For most on this list, their inclusion is something of a backhand compliment. When the wins come, they may well come in bunches. @BernhardLanger6 with a history making putt @deccgolf. Like the SoCal version, the Pebble Beach pro-am has lost a little luster attracting excellent fields in recent years - for the pros and celebrities alike. He has had many close calls, but his best squandered opportunity for the 10-time Ryder Cupper was probably the 2010 Masters. Tringale turned pro in 2009 and has been an active competitor on the PGA Tour ever since 2010. Nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar is another of the 'major-less' greats. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Joel Cook is Pro Golf Weekly's Lead Writer. Those impressive numbers have helped him earn $11,852,075 in his 11-year career. Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. Hed been bestedagain. To save you a click: Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka, Harris English, Abraham Ancer, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger, Tyrrell Hatton, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Rose, and defending champion Henrik Stenson. Haas added a second this year at the U.S. Open, but a T5 was still six strokes behind the tournaments champion, Brooks Koepka. 1. He has not won a PGA Tour event since 2009, but over the past three seasons, he has four runner-ups and 21 top 10s. That was the first of two Ryder Cup appearances for Colsaerts. Close calls: Wi lost by one to David Toms at the 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial after holding a one-shot lead through 54 holes, but its the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that hurt. How he got to $10 million: From 2010 through 2015, de Jonge topped $1 million in each season, passing $2 million twice. The five-time European Tour winner and Ryder Cup hero has an impressive 20 top-10 finishes in 90 PGA Tour starts including this week at the Zozo. A new player is at the top, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 4 groupings for Sunday, A major-like test, World No. The former world No. Thomas has had a breakthrough 2017 season. But in the age of analytics, the good folks at Data Golf have harnessed data to provide us with a more accurate lens for making the argument. This was the toughest player to leave out of the top 10. (His older brother, Lanny, more than made up for it with 21 wins, including the PGA Championship, and a spot in the World Golf . He has accomplished pretty much everything else: he has 8 victories on the PGA and won the 2013 FedEx Cup. Donald qualifies for fewer majors these days, but at 39-years-old still has time to get on the board. Davis had been $37,390 ahead of Tringale to start this week. Fowler's last win came at the 2019 WM Phoenix Open. A Devonian who enjoys wittering on about his south west roots, Alex moved north to join NCG after more than a decade in London, the last five of which were with ESPN. His first near miss came at the 2011 Open Championship, where he stayed in the picture until late and finished T5. How he got to $10 million: The former college All-American at Stanford, where he matched Tiger Woods' career victory mark of 11 individual titles, has frequently made early round appearances on leader boards since playing his way on to the PGA Tour in 2014. Sorry, Charlie. However, as impressive as some of his regular seasons have been, he has not been able to pull out in front at a major. One of those players is Lee Westwood, who made some unwanted history in 2021 as he broke a tie atop the list of players with the most major starts without a victory. Steve Stricker also stands out for a number of reasons. 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The clearest evidence at how skewed prize money has become in the modern era is this simple statistic: There are 14 golfers who have earned $10 million of more in their PGA Tour careers without ever winning a tour event. The Englishman holds the dubious distinction of being the highest earner in PGA Tour history without an official PGA Tour win to his name. (AP Photo). Tringale has made 137 starts on the PGA Tour, and in that time he has posted 34 top-25. Casey looks close, but struggles on Fridays and Saturdays have led to few realistic Sunday chances. To find Strickers closest major call, the archives need to be opened and flipped all the way back to the 1998 PGA Championship, where he was a 54-hole co-leader. And is Jin Young Ko the best golfer on the planet? Because the man who tops said list almost made his way off it at the Zozo Championship in Japan, only for homeboy Hideki Matsuyama to spoil the fun. Had two top-three finishes in 2020-21 and four top-10s. How he got to $10 million: Wi finished in the top 25 in more than 20 percent of his PGA Tour starts (58 out of 262), including five runner-up finishes. Career PGA Tour starts: 803 Cuts made: 430 Made cut percentage: 53.6 PGA Tour wins: Seven (one major) February 10, 2022 Stars are everywhere on the leaderboard heading into the weekend. Haas T-3 at Augusta in 95 and his T-3 at the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah were his best-ever finishes in a major. Only one of those wins, the 2010 Greenbrier Classic, has come within the last 10 seasons, and he makes so few leaderboards these days that it is easy to forget how consistently great he was from 1997-2006. Baird's closest brush with victory came in 2011 at the Frys.com Open when he chipped in for an eagle on the next-to-last hole to get into a playoff with Bryce Molder. How he got to $10 million: From 2006 through 2015, Davis averaged 30 starts, including an impressive 34 in 2008. Quigley finished with five career runners-up, including three in 2009. That's more than 7,600 appearances for 179 wins - including Bobby Wadkins, who holds the unfortunate record for most PGA Tour starts without a win. The leaderboard is stacked heading into the final round at Bay Hill. Nicolas Colsaerts can hit the ball a long way. But it was some standout play at the Players Championship (T-6), RBC Heritage (T-3) and Zurich Classic (T-4 with Bubba Watson) that helped him climb the money list that year. On his backswing, Davis hit one of the reedsa violation of the rules at the timeand called in an official for a ruling and readily agreed it was a two-shot penalty for moving a loose impediment in a hazard. His record-setting did not end there. How he got to $10 million: In his 137th PGA Tour start, the 2022 CJ Cup, Noren became the most recent member of the $10 million/no-win club, finishing, T-37 finish at Congaree Golf Club. Sports fans have been subjected to never-ending talk about Michael Jordans six NBA Championships, Tom Bradys six Super Bowl victories, Jack Nicklaus 18 career major triumphs, the 23 grand slam tennis victories of Serena Williams, and 28 Olympic medals of Michael Phelps, among other legendary athletes and their cornucopia of titles. Photo by Jason Parkhurst. Ryo Ishikawa burst onto the PGA Tour with a great deal of hype. One of the greatest Ryder Cup players ever, the 41-year-old from England has 12 win on the European Tour and two more on the PGA, but is quickly running out of chances to take home a major championship trophy. Mahans past two seasons have been an unequivocal disaster, but before he lost his stuff, he was among the best players on Tour for a decade. Copyright 2016-2022 Pro Golf Weekly. Webb Simpson shot a final-round 64 in the group ahead of Ancer, eclipsing his record-setting performance by a single stroke and claiming the win. 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There's nothing flashy about Briny Baird, actually Baird rarely shows anything that might resemble a personality. Golfers With the Most PGA Tour Earnings Without a Win Jeff Overton has made more than $12 million playing professional golf, without a win That first list is a little harsh for some players. The PGA Tour has approved sweeping changes to its 2024 schedule. How he got to $10 million: An, the youngest U.S. And this weekend she won her fourth title in her last seven starts, her 11th LPGA title, and 22nd overall, to regain her spot at the top of the world rankings and arguably the best player in the world. 'We exceeded expectations!' He's been able to post 57 top 25s and 21 top 10s and has been in contention on a number of occasions. They are great players who have not been able to get it done when it matters most. More infamously, Fleetwood took a one-shot lead into the final round of the 2020 Honda Classic but struggled down the stretch leading to NBC analyst Paul Azinger to caustically note: Theres a lot of pressure you know, youre trying to prove to everybody youve got what it takes and these guys know you can win all you want on that European Tour, the international game and all that, but you have to win on the PGA Tour. Fleetwood would shoot a one-over 71 to finish third, two back of Sungjae Im. A stat is only as bad as you want it to be.. While the major biological clocks of Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm are not yet ticking, Kuchars is deafening. My first thought is to reward longevity. Johnny Miller (25 wins, two majors) around $7 million. Choi eagled the 11th hole on Sunday to get within one of the lead, but despite playing the back nine in -5, Choi finished in third place, three strokes behind Mickelson. Fowler came onto Tour with a great deal of hype, and while he has largely played up to it, if he does not find a way to break through in a major soon, there will be whispers that he is more hype than substance.