The 2021 season was a good year for the average PGA TOUR golfer. According to PGA TOUR stats, the average golfer earned $1.49 million last season, up from just $1.02 million the year prior. It’s also the highest average earnings total in PGA TOUR history. This is true even with excluding the $15 million first-place prize and other bonuses for the FedEx Cup.
Jon Rahm, the winner of the 2021 U.S. Open, led all players on the PGA TOUR with $7.71 million in prize money through 22 events in 2021. He averaged $350,269.68 per tournament. A 27-year-old native of Barrika, Spain, Rahm enjoyed the best year of his career since turning pro in 2016. He recorded 15 top-10 finishes, including second-place results at the TOUR Championship and ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD.
Rahm finished six-under-par at the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, California. He defeated second-place finisher Louis Oosthuizen, by one stroke and secured the $2.25 million first prize. Oosthuizen, who holds the distinction of earning the most money ($6.31 million) without a single tournament victory in 2021, won $1.35 million for his second-place finish. Xander Schauffele, Scott Scheffler, Sungjae Im, and Corey Conners earned at least $4 million without winning a single tournament.
Patrick Cantlay finished second with $7.64 million in earnings in 2021. The UCLA alumnus recorded seven top-10 finishes and won the TOUR Championship, BMW Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, and the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD. He had only won two tournaments before the 2021 season.
Despite earning slightly less than Rahm, Cantlay earned the 2021 PGA TOUR Player of the Year award in September via a vote from fellow PGA TOUR players. Rahm fared better in the four major championships, but Cantlay was consistent in other PGA TOUR events as he recorded 17 top-25 finishes. He also scored a close victory over Rahm in the TOUR Championship.
Bryson DeChambeau won $7.43 million, his most since the 2017-18 season, to finish in third place on the PGA TOUR money list in 2021. A 28-year-old alumnus of Southern Methodist University, DeChambeau won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the 2020 U.S. Open, delayed three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first major championship victory for DeChambeau, who recorded nine top-10 finishes last season.
Collin Morikawa experienced a breakthrough year in only his third season on the PGA TOUR. The 24-year-old American earned $7.06 million and recorded eight top-10 finishes, including victories at the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession and The Open Championship. Morikawa shot 15-under-par at the 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in England to win his second major championship. He earned $2.07 million in prize money for the tournament victory.
Despite finishing fifth on the PGA TOUR money list in 2021, it was a relatively down year for Justin Thomas. The 28-year-old University of Alabama alumnus earned $6.54 million last season but ranked first in earnings in 2020 ($7.34 million), 2018 ($8.69 million), and 2017 ($9.92 million). A 14-time winner on the PGA TOUR, Thomas won THE PLAYERS Championship and recorded seven top-10 finishes in 2021.
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