Ernie Els

Ernie Els

Professional Golfer

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Age: 56
Turned Pro: 1989
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Career Prize Money

Total Career Prize Money
$64.6M
All-time earnings
Last 12 Month Earnings
$1.5M
Past 12 months prize money
Highest Single Purse
$1.4M
Jul 2012
660
Tournaments
4
Major Wins
1989
Turned Pro
Active
Status

Salary Rankings

Earnings by Year

Last 10 years

Major Summary

2 Wins

33 played

2 Wins

27 played

23 played

25 played

Ernie Els Career Earnings Breakdown

Ernie Els has earned $64.6M in official career prize money, placing him 28th among the highest earners in golf.

He has won 4 majors.

Els's highest single payout came at the 2012 The Open Championship, where he collected $1.4M.

The Open Championship is his most lucrative tournament, where he earned a total of $5.9M over his career. His best earning season came in 2004, where he earned $5.8M.

Disclaimer (How these earnings figures are calculated)

Prize money figures may differ from media reports that include FedEx Cup bonuses, Player Impact Program payments, Ryder Cup appearance fees, or endorsement income.

The figures shown on this page reflect official on-course prize money earnings only, based on tournament results and payout data from official PGATour prize money portal.

Historical Earnings Breakdown

Detailed year-by-year prize money audit

Year Total Prize Money Tournament Result Titles
2026
$98,666 1
2025
$2.4M 25 1
2024
$2.4M 24 3
2023
$2.3M 26 1
2022
$1.6M 23
2021
$1.3M 24
2020
$1.5M 15 2
2019
$200,749 15
2018
$190,706 16
2017
$144,619 20
2016
$571,701 24
2015
$415,709 18
2014
$1.7M 23
2013
$1.3M 22
2012
$4M 24 1
2011
$1.1M 24
2010
$5.7M 24 3
2009
$2.9M 22
2008
$2.6M 17 1
2007
$2.7M 17
2006
$2.3M 18
2005
$1.6M 13
2004
$5.8M 16 3
2003
$3.4M 18 2
2002
$3.3M 18 2
2001
$2.8M 21
2000
$3.5M 21 1
1999
$1.7M 18 1
1998
$763,782 17 1
1997
$1.7M 22 4
1996
$1.1M 22 1
1995
$842,588 18 1
1994
$697,354 12 1
1993
$89,261 7
1992
$78,562 4
1991
$8,788 9
1990
$0 1
1989
$0 1

Who Earns More?

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Ernie Els
ERNIE ELS
$64.6M
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$134.4M

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