PGA Tour Top Money Winners, 1940-2008

Year Player Winnings 1940 Ben Hogan $10,655 1941 Ben Hogan $18,358 1942 Ben Hogan $13,143 1943 No Statistics Compiled 1944 Byron Nelson (War Bonds) $37,967 1945 Byron Nelson (War Bonds) $63,335 1946 Ben Hogan $42,556 1947 Jimmy Demaret $27,936 1948 Ben Hogan $32,112 1949 Sam Snead $31,593 1950 Sam Snead $35,758 1951 Lloyd Mangrum $26,088 1952 Julius Boros $37,032 1953 Lew Worsham $34,002 1954 Bob Toski $65,819 1955 Julius Boros $63,121 1956 Ted Kroll $72,835 1957 Dick Mayer $65,835 1958 Arnold Palmer $42,607 1959 Art Wall $53,167 1960 Arnold Palmer $75,262 1961 Gary Player $64,540 1962 Arnold Palmer $81,448 1963 Arnold Palmer $128,230 1964 Jack Nicklaus $113,284 1965 Jack Nicklaus $140,752 1966 Billy Casper $121,944 1967 Jack Nicklaus $188,998 1968 Billy Casper $205,168 1969 Frank Beard $164,707 1970 Lee Trevino $157,037 1971 Jack Nicklaus $244,490 1972 Jack Nicklaus $320,542 1973 Jack Nicklaus $308,362 1974 Johnny Miller $353,021 1975 Jack Nicklaus $298,149 1976 Jack Nicklaus $266,438 1977 Tom Watson $310,653 1978 Tom Watson $362,428 1979 Tom Watson $462,636 1980 Tom Watson $530,808 1981 Tom Kite $375,698 1982 Craig Stadler $446,462 1983 Hal Sutton $426,668 1984 Tom Watson $476,260 1985 Curtis Strange $542,321 1986 Greg Norman $653,296 1987 Curtis Strange $925,941 1988 Curtis Strange $1,147,644 1989 Tom Kite $1,395,278 1990 Greg Norman $1,165,477 1991 Corey Paven $979,430 1992 Fred Couples $1,344,188 1993 Nick Price $1,478,557 1994 Nick Price $1,499,927 1995 Greg Norman $1,654,959 1996 Tom Lehman $1,780,159 1997 Tiger Woods $2,066,833 1998 David Duval $2,591,031 1999 Tiger Woods $6,616,585 2000 Tiger Woods $9,188,321 2001 Tiger Woods $5,687,777 2002 Tiger Woods $6,912,625 2003 Vijay Singh $7,573,907 2004 Vijay Singh $10,905,166 2005 Tiger Woods $10,628,024 2006 Tiger Woods $9,941,563 2007 Tiger woods  $10,867,052 2008 Vijay Singh  $6,601,094