Surprise in sight on the PGA Tour. Rory Mcllroy is close to taking the throne of highest paid golfer from Tiger Woods. The Northern Irishman, recently crowned champion of the Augusta Masters for the second consecutive time, could become the most awarded golfer in terms of prize money in the history of the PGA. He aims to leave behind a Tiger Woods who will stay away from the courses for a while due to his recent personal problems.
According to data provided by the PGA circuit, Mcllroy has earned 114.7 million dollars (97.3 million euros) for sporting merits since his professional debut in 2007. Only 6.3 million dollars separate him (5.3 million euros) of the 121 million dollars (102.6 million euros) earned by Woods in his thirty-year sports career in the PGA.
This 2026 is positioned as the year of the surprise. It is unlikely that Woods will return to the golf course in the near future with guarantees of competing at the highest level. And the Californian has earned only $211,600 (179,500 euros) since the pandemic, while Rory McIlroy He billed 17 million dollars (14.4 million euros) for sports results in 2025, a record figure in his career.
The change of panorama in the ranking extends to the podium. Scottie Scheffler, currently placed in third position, has racked up a lot of money recently. The New Jersey golfer is the one who has won the most money in a single seasonbeing the only one to break the barrier of 20 million dollars annually. He achieved it in 2023, but he was not satisfied. Last year it added prizes of 27.6 million dollars (23.4 million euros). In 2024 he did even better, with 29.2 million dollars (24.7 million euros).
Scheffler is third on the podium, with a total figure of 105.7 million dollars (89.7 million euros). At a distance of 15.3 million dollars (13 million euros) from Woods’ record, the trend indicates a more than possible advance for Schleffer. In fact, the American even aims to surpass Mcllroy.
This is the ranking of economic prizes for the Spanish
Spain has had some important figures in the PGA. Sergio García is the one that stands out the most in the financial prize panorama, according to the official report of the PGA Tour. The one from Castellón has achieved a total of eleven victories on the circuit throughout his twenty-seven years of professional career. which, added to the other results it has achieved, have resulted in total profits of 55.1 million dollars (46.7 million euros) that place it in nineteenth place.
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Just behind him, in twentieth place, is John Rahm and the 53.6 million dollars (45.5 million euros) he has pocketed in his long career. The barrel lion does not predict advancing further positions, but continues to increase his legacy and heritage in LIV Golf. The ranking does not take into account the financial income derived from having said yes to LIV Golf. And his jump to the Saudi circuit guarantees him a four-year contract for 525 million dollars (447.5 million euros). Only for sports prizes in 2025 it has invoiced 33.4 million dollars (28.4 million euros).
José María Olazábal completes the podium of the Spanish ranking. The one from Hondarribia has two green jackets as champions of the Augusta Masters and received the Prince of Asturias in 2013. He currently continues competing in the PGA at 60 years old after having pocketed 12.4 million dollars (10.5 million euros) which places it in position 222 overall.
All of these, together with Rafa Cabrera and his 8.7 million dollars (7.3 million euros), Miguel Ángel Jiménez and the 4 million dollars (3.4 million euros) received and Gonzalo Fernandez With the 2.3 million dollars (2 million euros) harvested, they are the Spaniards who surpass the million barrier in prizes.
