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The golfer who finishes a PGA Tour season with the highest tournament earnings is called the tour's "money leader" or "leading money winner." And that golfer receives the Arnold Palmer Award. The award is a trophy the features a golden likeness of Arnold Palmer atop a wooden base. (The Arnold Palmer Award is also given to the Champions Tour's money leader .)

(Note: If you're looking for the current standings for this year, see the current season's money list on PGATour.com .)

Annual money leaders on the PGA Tour are recognized going back to 1934, when records first started being kept. Here is the list money list leaders annually in PGA Tour history (and below that are a couple money list records):

Annual Money List Leaders on the PGA Tour

2019 - Brooks Koepka, $9,684,006 2018 - Justin Thomas, $8,694,821 2017 - Justin Thomas, $9,921,560 2016 - Dustin Johnson, $9,365,185 2015 - Jordan Spieth, $12,030,465 2014 - Rory McIlroy, $8,280,096 2013 - Tiger Woods, $8,553,439 2012 - Rory McIlroy, $8,047,952 2011 - Luke Donald, $6,683,214 2010 - Matt Kuchar, $4,910,477 2009 - Tiger Woods, $10,508,163 2008 - Vijay Singh, $6,601,094 2007 - Tiger Woods, $10,867,052 2006 - Tiger Woods, $9,941,563 2005 - Tiger Woods, $10,628,024 2004 - Vijay Singh, $10,905,166 2003 - Vijay Singh, $7,573,907 2002 - Tiger Woods, $6,912,625 2001 - Tiger Woods, $5,687,777 2000 - Tiger Woods, $9,188,321 1999 - Tiger Woods, $6,616,585 1998 - David Duval, $2,591,031 1997 - Tiger Woods, $2,066,833 1996 - Tom Lehman, $1,780,159 1995 - Greg Norman, $1,654,959 1994 - Nick Price, $1,499,927 1993 - Nick Price, $1,478,557 1992 - Fred Couples, $1,344,188 1991 - Corey Pavin, $979,430 1990 - Greg Norman, $1,165,477 1989 - Tom Kite, $1,395,278 1988 - Curtis Strange, $1,147,644 1987 - Curtis Strange, $925,941 1986 - Greg Norman, $653,296 1985 - Curtis Strange, $542,321 1984 - Tom Watson, $476,260 1983 - Hal Sutton, $426,668 1982 - Craig Stadler, $446,462 1981 - Tom Kite, $375,698.84 1980 - Tom Watson, $530,808.33 1979 - Tom Watson, $462,636 1978 - Tom Watson, $362,428.93 1977 - Tom Watson, $310,653.16 1976 - Jack Nicklaus, $266,498.57 1975 - Jack Nicklaus, $298,149.17 1974 - Johnny Miller, $353,021.59 1973 - Jack Nicklaus, $308,362.10 1972 - Jack Nicklaus, $320,542.26 1971 - Jack Nicklaus, $244,490.50 1970 - Lee Trevino, $157,037.63 1969 - Frank Beard, $164,707.11 1968 - Billy Casper , $205,168.67 1967 - Jack Nicklaus, $188,998.08 1966 - Billy Casper, $121,944.92 1965 - Jack Nicklaus, $140,752.14 1964 - Jack Nicklaus, $113,284.50 1963 - Arnold Palmer, $128,230 1962 - Arnold Palmer, $81,448.33 1961 - Gary Player, $64,540.45 1960 - Arnold Palmer, $75,262.85 1959 - Art Wall, $58,167.60 1958 - Arnold Palmer, $42,607.50 1957 - Dick Mayer, $65,835 1956 - Ted Kroll, $72,835.83 1955 - Julius Boros, $63,121.55 1954 - Bob Toski, $65,819.81 1953 - Lew Worsham, $34,002 1952 - Julius Boros, $37,032.97 1951 - Lloyd Mangrum, $26,068.83 1950 - Sam Snead, $35,758.83 1949 - Sam Snead, $31,598.83 1948 - Ben Hogan, $32,112 1947 - Jimmy Demaret, $27,936.83 1946 - Ben Hogan, $42,556.16 1945 - Byron Nelson, $63,335.66 (war bonds) 1944 - Byron Nelson, $37,967.69 (war bonds) 1943 - No stats compiled 1942 - Ben Hogan, $13,143 1941 - Ben Hogan, $18,358 1940 - Ben Hogan, $10,655 1939 - Henry Picard, $10,303 1938 - Sam Snead, $19,534.49 1937 - Harry Cooper, $14,138.69 1936 - Horton Smith, $7,682 1935 - Johnny Revolta, $9,543 1934 - Paul Runyan, $6,767

PGA Tour Money List Records

We promised a couple records relating to the PGA Tour money list. Which golfer has led the money list the most times? Who has led the money list the most consecutive seasons?

• Most Times Leading the Money List : This record belongs to Tiger Woods. Woods was the tour's leading money-winner 10 times, in 1997, 1999-2002, 2005-07, 2009 and 2013. Jack Nicklaus topped the money list eight times, and Ben Hogan and Tom Watson did it five times each.
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading the Money List : This record is shared by Woods and Watson. Watson was the leading money winner each year from 1977 through 1980, four years in a row. And Woods led four consecutive years from 1999 through 2002.
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1977 FROM FAIRWAY

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Named “Rookie of the Year”

Scoring average, top-10 finishes, named “rookie of the year”, made first professional start at los angeles open winning $33.33, earned first professional victory five months later at u.s. open via 18-hole playoff with arnold, palmer at oakmont country club, pga tour victories: seattle, portland, won masters and pga championship for the first time, pga tour victories: tournament of champions, sahara, palm springs classic, captured world series of golf for second straight year, won individual honors at world cup, ranked first in money and scoring average, pga tour victories: tournament of champions, portland, phoenix, whitemarsh, won australian open and individual honors at world cup, runner-up: houston, doral, new orleans cajun, won masters a second time with a record 271, won masters a second time with a record 271, breaking ben hogan’s mark by three strokes set in 1953, pga tour victories: thunderbird, philadelphia, memphis, portland, runner-up: canadian, pensacola, jacksonville, won money title and led in scoring for the second straight year, won british open to become one of five golfers in history to win each of the “grand slam” major championship titles, won masters for third time and became first golfer to successfully defend title, pga tour victories: sahara, national team championship (with arnold palmer), named pga player of the year, won u.s. open a second time with record 275, pga tour victories: western, westchester, crosby, sahara, captured world series of golf money title for third time each, won world cup with arnold palmer for fourth time, pga tour victories: western, american classic, captured australian open, runner-up: canadian, westchester, finished second on money list, pga tour victories: kaiser, sahara, san diego, runner-up: hawaiian, finished third on money list, closed in on million-dollar mark in official winnings ($996,524), made first ryder cup appearance (1-2-1 record).

1970’s Jack, Steve and Jack II

Won British Open for second time, beating Doug Sanders in an 18-hole playoff

Pga tour victories: byron nelson classic, national team championship (with arnold palmer), won the piccadilly world match play championship and world series of golf a record fourth time, became first golfer to record a “double grand slam” by winning the pga championship, completing the cycle of major championship victories for a second time, established new earnings record in capturing money title; won scoring title for a third time, pga tour victories: tournament of champions, disney world open, national team championship (with arnold palmer) and byron nelson classic, also won australian open, australian dunlop international and world cup individual honors (a record third time), member of u.s. ryder cup team (5-1-0 record), named pga player of the year for a second time, winning a third u.s. open tied the late bobby jones for major championship titles with 13, tied the masters victory record with his fourth win, became the first player to win more than $300,000 in one year, took over all-time career winnings lead ($1,703,705), pga tour victories: doral-eastern open, crosby, westchester, disney world open, u.s. match play championship, posted lowest scoring average for a fourth time and won money title for a fifth time, named pga player of the year for the third time and second straight year, made golf history by winning his 14th major championship, became first player to win over $300,000 two straight years and $2 million in a career, posted lowest scoring average of his pro career, winning scoring title and money title for second straight year, pga tour victories: crosby, new orleans open, tournament of champions, atlanta classic, ohio kings island open, disney world open, won world cup team title with johnny miller, member of u.s ryder cup team (4-1-1 record), pga tour victories: tournament players championship, hawaiian open, runner-up: world open, colonial invitational, finished first in scoring and second on money list, remained no. 1 in career tour scoring average (70.2) and career tour earnings ($2,243,623), inducted into pga world golf hall of fame, one of 13 original enshrinees, tied ben hogan by being named pga player of the year for a fourth time, won masters for a record fifth time and pga championship for the fourth time to raise major championship victory total to 16, three pga tour victories in consecutive starts (doral,heritage, masters), won scoring title and money title for seventh time each, received usga’s bob jones award for distinguished sportsmanship, named pga player of the year for a record fifth time and for the fourth time in the last five years, won the tournament players championship for the second time in its three-year history and the first world series of golf under its new format, the fifth overall since its inception, captured the australian open for a record fifth time, won scoring title and money title for eighth time each, made 105 consecutive cuts from 1970-76, the inaugural memorial tournament is played at muirfield village golf club, pga tour victories: memorial tournament, jackie gleason inverrary classic, tournament of champions, runner-up: pleasant valley classic, finished second on money list and scoring list, became the first player to eclipse the $3 million mark in official tour career earnings, brought his total tour victories to 63, surpassing ben hogan and taking over second place on the all-time victories list, member of u.s. ryder cup team (1-2-0 record), british open title was his third there, giving him 17th major championship victory and making him the only player to win each of the “grand slam” titles three times or more, pga tour victories: tournament players championship, gleason inverrary classic, ivb- philadelphia classic, won sixth australian open, continued streak of winning at least two tour events in each of his 17 professional seasons (1962-78), named “athlete of the decade” in a nationwide poll of 432 sports journalists, named “golfer of the ’70s” in sweeping 12 of 14 categories, runner-up: philadelphia, strengthened his position as top money-winner of all time with official tour winnings of $3,408,826 and as career scoring-average leader with 70.4 strokes per round.

1980 Jack is Back sign US Open

Won U.S. Open for the fourth time with record score of 272, breaking his own mark set in 1967 by three strokes

Tied walter hagen for most pga crowns with fifth title, golfworld player of the year, registered his best tour scoring average since 1977 and his highest earnings since 1978, runner-up: canadian open, inverrary, remained no. 1 in career tour scoring average with 70.49 and in career tour official money with $3,759,426, member of u.s. ryder cup team (4-0-0 record), pga tour victories: colonial invitational, runner-up: bay hill classic, australian open, recorded his best earnings in four seasons and remained no. 1 in career total with $3,992,071, won chrysler team invitational (with johnny miller), runner-up: world series of golf, captain of u.s. ryder cup team, became the first player to reach the $4 million mark in career earnings, pga tour victories: memorial tournament, runner-up: canadian open, doral-eastern open, won the biggest check of his career ($240,000) in the skins game, remained no. 1 in both career earnings and lifetime scoring average, runner-up: canadian open, milwaukee, won the masters for a record sixth time, his 20th major championship victory, brought his official tour victories total to 71 and world-wide victory total to 89, marked his 25th year as a golf professional, lifetime tour winnings came within $23,020 of the $5 million mark, career scoring average still ranks no. 1 with 70.71 strokes per round, captained the u.s. ryder cup team for a second time, first player to break the $5 million mark in official tour winnings, named “golfer of the century” by golfing officials and journalists from around the world as highlight of the “centennial of golf in america celebration”, golf coaches association of america created the jack nicklaus award to honor collegiate golfer of the year, established personal record in total worldwide winnings for the year with $524,232., (official pga tour total, $96,594; australian skins game, $254,250; american skins game, $90,000; ronald mcdonald invitational $42,750; merrill lynch shoot-out championship, $25,000; australian masters, $8,100; and british open, $7,538).

1991 Tradition – JACK, BARBARA AND Lyle Anderson

Won in his first Champions Tour start at The Tradition (senior major championship)

Won his second champions tour event at the senior players championship with a record 27-under-par 261, won three of five starts: u.s. senior open, pga seniors’ championship and the tradition for the second straight year, brought his total victories around the world to 95 (71 pga tour, 19 non-tour or international, and five champions tour), hit the $6 million mark in total career winnings on both tours, made it into the top three twice with a second-place finish at the tradition, in scottsdale, ariz. with a 275 for the tournament and a third-place at the u.s. senior open championship at saucon valley country club in bethlehem, pa., won u.s. senior open for the second time, capturing his sixth senior event since becoming eligible in 1990, won mercedes championship (formerly tournament of champions) in the champions tour’s first official event of the year, captured his eighth champions tour victory at the tradition, his seventh senior major championship in six years, finished runner-up at the u.s. senior open and ford senior players championship, led the champions tour in earnings per start ($76,971), member of winning team at wendy’s 3-tour challenge, increased career wins on both tours to 79 (98 worldwide) and surpassed $7 million mark in career earnings, recorded his 100th professional victory by winning the tradition for a record fourth time, captured his 10th champions tour victory in seven years at the tradition and his second title of the year, the first being the gte suncoast classic, became the oldest champion in tradition history at 56 years, two months, 17 days. also, holds record for being youngest tradition champion (50 years, two months, 11 days), named “golfer of the century” by golf monthly magazine (u.k.), extended his lifetime appearances in majors to 152 straight, increased his official money total on both tours to $7,964,696 (not counted was “unofficial” money of $221,366 earned on champions tour), his runner-up finish at the senior pga championship gave him a total of 24 career second-place finishes in majors (19 on pga tour), has 63 overall career second-place finishes, including 58 on the pga tour, finished third with son gary in the annual office depot father/son challenge, shooting a final-round 59 in the scramble format, final-round 68 led to tie for sixth, making jack (at age 58) the oldest top-10 finisher in masters’ history, snapped streak of 154 consecutive majors for which he’s been eligible when he withdrew from the british open because of left hip-related problems, made the cut at the memorial tournament in his first start on the regular tour after surgery, underwent left hip-replacement surgery in january and returned less than four months later at the champions tour’s bell atlantic classic. shot consecutive rounds of 70 on the weekend to finish 18th.

2005 last bridge walk – JACK AND JACK II

Competed in all four majors in one season for the last time

Masters’ performance gave him 43 straight years of making cut in at least one regular pga tour event, electrified u.s. open crowd alongside 18th hole when he reached par-5 finishing hole at pebble beach in two with a 3-wood from 261 yards, missed cut by one shot at pga championship but nearly holed his wedge into par-5 18th for eagle, only major championship appearance was the masters (missed cut), rallied in final round of the u.s. senior open to tie the lead with four holes to play. two late bogeys slipped him into a tie for fourth—two shots behind winner bruce fleisher—for his best senior open finish in six years, finished fourth in the inaugural siebel classic at silicon valley, played at nicklaus-designed coyote creek in san jose, calif., champions tour earnings were his highest in five seasons, season-best finish came in a tie for third in his first appearance in the senior british open, won a record 10 skins and pocketed personal-best $260,000 at senior skins game, made the most money ever to start a senior skins game by claiming seven skins on the seventh hole and earning $150,000, nagging back problems limited his playing schedule to just three starts between the pga tour and champions tour. missed the masters for only the second time since his debut in 1959, only pga tour start was the memorial tournament, where he made the cut—his first on the pga tour since 2000, teamed with tiger woods for the first time to defeat sergio garcia and lee trevino in the primetime, made-for-tv battle of bighorn. their 3-and-2 victory came with a combined 11 birdies. the two split $1.2 million for the largest golf payday in the golden bear’s storied career, appeared in more champions tour events than in any other previous season since joining the circuit in 1990 (nine events, with six top-25 finishes), his tie for 10th at the jeld-wen tradition was his first top-10 finish in a senior major in 10 starts, participated in bmw charity pro-am at the cliffs with his four sons—the first time all five have played in a professional tournament together, captained u.s. presidents cup team for second time, where the matches were declared a tie after both teams finished regulation with 17 points apiece, and the sudden-death playoff between ernie els and tiger woods could not determine a winner before darkness descended after three holes. in a show of sportsmanship, both teams decided that the competition would be declared a tie and that the teams would share the cup, received the “muhammad ali sports legend award,” as well as “the three amigos george bush inspiration award”, 2003 greater columbus hospitality award was given to both jack and barbara for continuing contributions to the growth of tourism in the greater columbus area, became the second oldest player to make a cut on the pga tour when he finished tied for 63rd at the memorial tournament after a final-round 71, solo sixth-place effort at the season-opening mastercard championship in hawaii was his best on the champions tour since a tie for fourth place at the 2001 u.s. senior open, teamed with son steve for the pro-am portion of the bayer advantage classic where he tied for 64th in champions tour event, made his final masters and british open championship appearance sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on his final hole of championship golf at st. andrews where he won two of his three open championships in 1970 and 1978.

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1977 PGA Tour

The 1977 PGA Tour was the 62nd season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the ninth season since separating from the PGA of America .

Unofficial events

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The following table lists official events during the 1977 season. [1]

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

• ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
• 1 2 Official money; unofficial win.
• ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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• ↑ "The Top money-winners in 1977" . Progress Bulletin . Pomona, California. November 13, 1977. p.   51 (52 in paper) . Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
• ↑ "Watson's $310,653 third best on all-time PGA money list" . Valley News . Van Nuys, California. November 2, 1977. p.   28 (2 in paper) . Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
• ↑ "Watson Named Player of Year" . The Kansas City Times . Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1977. p.   102 . Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
• ↑ "Another trophy for Watson" . Birmingham Evening Mail . Birmingham, United Kingdom. December 7, 1977. p.   30 . Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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Before Tiger's 2009 scandal broke, he had earned $92.86 million in 13 years as a pro. At the time, Vijay Singh was second at $60.55 and Phil was third at $55.75. Although, Woods hasn't been the same force in the past decade, but by the end of 2018, he still held a similar lead over his two closest followers with $115.2 million in earnings compared to Mickelson ($88.07) and Singh ($69.52). Of course, this makes sense considering Woods' 80 career PGA Tour titles is more than the combined 78 wins of those two players.

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