The 2022-23 PGA Tour season began on September 15, 2022 with the Fortinet Championship and ended on August 27, 2023 with the Tour Championship. A FedEx Cup Fall schedule will begin on September 17 and consist of seven events as the PGA Tour prepares to return to a calendar-year schedule in 2024.
It was an exciting season that will only get more exciting with some extra golf over the next few months – a full 52-event schedule will begin on January 7, marking the start of the 2024 season. But before we get too excited about what’s to come, let’s first take a moment to commemorate what we witnessed this year.
For example, we saw Jon Rahm end the season with four wins – the most of any PGA Tour player this year and a career-high for the Spaniard. Scottie Scheffler was the most consistent player on Tour this year and even took home The Players Championship – which featured the highest purse of the season.
Final PGA Tour Earnings Leaderboard for the 2022-23 Season
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Perhaps contributing to the excitement this year was the fact that the stakes were raised – a total of $428.6 million in prize money was up for grabs across 47 official events (including the FedEx Cup Playoffs), which is a record amount for the PGA Tour. You didn’t have to win to earn a nice paycheck.
The 2022-23 season featured 18 events with a purse that exceeded $10 million – including 11 events with a $20 million purse and The Players Championship, which featured a $25 million purse. And while the US Open had a $20 million purse, the other three majors featured purses between $16.5 and $18 million.
With record purses comes record year-end prize earnings for golfers – Scottie Scheffler passed his own record for most prize earnings in a single season ($21 million) in PGA Tour history (not including FedEx Cup earnings), while Viktor Hovland walked home with more than $32 million (including FedEx Cup).
**For the sake of this article, we are including total prize money during the regular season, FedEx Cup Playoffs, and Tour Championship**
Lucas Glover won a total of $7.03 million ($6.36 million in PGA, $670k in FedEx Cup) across 28 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 17 cuts and missed 11 cuts – ultimately finishing with two wins, five top-10 finishes, and eight top-25 finishes. He turns 44 years old on November 12th.
Glover didn’t receive his first top-20 until the RBC Canadian Open on June 11 and wound up having an incredible end to the season. He had three straight top-10 finishes at the John Deere, Barbasol, and 3M before winning back-to-back titles at the Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Sungjae Im won a total of $7.05 million ($6.49 million in PGA, $565k in FedEx Cup) across 30 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 24 cuts and missed just 9 cuts – ultimately finishing with nine top-10 finishes and 18 top-25 finishes, but no wins this year. He turned 25 years old on March 30th.
Im’s best finish of the season came at the Farmers Insurance Open, when he finished tied-4th with a score of 279 (-9). He finished tied-6th at The Players Championship, tied-16th at the Masters Tournament, and tied-20th at The Open Championship, but missed the cut at the U.S. Open and PGA Championship.
Jason Day won a total of $7.44 million ($6.92 million in PGA, $520k in FedEx Cup) across 24 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 18 cuts and missed six cuts this year – ultimately finishing with one win, one runner-up, eight top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He turns 36 on November 12th.
Day earned his lone victory of the season at the AT&T Byron Nelson and almost earned the second major of his career when he finished tied-2nd at The Open Championship in July. He finished in 5th at the WM Phoenix Open and tied-5th after making it to the quarterfinals at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
Jordan Spieth won a total of $7.77 million ($7.24 million in PGA, $530k in FedEx Cup) across 22 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 16 cuts and missed six cuts – ultimately finishing with one runner-up finish, seven top-10 finishes, and 10 top-25 finishes. He turned 30 years old on July 27th.
Spieth had quite the up-and-down season. His best finish came at the RBC Heritage, where he lost to Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff. The near-win came just one week after he finished tied-4th at the Masters Tournament and one month after he finished tied-4th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational by Mastercard.
Collin Morikawa won a total of $8.04 million ($6.04 million in PGA, $2.0 million in FedEx Cup) across 24 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 18 cuts and missed six cuts – ultimately finishing with two runner-up finishes, six top-10 finishes, and 11 top-25 finishes. He’ll be turning 27 on February 6.
Morikawa had an incredible stretch between Dec. 4 and Feb. 19 – finishing in 6th place at the Hero World Challenge, 2nd place at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, 3rd place at the Farmers Insurance Open, and tied-6 at The Genesis Invitation. He was also a runner-up at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in July.
Sam Burns won a total of $8.13 million ($7.14 million in PGA, $990k in FedEx Cup) across 26 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 19 cuts and missed six cuts this year – ultimately finishing with one win, six top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He recently turned 27 years old on July 27th.
Burns’ best finish came at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play after beating Cameron Young 6&5. He had a tough rest of the year , but did finish in th at the Valspar Championship, tied-6th at the WM Phoenix Open, and tied-6th at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He was also tied-9th at the Tour Championship.
Tommy Fleetwood won a total of $8.51 million ($6.51 million in PGA Tour, $2.0 million in FedEx Cup) across 21 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made 18 cuts and missed 3 cuts – ultimately finishing with one runner-up, nine top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He turns 33 on January 19th.
Fleetwood came so close to earning his first career win on the PGA Tour, but ended up losing to Nick Taylor in a playoff at the RBC Canadian Open. He was also tied-4th at THE CJ CUP, tied-3rd at the Valspar Championship, tied-3rd at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and had two other top-5 finishes.
Rickie Fowler won a total of $8.56 million ($7.85 million in PGA, $710k in FedEx Cup) across 25 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 23 of those 25 starts and ultimately finished with one win, one runner-up, eight top-10 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. He’ll turn 34 on December 13.
Fowler earned his lone win of the season when he beat Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa in a playoff at the Rocket Mortgage Classic – it was his first win since the 2019 WM Phoenix Open. He also finished in a tie for second place at the ZOZO Championship early in the year and was tied-5th at the U.S. Open.
Tyrrell Hatton won a total of $9.04 million ($8.33 million in PGA, $710k in FedEx Cup) across 21 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 20 of those starts and ultimately finished with one runner-up finish, seven top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He’ll turn 31 years old on October 14.
Hatton came close to earning the second PGA Tour win of his career when he finished in second place behind Scottie Scheffler at The Players Championship – what a win that would’ve been. He also finished tied-3rd place at the Wells Fargo Championship in May and again at the RBC Canadian Open in June.
Matt Fitzpatrick won a total of $9.13 million ($8.14 million in PGA, $990k in FedEx Cup) across 23 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 17 of those 23 starts and ultimately finished with one win, one runner-up, six top-10 finishes, and 11 top-25 finishes. He turned 29 on September 1st.
Fitzpatrick earned the second PGA Tour win of his career when he beat Jordan Spieth in a playoff at the RBC Heritage and almost earned his third win when he tied-2nd place at the BMW Championship on August 20th. The following week, he finished in a tie for 9th place at the coveted TOUR Championship.
Brian Harman won a total of $9.73 million ($9.15 million in PGA, $580k in Fed Ex Cup) across 27 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 19 of those 27 stars and ultimately finished with one win, three runner-ups, seven top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He turns 37 on January 19.
Harman earned the biggest win of his career when he beat the field at The Open Championship – his first win at a major event. He also had back-to-back runner-up finishes at the World Wide Technology Championship and The RSM Classic. His third runner-up finish came at the Travelers Championship.
Keegan Bradley earned a total of $9.89 million ($8.9 million in PGA, $990k in FedEx Cup) across 23 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 18 of those 23 starts and ultimately finished with two wins, one runner-up, six top-10 finishes, and 10 top-25s. He turns 38 on June 7th.
Bradley earned the fifth win of his career at the ZOZO Championship – just his second event of the season – and the sixth win of his career at the Travelers Championship in late-June. He came so close to notching his seventh career win at the Farmers Insurance Open, but was two strokes behind Max Homa.
Max Homa earned a total of $11.4 million ($10.5 million in PGA, $990k in FedEx Cup) across 24 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 20 of those 24 stars and ultimately finished with two wins, one runner-up, 12 top-10 finishes, and 17 top-25 finishes. He turns 33 on November 19.
Homa won the first event of the season with a 272 (-16) at the Fortinet Championship and won the Presidents Cup the following week. He then won the Famers Insurance Open for the sixth PGA Tour win of his career. He came close to earning career win No. 7, but finished in 2nd at The Genesis Invitational.
Patrick Cantlay earned a total of $13.37 million ($10.37 million in PGA, $3.0 million in FedEx Cup) across 21 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 19 of those 21 starts and ultimately finished with two runner-ups, 10 top-10 finishes, and 16 top-25s. He turns 32 on March 17th.
Cantlay failed to earn a win this year, but he did come close at the Shriners Children’s Open when he tied for 2nd place with Matthew NeSmith and again at the FedEx St. Jude Championship when he lost to Lucas Glover in a playoff. He had two other top-3 finishes and finished 5th at the Tour Championship.
Xander Schauffele earned a total of $14.92 million ($8.42 million in PGA, $6.5 million in FedEx Cup) across 22 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in all 22 of his events (one withdrawal) and finished with two runner-ups, 11 top-10s, and 18 top-25s. He turns 30 on October 25th.
Schauffele failed to earn the eighth win of his PGA Tour career, but he did come close on two occasions – he finished in second place at the Wells Fargo Championship and was in sole possession of second place at the Tour Championship. He had three other top-four finishes and two top-10 major finishes.
Wyndham Clark earned a total of $15.75 million ($10.75 million in PGA, $5 million in FedEx Cup) across 28 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 25 of those 28 starts and ultimately finished with two wins, eight top-10 finishes, and 14 top-25 finishes. He’ll be turning 30 on December 9.
Clark entered the 2022-23 season without a PGA Tour win to his name – but he ended the year with two of them! He first won the Wells Fargo Championship on May 7 before winning the first major of his career at the U.S. Open on June 18. He also finished in third place at the Tour Championship on August 27th.
Jon Rahm earned a total of $17.19 million ($16.52 million in PGA, $670k in FedEx Cup) across 20 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 18 of those 20 starts (one withdrawal) and finished with four wins, two runner-ups, 10 top-10s, and 13 top-25s. He turns 28 on November 10th.
Rahm earned back-to-back wins at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express before earning his third win of the year at The Genesis Invitational the following month. He won his 2nd major at the Masters Tournament and was runner-up at the Mexico Open and The Open Championship.
Rory McIlroy earned a total of $17.92 million ($13.92 million in PGA, $4.0 million in FedEx Cup) across 18 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in 16 of those 18 starts and ultimately finished with two wins, two runner-ups, 13 top-10s, and 13 top-25s. He turns 35 years old on May 4th.
McIlroy ended up winning THE CJ CUP in South Carolina on October 23 in what was his first start of the season. He also won the Genesis Scottish Open and was a runner-up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and U.S. Open. He finished in fourth place at the BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship.
Scottie Scheffler earned a total of $23.01 million ($21.01 million in PGA, $2.0 million in FedEx Cup) across 23 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in all 23 of those starts and finished with two wins, two runner-up finishes, 17 top-10s, and 21 top-25s. He turns 28 on June 21st.
Scheffler defended his title at the WM Phoenix Open in February and won his first THE PLAYERS Championship the following month. He was a runner-up at the Hero World Challenge, the PGA Championship, and the BMW Championship. His $21.01 million in PGA earnings is a new record.
Viktor Hovland earned a total of $32.11 million ($14.11 million in PGA, $18 million in FedEx Cup) across 23 PGA Tour events during the 2022-23 season. He made the cut in all 23 of those starts and ultimately finished with three wins, one runner-up, nine top-10s, and 18 top-25s. He turns 25 on September 18th.
Hovland played his best golf when it mattered most. He defended his title at the Hero World Challenge (charity) and won the Memorial Tournament in June before earning back-to-back wins at the BMW Championship and TOUR Championship to end the year. He was a runner-up at the PGA Championship.
When Does the 2024 PGA Tour Season Begin?
As we mentioned in the intro, the PGA Tour is reverting back to a calendar-year schedule in 2024. Since 2023, the tour featured a wraparound schedule that ran from September to August (hence, why it was called the 2022-23 season). Moving forward, the season will primarily run from January to September.
Instead of giving golfers four months off between the end of the 2023 Tour Championship and the start of the 2024 season, the PGA Tour will conduct a 7-tournament ‘FedEx Cup Fall’ schedule that gives golfers one last shot at earning their cards and exemptions for the season(s) ahead – which means extra golf!
Those seven tournaments will feature a combined purse of $56.6 million – which means more potential earnings for those who play well – as golfers fight for their right in the top-125. Following the FedEx Cup Fall schedule, golfers will have about six weeks before the 2024 PGA Tour season begins on January 7.
Active PGA Tour Golfers Who Could Win Their First Career Major During the 2024 Season
The 2024 PGA Tour season – the 109th season in PGA Tour history – is going to be one for the ages. Not only are we returning to a calendar-based schedule (which begins on January 2), but 2024 is an Olympic year – which means we’ll have a little extra to root for come August. Now that’s what I call excitement!
Of course, a new PGA Tour season can only mean one thing – a new major championship season! For those who don’t know, there are four major golf championships every single year (just like tennis) and only four golfers will walk away a champion. The stakes are always high and the pressure is even higher.
As far as 2024 goes, the major championship season begins with the Masters Tournament on April 14 in Georiga and continues with the PGA Championship on May 19 in Kentucky, the U.S. Open on June 16 in North Carolina, and The Open Championship (British Open) on July 21 in Scotland. Let the games begin!
PGA Tour Golfers Who Could Win Their First Career Major in 2024
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One of the most exciting things about the PGA Tour season is how unpredictable it can be. With hundreds of golfers all trying to accomplish the same thing, it’s no secret that only one can be named a winner and it’s almost always going to be someone different – especially when it comes to the major championships.
Last season, we saw four different golfers win a major championship – Jon Rahm won the Masters in April, Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship in May, Wyndham Clark won the U.S. Open in June, and Brian Harman won The Open Championship in July. How many of you had that on your bingo card?
You probably could’ve guessed Rahm would win a major (he was due for one) and Koepka should always be on your radar (he now has five major wins in his career), but Clark and Harman came as a complete surprise – neither one of them had a major win under their belt prior to the 2023 season, but now they do!
With that said, which active golfers have the best chance of winning their first-ever major during the 2024 campaign? Here are 20 that we believe can do it – though it won’t come easy!
2023 PGA Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-41 in 2022 (two appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: tied-24 in 2022 (two appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: CUT (first appearance)
Adam Schenk is a 31-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2015 and joined the PGA Tour in 2018. He has made the cut in 107 of his 181 events and has two runner-up finishes, one third-place finish, six top-5 finishes, and 16 top-10 finishes. He has come close, but has yet to earn a win on the PGA Tour.
Schenk is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 33 events. He made the cut in 21 of those events and had two runner-up finishes, seven top-10 finishes, and 11 top-25 finishes. He earned $4.9 million during the season and finished the Tour Championship in a five-way tie for 9th place (-10).
2023 PGA Championship: tied-29 / Best Finish: tied-29 in 2023 (four appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-20 / Best Finish: tied-7 in 2022 (four appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: CUT (first appearance)
Denny McCarthy is a 30-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2015 and joined the PGA Tour in 2018. He has made the cut in 110 of his 164 events and has one runner-up finish, one third-place finish, six top-5 finishes, and 22 top-10 finishes. He has made $13 million on the tour, but has yet to earn a win.
McCarthy is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 29 events. He made the cut in 23 of those events and had one runner-up finish, 7 top-10 finishes, and 14 top-25 finishes. He earned $6.45 million during the season and finished the FedExCup Playoffs in 33rd place – just outside the top-30.
2023 Masters: DNP / Best Finish: tied-17 in 2016 (three appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-13 in 2016 (eight appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: tied-54 in 2016 (five appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-6 / Best Finish: tied-6 in 2023 (seven appearances)
Emiliano Grillo is a 31-year-old Argentinian golfer who turned pro in 2011 and joined the PGA Tour in 2016. He has made the cut in 159 of his 215 events and has two wins, six runner-up finishes, four third-place finishes, 15 top-5 finishes, and 31 top-ten finishes. He has earned $19.86 million on tour.
Grillo is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 29 events. He made the cut in 22 of those events and had one win (Charles Schwab Challenge), seven top-10 finishes, and 11 top-25 finishes. He made $5.26 million during the season and finished the FedExCup Playoffs in a two-way tie for 29th place.
2023 Masters: CUT / Best Finish: tied-6 in 2022 (six appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-12 / Best Finish: tied-12 in 2023 (five appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: CUT (five times)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-52 / Best Finish: tied-15 in 2021 (four appearances)
Corey Conners is a 31-year-old Canadian golfer who turned pro in 2015 and joined the PGA Tour in 2018. He has made the cut in 116 of his 166 events and has two wins, one runner-up finish, three third-place finishes, eight top-5 finishes, and 23 top-10 finishes. He has earned $18.56 million on tour.
Conners is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 24 events. He made the cut in 19 of those events and had one win (Valero Texas Open), five top-10 finishes, and 14 top-25 finishes. He made $5.52 million during the season and finished the FedExCup \in 26th place (-1 in the tour Championship).
2023 PGA Championship: tied-4 / Best Finish: tied-4 in 2023 (four appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: CUT (three times)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-60 / Best Finish: tied-60 in 2023 (four appearances)
Kurt Kitayama is a 30-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2015 and joined the PGA Tour in 2022. He has made the cut in 33 of his 65 events and has one win, three runner-up finishes, one third-place finish, seven top-5 finishes, and seven top-10 finishes. He has earned $9.45 million in his tour career.
Kitayama is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 24 events. He made the cut in 14 of those events and had one win (Arnold Palmer Invitational), one runner-up finish, four top-10 finishes, and six top-25 finishes. He made $6.71 million this season and finished the FedExCup Playoffs in 36th place.
2023 U.S. Open: tied-27 / Best Finish: tied-27 in 2023 (three appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-34 in 2022 (two appearances)
Sahith Theegala is a 25-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2020 and joined the PGA Tour in 2022. He made the cut in 57 of his 74 events and has one win, two runner-up finishes, one third-place finish, eight top-5 finishes, and 13 top-10 finishes. He has earned $10.5 million in his PGA Tour career.
Theegala is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 29 events. He made the cut in 25 of those events and had one win (Fortinet Championship), one runner-up finish, eight top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He made $7.17 million this season and finished the FedExCup Playoffs in 31st place.
2023 Masters: tied-16 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2020 (four appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-17 in 2021 (five appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: 22nd in 2020 (five appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-20 / Best Finish: tied-20 in 2023 (three appearances)
Sungjae Im is a 25-year-old South Korean golfer who turned pro in 2015 and joined the PGA Tour in 2019. He has made the cut in 123 of his 154 events and has two wins, five runner-up finishes, four third-place finishes, 15 top-5 finishes, and 37 top-10 finishes. He has earned $23.43 million on tour.
Im is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 30 events. He made the cut in 24 of those events and had nine top-10 finishes and 18 top-25 finishes – he had no wins and no runner-up finishes. He made $6.49 million during the season and finished the FedExCup Tour Championship in 24th place.
2023 Masters: DNP / Best Finish: 2nd in 2021 (two appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: DNP / Best Finish: 2nd in 2022 (two appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-2 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2022 (four appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-28 / Best Finish: tied-28 in 2023 (two appearances)
Will Zalatoris is a 27-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2018 and joined the PGA Tour in 2020. He has made the cut in 47 of his 65 events and has one win, four runner-up finishes, 10 top-five finishes, and 18 top-10 finishes. He has made $1.38 million in his PGA Tour career and is coming off an injury.
Zalatoris is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in just eight events before undergoing season-ending back surgery in April. He made the cut in six of those events and had one top-10 finish and two top-25 finishes. He’s expecting to make his return in October before the start of the 2024 season.
2023 Masters: DNP / Best Finish: 2nd in 2018 (10 appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-3 in 2014 (14 appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-5 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2014 (13 appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-23 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2014 (12 appearances)
Rickie Fowler is a 34-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2009 and joined the PGA Tour in 2010. He has made the cut in 248 of his 321 events and has six wins, 15 runner-up finishes, eight third-place finishes, 46 top-5 finishes, and 82 top-10 finishes. He has made $48.91 million in his PGA Tour career.
Fowler is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 25 events. He made the cut in 23 of those events and had one win (Rocket Mortgage Classic), one runner-up finish, eight top-10 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. He made $7.85 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 16th place.
2023 Masters: tied-46 / Best Finish: tied-30 in 2022 (two appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-7 / Best Finish: tied-7 in 2023 (three appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: tied-28 in 2019 (three appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-2 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2023 (two appearances)
Sepp Straka is a 30-year-old Austrian golfer who turned pro in 2016 and joined the PGA Tour in 2019. He has made the cut in 81 of his 142 events and has two wins, three runner-up finishes, two third-place finishes, 11 top-5 finishes, and 17 top-10 finishes. He has made $13.22 million in his PGA Tour career.
Straka is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 28 events. He made the cut in 20 of those events and had one win (John Deere Classic), two runner-up finishes, five top-10 finishes, and nine top-25 finishes. He made $5.29 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 14th place.
2023 Masters: tied-26 / Best Finish: tied-5 in 2019 (six appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-72 / Best Finish: tied-4 in 2020 (nine appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-32 / Best Finish: 5th in 2018 (eight appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: CUT / Best Finish: 3rd in 2019 (seven appearances)
Tony Finau is a 34-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2007 and joined the PGA Tour in 2015. He has made the cut in 189 of his 240 events and has six wins, 10 runner-up finishes, three third-place finishes, 31 top-5 finishes, and 59 top-10 finishes. He has made $37.38 million in his PGA Tour career.
Finau is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 24 events. He made the cut in 20 of those events and had two wins (Cadence Bank Houston Open and Mexico Open), five top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He made $5.87 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 20th place.
2023 Masters: tied-29 / Best Finish: tied-29 in 2023 (two appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-20 (four appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-32 / Best Finish: tied-27 in 2022 (five appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-42 in 2022 (three appearances)
Sam Burns is a 27-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2017 and joined the PGA Tour in 2019. He has made the cut in 92 of his 136 events and has five wins, three runner-up finishes, two third-place finishes, 13 top-5 finishes, and 28 top-10 finishes. He has made $21.74 million in his PGA Tour career.
Burns is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 26 events. He made the cut in 19 of those events and had one win (WGC-Dell Technologies), six top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He made $7.14 million during the season and finished the Tour Championship in 9th place with a score of -10.
2023 U.S. Open: tied-8 / Best Finish: tied-8 in 2023 (two appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-2 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2023 (two appearances)
Tom Kim is a 21-year-old South Korean golfer who turned pro in 2018 and joined the PGA Tour in 2022. He has made the cut in 35 of his 43 events and has two wins, one runner-up finish, one third-place finish, five top-5 finishes, and 11 top-10 finishes. He has made $9.19 million in his PGA Tour career thus far.
Kim is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 26 events. He made the cut in 21 of those events and earned one win (Shriners Children’s Open), one runner-up finish, eight top-10 finishes, and 14 top-25 finishes. He made $6.26 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 20th place (-6).
7. Cameron Young (World No. 15)
Cameron Young has been named the 2022 Arnold Palmer Award winner as PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year 🌟 pic.twitter.com/6k2DaXxn8E
2023 Masters: tied-7 / Best Finish: tied-7 in 2023 (two appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: CUT / Best Finish: tied-3 in 2022 (two appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-32 / Best Finish: tied-32 in 2023 (four appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-8 / Best Finish: 2nd in 2022 (two appearances)
Cameron Young is a 26-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2019 and joined the PGA Tour in 2022. He has made the cut in 37 of his 50 events and has six runner-up finishes, two third-place finishes, eight top-5 finishes, and 12 top-10 finishes. He has made $11.86 million in his career, but has zero wins.
Young is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 22 events. He made the cut in 19 of those events and had one runner-up finish (WGC-Dell Technologies), five top-10 finishes, and nine top-25 finishes. He made $5.34 million this year and is currently ranked No. 42 in the FedExCup Fall standings.
2023 Masters: 33rd / Best Finish: tied-14 in 2022 (seven appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-18 / Best Finish: tied-5 in 2022 (nine appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-5 / Best Finish: 2nd in 2018 (eight appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-10 / Best Finish: 2nd in 2019 (nine appearances)
Tommy Fleetwood is a 32-year-old English golfer who turned pro in 2010 and joined the PGA Tour in 2018. He has made the cut in 105 of his 126 events and has five runner-up finishes, four third-place finishes, 22 top-5 finishes, and 33 top-10 finishes. He has made $20.3 million on tour, but has zero wins.
Fleetwood is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 21 events. He made the cut in 18 of those events and had one runner-up finish (RBC Canadian Open), nine top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He made $6.51 million this season and finished the FedExCup Tour Championship in 6th place.
2023 Masters: tied-34 / Best Finish: tied-18 in 2021 (seven appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-15 / Best Finish: tied-10 in 2016 and 2018 (nine appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-27 / Best Finish: tied-6 in 2018 (seven appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-20 / Best Finish: tied-5 in 2016 (11 appearances)
Tyrrell Hatton is a 31-year-old English golfer who turned pro in 2011 and earned his first PGA Tour win in 2019 (Arnold Palmer Invitational). He made the cut in 100 of 126 events and has one win, three runner-up finishes, five third-place finishes, 15 top-5 finishes, 32 top-10 finishes, and $21.5 million in tour earnings.
Hatton is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 21 events. He made the cut in 20 of those events and had one runner-up finish (THE PLAYERS Championship), seven top-10 finishes, and 13 top-25 finishes. He made $8.34 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 16th place (-8).
2023 Masters: tied-43 / Best Finish: tied-43 in 2023 (four appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-55 / Best Finish: tied-13 in 2022 (five appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: CUT / Best Finish: tied-47 in 2022 (five appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-10 / Best Finish: tied-10 in 2023 (three appearances)
Max Homa is a 32-year-old American golfer who turned professional in 2013 and joined the PGA Tour in 2014. He made the cut in 109 of his 176 events and has six wins, one runner-up finish, two third-place finishes, 13 top-5 finishes, and 31 top-10 finishes. He has made $23.61 million in his PGA Tour career.
Homa is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 25 events. He made the cut in 21 events and had two wins (Fortinet Championship and Farmers Insurance Open), one runner-up finish, 13 top-10 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. He finished the Tour Championship in 9th place with a score of -10.
2023 Masters: tied-10 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2019 (six appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-18 / Best Finish: tied-10 in 2020 (seven appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-10 / Best Finish: tied-3 in 2019 (seven appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-17 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2018 (seven appearances)
Xander Shauffele is a 29-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2015 and joined the PGA Tour in 2017. He has made the cut in 138 of his 161 events and has seven wins, 12 runner-up finishes, eight third-place finishes, 37 top-5 finishes, and 50 top-10 finishes. He has made $38.87 million in his career.
Schauffele is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 22 events. He made the cut in all 22 of those events and had two runner-up finishes, 11 top-10 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. He made $8.42 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 2nd place, but didn’t have a single win.
2023 Masters: tied-14 / Best Finish: tied-9 in 2019 (seven appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-9 / Best Finish: tied-3 in 2019 (seven appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: tied-14 / Best Finish: tied-14 in 2023 and 2022 (eight appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-33 / Best Finish: tied-8 in 2022 (five appearances)
Patrick Cantlay is a 31-year-old American golfer who turned pro in 2012 and joined the PGA Tour in 2021. He has made the cut in 137 of his 162 events and has eight wins, 10 runner-up finishes, seven third-place finishes, 35 top-5 finishes, and 54 top-10 finishes. He has made $42.02 million in his career.
Cantlay is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 21 events. He made the cut in 19 of those events and had two runner-up finishes, 10 top-10 finishes, and 16 top-25 finishes. He made $10.37 million this season and finished the Tour Championship in 5th place, but couldn’t earn himself a victory.
2023 Masters: tied-7 / Best Finish: tied-7 in 2023 (four appearances)
2023 PGA Championship: tied-2 / Best Finish: tied-2 in 2023 (four appearances)
2023 U.S. Open: 19th / Best Finish: tied-13 in 2020 (five appearances)
2023 The Open Championship: tied-13 / Best Finish: tied-4 in 2022 (three appearances)
Viktor Hovland is a 26-year-old Norwegian golfer who turned pro in 2019 and joined the PGA Tour in 2020. He has made the cut in 88 of his 98 events and has six wins, four runner-up finishes, four third-place finishes, 20 top-5 finishes, and 25 top-10 finishes. He has made $26.7 million in his career.
Hovland is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him compete in 23 events. He made the cut in all 23 of those events and had three wins, one runner-up finish, nine top-10 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. He made $14.1 million this season and ended up winning the first Tour Championship of his young career.
Golfers Still Looking for Their First PGA Tour Win
Outside of the four major championships, the 2024 PGA Tour season will feature 31 tournaments – and that’s not including the 2024 The Players Championship and the three FedEx Cup playoff events. That means golfers have plenty of opportunity to earn a win or two (or more) if they can perform at a high level.
With that said, there are a few golfers who aren’t just looking for their first major win, but their first PGA Tour win. The two most notable names on that list are Tommy Fleetwood and Cameron Young – both of whom are currently in the top-15 in the OWGR and both of whom had a runner-up finish last season.
Another name I would keep an eye on is Ludvig Aberg. He made his professional debut in June 2023 after an impressive amateur and collegiate career. He ended up playing in seven events last season and, while he didn’t have any wins or runner-up finishes, he made the cut six times and had one top-ten finish.
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