Tom Watson

Professional Golfer

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Age: 76
Turned Pro: 1971
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Career Prize Money

Total Career Prize Money
$29.8M
All-time earnings
Last 12 Month Earnings
N/A
No earnings in last 12 months
Highest Single Purse
$732,603
Jul 2009
897
Tournaments
8
Major Wins
1971
Turned Pro
Active
Status

Golf Salary Rankings

Earnings by Year

Last 10 years

Major Summary

5 Wins

38 played

2 Wins

43 played

1 Win

31 played

33 played

Tom Watson Career Earnings Breakdown

Tom Watson has earned $29.8M in official career prize money, placing him 111th among the highest earners in golf.

He has won 8 majors.

Watson's highest single payout came at the 2009 The Open Championship, where he collected $732,603.

The Open Championship is his most lucrative tournament, where he earned a total of $1.4M over his career. His best earning season came in 2003, where he earned $2M.

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
2022
$11,500 1
2021
$51,062 2
2020
$14,500 1
2019
$121,502 8
2018
$61,562 6
2017
$73,613 8
2016
$147,887 9
2015
$408,750 11
2014
$471,689 12
2013
$287,848 12
2012
$187,807 9
2011
$1M 16 1
2010
$1.1M 16 1
2009
$1.5M 15
2008
$1.1M 13 1
2007
$1.6M 17 2
2006
$1.2M 18
2005
$1.7M 17 3
2004
$1M 16 1
2003
$2M 18 2
2002
$1.7M 20 1
2001
$1.2M 20 1
2000
$1.7M 21 2
1999
$714,650 18 3
1998
$1.1M 16 1
1997
$479,142 16
1996
$981,236 17 1
1995
$320,781 17
1994
$621,695 17 1
1993
$342,021 17
1992
$299,818 16
1991
$366,214 17
1990
$213,988 18
1989
$249,396 20
1988
$281,034 20
1987
$653,147 22 1
1986
$283,087 21
1985
$309,860 21
1984
$517,729 21 3
1983
$297,517 19 1
1982
$370,881 21 4
1981
$350,096 23 3
1980
$590,808 23 7
1979
$464,497 22 5
1978
$366,987 25 5
1977
$327,652 25 5
1976
$138,201 26
1975
$171,438 27 2
1974
$132,352 30 1
1973
$73,687 33
1972
$30,409 35
1971
$2,185 6
1970
$0 1
1968
$0 1

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