |
EARNINGS |
TOUR WINS |
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1988 |
Curtis Strange |
$1,147,644 |
4 |
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1989 |
Tom Kite |
$1,395,278 |
3 |
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1990 |
Greg Norman |
$1,165,477 |
2 |
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1991 |
Corey Pavin |
$979,430 |
2 |
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1992 |
Fred Couples |
$1,344,188 |
3 |
---|
1993 |
Nick Price |
$1,478,557 |
4 |
---|
1994 |
Nick Price |
$1,499,927 |
6 |
---|
1995 |
Greg Norman |
$1,654,959 |
3 |
---|
1996 |
Tom Lehman |
$1,780,159 |
2 |
---|
1997 |
Tiger Woods |
$2,066,833 |
4 |
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1998 |
David Duval |
$2,591,031 |
4 |
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1999 |
Tiger Woods |
$6,616,585 |
8 |
---|
2000 |
Tiger Woods |
$9,188,321 |
9 |
---|
2001 |
Tiger Woods |
$5,687,777 |
5 |
---|
2002 |
Tiger Woods |
$6,912,625 |
5 |
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2003 |
Vijay Singh |
$7,573,907 |
5 |
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2004 |
Vijay Singh |
$10,905,16 |
9 |
---|
2005 |
Tiger Woods |
$10,628,024 |
6 |
---|
2006 |
Tiger Woods |
$9,941,563 |
8 |
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2007 |
Tiger Woods |
$10,867,052 |
7 |
---|
2008 |
Vijay Singh |
$6,601,094 |
3 |
---|
2009 |
Tiger Woods |
$10,508,163 |
6 |
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2010 |
Matt Kuchar |
$4,910,477 |
1 |
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2011 |
Luke Donald |
$6,683,214 |
2 |
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2012 |
Rory McIlroy |
$8,047,952 |
4 |
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2013 |
Tiger Woods |
$8,553,439 |
5 |
---|
2014 |
Rory McIlroy |
$8,280,096 |
3 |
---|
2015 |
Jordan Spieth |
$12,030,465 |
5 |
---|
2016 |
Dustin Johnson |
$9,365,185 |
3 |
---|
2017 |
Justin Thomas |
$9,921,560 |
5 |
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2018 |
Justin Thomas |
$8,694,821 |
3 |
---|
2019 |
Brooks Koepka |
$9,684,006 |
3 |
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