The 2024 PGA Tour Champions season comes to a close at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club.
The season features 28 events in all, 25 from the regular season and the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.
There was more than $67 million in prize money on the line in 2024. There’s a $3 million purse at the Schwab event, which ranks it ahead of two of the five senior majors in 2024.
- U.S. Senior Open: $4 million
- Kaulig Companies Championship: $3.5 million
- KitchenAide Senior PGA Championship: $3.5 million
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship: $3 million
- Senior Open: $2.8 million
- Regions Tradition: $2.6 million
First place this week in Phoenix is good for $528,000.
Here’s a list of the top 20 money earners in 2024.
| Pos. | Player | Money | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | $2,289,476 | 3 |
| 2 | Steven Alker | $2,171,588 | 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Ames | $2,052,395 | 3 |
| 4 | Richard Green | $1,892,079 | 0 |
| 5 | Y.E. Yang | $1,748,457 | 1 |
| 6 | Padraig Harrington | $1,634,183 | 3 |
| 7 | K.J. Choi | $1,602,007 | 1 |
| 8 | Steve Stricker | $1,561,570 | 1 |
| 9 | Paul Broadhurst | $1,462,264 | 2 |
| 10 | Jerry Kelly | $1,358,087 | 1 |
| 11 | Ricardo Gonzalez | $1,245,024 | 1 |
| 12 | Stewart Cink | $1,122,406 | 1 |
| 13 | Doug Barron | $1,080,130 | 1 |
| 14 | Darren Clarke | $968,222 | 0 |
| 15 | Retief Goosen | $958,621 | 1 |
| 16 | Ken Tanigawa | $950,013 | 1 |
| 17 | Rocco Mediate | $939,908 | 1 |
| 18 | Alex Cejka | $937,121 | 0 |
| 19 | Bernhard Langer | $890,992 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Durant | $876,552 | 1 |