PGA Tour Yearly Money Leaders

Yearly money leaders on the PGA Tour, dating back to 1934 when records first started being kept (winners are presented with the Arnold Palmer Award):

2012 - Rory McIlroy, $8,047,952
2011 - Luke Donald, $6,683,214
2010 - Matt Kuchar, $4,910,477
2009 - Tiger Woods, $10,508,163
2008 - Vijay Singh, $6,601,094
2007 - Tiger Woods, $10,867,052
2006 - Tiger Woods, $9,941,563
2005 - Tiger Woods, $10,628,024
2004 - Vijay Singh, $10,905,166
2003 - Vijay Singh, $7,573,907
2002 - Tiger Woods, $6,912,625
2001 - Tiger Woods, $5,687,777
2000 - Tiger Woods, $9,188,321
1999 - Tiger Woods, $6,616,585
1998 - David Duval, $2,591,031
1997 - Tiger Woods, $2,066,833
1996 - Tom Lehman, $1,780,159
1995 - Greg Norman, $1,654,959
1994 - Nick Price, $1,499,927
1993 - Nick Price, $1,478,557
1992 - Fred Couples, $1,344,188
1991 - Corey Pavin, $979,430
1990 - Greg Norman, $1,165,477
1989 - Tom Kite, $1,395,278
1988 - Curtis Strange, $1,147,644
1987 - Curtis Strange, $925,941
1986 - Greg Norman, $653,296
1985 - Curtis Strange, $542,321
1984 - Tom Watson, $476,260
1983 - Hal Sutton, $426,668
1982 - Craig Stadler, $446,462
1981 - Tom Kite, $375,698.84
1980 - Tom Watson, $530,808.33
1979 - Tom Watson, $462,636
1978 - Tom Watson, $362,428.93
1977 - Tom Watson, $310,653.16
1976 - Jack Nicklaus, $266,498.57
1975 - Jack Nicklaus, $298,149.17
1974 - Johnny Miller, $353,021.59
1973 - Jack Nicklaus, $308,362.10
1972 - Jack Nicklaus, $320,542.26
1971 - Jack Nicklaus, $244,490.50
1970 - Lee Trevino, $157,037.63
1969 - Frank Beard, $164,707.11
1968 - Billy Casper, $205,168.67
1967 - Jack Nicklaus, $188,998.08
1966 - Billy Casper, $121,944.92
1965 - Jack Nicklaus, $140,752.14
1964 - Jack Nicklaus, $113,284.50
1963 - Arnold Palmer, $128,230
1962 - Arnold Palmer, $81,448.33
1961 - Gary Player, $64,540.45
1960 - Arnold Palmer, $75,262.85
1959 - Art Wall, $58,167.60
1958 - Arnold Palmer, $42,607.50
1957 - Dick Mayer, $65,835
1956 - Ted Kroll, $72,835.83
1955 - Julius Boros, $63,121.55
1954 - Bob Toski, $65,819.81
1953 - Lew Worsham, $34,002
1952 - Julius Boros, $37,032.97
1951 - Lloyd Mangrum, $26,068.83
1950 - Sam Snead, $35,758.83
1949 - Sam Snead, $31,598.83
1948 - Ben Hogan, $32,112
1947 - Jimmy Demaret, $27,936.83
1946 - Ben Hogan, $42,556.16
1945 - Byron Nelson, $63,335.66 (war bonds)
1944 - Byron Nelson, $37,967.69 (war bonds)
1943 - No stats compiled
1942 - Ben Hogan, $13,143
1941 - Ben Hogan, $18,358
1940 - Ben Hogan, $10,655
1939 - Henry Picard, $10,303
1938 - Sam Snead, $19,534.49
1937 - Harry Cooper, $14,138.69
1936 - Horton Smith, $7,682
1935 - Johnny Revolta, $9,543
1934 - Paul Runyan, $6,767

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