But it was from 2012 to 16 the Canadian was most profitable, banking more than a million a year. Heres a tip of the cap to these 14 men whove made a killing by being slightly above crushingly mediocre. Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. Bud Cauley had a very good amateur and collegiate career and hasn't done too badly as a young professional. Davis was lauded for his classbut owns the dubious distinction of being the player with the most earnings without a PGA Tour win because of it. Davis went left of the green with his second shot and settled among the reeds. He's made 193 career PGA Tour Champions starts, where there is no cut for almost every tournament on the schedule. The American had six runner-ups, two third-place finishes, and 31 top 10s. His best chance to win a major came at The Masters in 1989, where he was tied with Nick Faldo atop the leaderboard after 72 holes. Strickers career has been a paragon of resiliency, as he has twice been named the PGA Tours comeback player of the year, but despite 12 wins, 16 runner-ups, and 10 third place finishes, the Wisconsin native has rarely been in the leader mix down the stretch at a major. Tommy Fleetwood ($11.2m) needs little introduction. On his backswing, Davis hit one of the reedsa violation of the rules at the timeand called in an official for a ruling and readily agreed it was a two-shot penalty for moving a loose impediment in a hazard. Fortunately, Fowler has somewhat been able to reverse that trend in 2017, and at the U.S. Open, had his closest call in years when he took the 18-hole lead with a first round 65. Steve Stricker also stands out for a number of reasons. Shortly after Simpson closed out the victory, Ancer resurfaced on one of golfs most unenviable shortlists: the best player without a PGA Tour win. Never made $2 million in any single season. | October 24, 2021 | Tour. Would you rather have a PGA Tour career that spanned 15 years and made you very, very rich, or would you rather have one hot season, win a couple of million and a major, then disappear into oblivion? 2. Those impressive numbers have helped him earn $11,852,075 in his 11-year career. The 55-year-old, perhaps best known for his on-course style thats earned him the nickname Johnny Long Socks, was Luke Donalds bagman as the Englishman ascended to World No 1, and has spent the last six years on the bag of Paul Casey. How he got to $10 million: In his 137th PGA Tour start, the 2022 CJ Cup, Noren became the most recent member of the $10 million/no-win club, finishing, T-37 finish at Congaree Golf Club. My first thought is to reward longevity. How he got to $10 million: Made close to 50 percent of his career earnings in 2013 and 2014 when he had all three of his runner-up finishes and had 14 top-10s finishes. But, it's one of us humans writing the story, we promise. Dave Eichelberger. It hasn't exactly worked out that way, but Colsaerts still shows flashes of potential. Quite understandably, Tringale simply said no when asked Sunday if he knew how close he was. Sports fans have been subjected to never-ending talk about Michael Jordans six NBA Championships, Tom Bradys six Super Bowl victories, Jack Nicklaus 18 career major triumphs, the 23 grand slam tennis victories of Serena Williams, and 28 Olympic medals of Michael Phelps, among other legendary athletes and their cornucopia of titles. Sure, Tiger Woods at No. Haas recorded 16 top-10 finishes in majors, including three in 1995 alone, tying for third at The Masters, tying for fourth at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, and tying for eighth at the PGA Championship at Riviera. One of those players is Lee Westwood, who made some unwanted history in 2021 as he broke a tie atop the list of players with the most major starts without a victory. Snedekers best chance to win was probably the 2008 Masters, where he was in second place after three rounds, but a final round 77 dropped him into third place, which remains his best major finish. Close calls: Shot 67 to come up one shot short of Michael Bradley at the 2009 Puerto Rico Open and fell by the same margin to Retief Goosen at the Transitions Championship a week later. Nobody has come agonizingly close without winning more than Westwood. Had two top-three finishes in 2020-21 and four top-10s. Youre not getting to that level by missing cuts and finishing T-48 every week. And he believes in himself to the point that many find him arrogant and off-putting. After turning away LIV, Tom Kim is quickly becoming a PGA Tour superstar. There will always be players who are on the "best PGA Tour players without a career win.". He also was a 54-hole co-leader at the 2013 Masters, but a miserable final round 75 dropped him into a tie for 6th place. Close calls: Davis only had one of his runner-up finishes be somewhat close, but it was a memorable one at the 2010 Verizon Heritage. David Hearn ($10m), competing in the 2021 PGA Tour season on a medical exemption, edged into eight figures when he picked up just shy of 15 grand at the 3M Open in July. For some players, a decades-long career also comes with a tremendously packed schedule that includes lots of starts every year. Nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar is another of the 'major-less' greats. In just four full seasons on the PGA Tour, Matsuyama already has four victories. . Jeff Overton is one of the most excitable players on the PGA Tour. Briny Baird came oh-so-close to his first career PGA TOUR victory on Sunday at The McGladrey Classic. And with $13,743,938 in earnings, Triangles won in another way. The leaderboard is stacked heading into the final round at Bay Hill. He won at the notoriously difficult Torrey Pines in March, obliterated the field in a six-stroke romp at the European Tours DDF Irish Open in July, and was runner-up at the WGC-Match Play Championship. He has been extremely consistent over the past decade, but still needs to prove that he possesses the mental game to win on the biggest stages. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content. The South Korean has twice led through 54 holes - a one-shot lead turned into a one-shot defeat to David Toms at the 2011 Crown Plaza Invitational, while a three-shot lead at the 2021 Pebble Beach Pro-Am became a two-shot deficit in favour of Phil Mickelson. Quigley finished with five career runners-up, including three in 2009. And that got us thinking: who has made the most starts on the PGA Tour in history? At the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Haas, who will pair with his son Bill in the only team event on the schedule, is making his 799th start on the PGA Tour. That's more than 7,600 appearances for 179 wins - including Bobby Wadkins, who holds the unfortunate record for most PGA Tour starts without a win. One of the names on this list is the King himself. The Hall of Famer finished second at the U.S. Open in 1994, 1997, and 2006, the PGA Championship in 1995, and The Open Championship in 2005. Who Was the Lowest-Ranked Golfer to Win a Major Championship? 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking in 2010 and 2011, has recorded 19 top-10s in major championships, including solo-second finishes at The Masters and The Open Championship in 2010 and a T-2 finish at Augusta in 2016. Some were fortunate enough to win one after many, many attempts. Matusyama seems set to become the most accomplished native-Japanese golfer in a landslide. When the wins come, they may well come in bunches. Noren also finished runner-up at the 2022 Barracuda Championship, losing by one point to Chez Reavie. Davis had been $37,390 ahead of Tringale to start this week. Jay Haas waves to the crowd during the 3M Championship. It's hard to imagineRyo Ishikawa is entering his seventh year on the PGA Tour. Close calls: A final-round 65 wasnt enough to reach Justin Rose at the 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans but the killer was the 2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open where Smylie Kaufmans final-round 61 nipped Tringale (and five others) by a stroke. How he got to $10 million: Wi finished in the top 25 in more than 20 percent of his PGA Tour starts (58 out of 262), including five runner-up finishes. The list relates to consecutive events that they played in; they generally missed some PGA Tour events during their streak. While he's still looking for his first victory after 232 starts, Charlie Wi has made a nice living, making$9,930,397. And this weekend she won her fourth title in her last seven starts, her 11th LPGA title, and 22nd overall, to regain her spot at the top of the world rankings and arguably the best player in the world. 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Close calls: Wi lost by one to David Toms at the 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial after holding a one-shot lead through 54 holes, but its the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that hurt. the 2012 Puerto Rico Open and the 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Had two top-three finishes in 2020-21 and four top-10s. At the 2017 U.S. Open, Thomas posted a third round 63, which at -9 is the lowest round in major history to par. How he got to $10 million: Ten top-10 finishes in 2006 landed him 20th in earnings that year. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Brendon de Jonge ($11.6m) broke through the million mark for six straight seasons from 2010, and the Zimbabwean will consider himself unfortunate for missing out on the 2012 Shriners title after finishing on 23-under-par. Mark Brooks. Whats in Hideki Matsuyamas winning bag. Colin Montgomerie may be the best example in the sport. Ryo Ishikawa burst onto the PGA Tour with a great deal of hype. Bryson in all his beefed-up majesty seems like hes on the cusp of his first win of the year, especially after contending in each of the last two weeks purely on the weight (pun intended) of his driver. To put that in perspective, Ben Crenshaw (19 wins, two majors) earned a little more than $3 million in his career. The following represents the golfers who have won at least three consecutive starts in PGA Tour events. The Eagles come into Saturday playing their best basketball of the year as they have rolled off . (In case you need a reminder: Theres a lot of pressure. Over the course ofhis career, he's recorded 88 top 25s, 31 top 10s and four second-place finishes: Bud Cauley had a great college career at Alabama. His T-58 finish earned him $14,718, which just inched him over the $10 million mark to join the list. More infamously, Fleetwood took a one-shot lead into the final round of the 2020 Honda Classic but struggled down the stretch leading to NBC analyst Paul Azinger to caustically note: Theres a lot of pressure you know, youre trying to prove to everybody youve got what it takes and these guys know you can win all you want on that European Tour, the international game and all that, but you have to win on the PGA Tour. Fleetwood would shoot a one-over 71 to finish third, two back of Sungjae Im. Choi has 20 career victories worldwide, with 8 of those coming on the PGA Tour, but his days of being a serious threat in big events appear to be behind him. Overton is probably kicking himself for a final-round 70 in the 2007 Wyndham Championship as only one other player in the top 20 shot in the 70s. Because the man who tops said list almost made his way off it at the Zozo Championship in Japan, only for homeboy Hideki Matsuyama to spoil the fun. In his 12 years on the PGA Tour, he averaged 25.9 starts a season, making 338 career starts before deciding to join LIV Golf in August 2022 and give up the chance to finally grab career win No. So without further ado, with a little help from the ever-excellent PGA Tour website, here are the 10 players who have topped $10 million without etching their name into a trophy. He won three tournaments by the end of January, and in one of those, the Sony Open, he became the 7th player in Tour history to shoot a round of 59. pic.twitter.com/XObbaaSArU. Brooks, who won the 1996 PGA Championship at Valhalla, won seven times in his PGA Tour career. How he got to $10 million: A five-time winner on the European Tour, Fleetwood has had success since also joining the PGA Tour in 2017. Some are older, such as Charlie Wi and Jeff Overton. Some are young, guys such as Bud Cauley and Cameron Tringale. In his 16 starts in 2020, Ancer is fourth among Tour players without a victory in expected wins. At just under one expected win (.98), he lands behind only Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm a trio of top-15 golfers in the world and ahead of names like Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa and Phil Mickelson. How he got to $10 million: Although he had a runner-up in 2007, Overtons career was made with his 2010 season in which he had three runner-up finishes and a pair of thirds, leading to nearly $3.5 million in earnings. Cameron Tringale rolled in a 15-foot putt on Sunday on the 18th hole at the Valspar Championship, moved up to a tie for third and cashed for $407,100. We also occasionally include links to products and services from merchants of our choice. Quigley finished with five career runners-up, including three in 2009. Close calls: Made a crazy charge with a Sunday 63 at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hill but Brooks Koepka beat him by one shot with a closing 68. LIV Golf counter poor TV ratings claim, Rickie Fowler: How a triple-bogey ended my chances then sparked one of my favourite memories. Now struggling to make cuts in standard events, Mahan has a long way to go before he is a major threat again. He also captured two college national championships at Augusta State. Sign up here for our newsletter and you'll never slice a drive again. And Tiger Woods is back! Click to reveal Tringale was in contention at the first FedEx Cup playoff event, the Barclays, but he couldn't keep up with Hunter Mahan's final-round burst and finished in a T2. Jon Rahm is the betting favorite (+650) as he goes for back-to-back wins . His closest call so far was at the 2015 U.S. Open where he and Spieth were 36-hole co-leaders, but while Spieth went on to win his second career major, Reed shot a third round 76 and finished in a tie for 14th place. The record for most wins in a row in the same PGA Tour event is four, shared by these golfers: Young Tom Morris, British Open: 1868-70 (no event 1871), 1872. Looking at the PGA Tours career money list to determine the relative success of a players career is mostly a futile endeavor. It hasn't been a roaring success, as noted by his best finishes being a pair of seconds:the 2012 Puerto Rico Open and the 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Westwood has also played the most majors without a win, his 76 topping even Sergio's 73. Hed been bestedagain. Its well worth a read as is this by our very own Steve Carroll. Briny Baird ($13.3m) started a whopping 379 PGA Tour events from 1999 to 2014 and made a lot of money in the process. On average, PGA Tour caddies make a base salary of $1,500-$3,000 per tournament, plus a percentage of winnings (if the golfer makes the cut)-10% for a win, 7% for a top-ten finish, and 5% for everything else. Also victorious on home soil was Jin Young Ko. In 10 worldwide starts since, he has five victories and is now No. Tony can find solace in his bank account -- his $5.62 million in official. If youre interested, you can check out Data Golfs full gamut of number-nerdness here, or read more about what goes into cultivating expected wins here. Close calls: An has three runner-up finishes in 149 career starts prior to returning to tour in the fall of 2022. Ten top-10 finishes in 2006 landed him 20th in earnings that year. Briny Baird is 97 th on the all-time money list with. He also played a lot, averaging a remarkable 31 starts from 2010 through 2016. Wi lost by one to David Toms at the 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial after holding a one-shot lead through 54 holes, but its the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that hurt. Mind you, its not like the Swede has never tasted victory as a professional. Among his top 10s are five second-place finishes and a third-place finish. Jay, 68, last played a Tour event in 2010 and he hasnt made a PGA Tour cut since 2006. All we by a single shot, too. He's teed it up 92 times and has eight top 10s and 18 top 25s. How he got to $10 million: An, the youngest U.S. Steve Stricker made his first major championship appearance at the 1983 U.S. Open at Oakmont, his most recent appearance at the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, and 74. Casey looks close, but struggles on Fridays and Saturdays have led to few realistic Sunday chances. Nicolas Colsaerts has played on the PGA Tour off and on for five years and brings with him a reputation of being a great power player. In 2012, Wi held a three-shot lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after three rounds but fell by the wayside as. Quigley never really kicked one away as he shot no worse than 69 in his five runner-up finishes. Few doubt that Reed has the skill and confidence to pull off a major, but his lack of major contention in a PGA landscape where youth is thriving has led to questions about his mental game. He's finished in the top 25 in almost 21 percent of those. Over the past few years, Casey has been a regular on major leaderboards, and in his last 7 major starts, he has finished T11 or better four times. Then in 2014, Fowler pulled off an incredible feat, finishing in the top 5 of all four majors, with runner-up finishes at both the U.S. Open and Open Championship, a T3 at the PGA, and a T5 at The Masters. A new player is at the top, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 4 groupings for Sunday, A major-like test, World No. Walter Hagen, PGA Championship: 1924-1927. Montgomerie, who reached as high as No. He ended the 2018-19 season with mouthwatering career earnings of more than $50m. Unless, of course you think $12,634,862 carries some personality with it. Ouch. For most on this list, their inclusion is something of a backhand compliment.