Most Years Leading the PGA Tour Money List

Finishing atop the money list — the cumulative total of golfers' tournament winnings during a tour season — at the end of the year is a major feather in a golfer's cap. It means you had one of the best, perhaps the best, seasons on tour. Which golfer has won the money title the most often? The answer probably won't surprise you.

Many golfers in PGA Tour history have topped the season-ending money list multiple times. But only one has led the seasonal money list double-digit times. And that is Tiger Woods.

See also: PGA Tour money list leaders by year

The Record: Tiger Woods, 10-Time Money Leader

These are the seasons in which Woods finished No. 1 on the year-end PGA Tour money list. Also shown are the golfers who were runners-up to Woods in each of those years.

• 1997 — $2,066,833 (2. David Duval, $1,885,308)
• 1999 — $6,616,585 (2. David Duval, $3,641,906)
• 2000 — $9,188,321 (2. Phil Mickelson, $4,746,457)
• 2001 — $5,687,777 (2. Phil Mickelson, $4,403,883)
• 2002 — $6,912,625 (2. Phil Mickelson, $4,311,971)
• 2005 — $10,628,024 (2. Vijay Singh, $8,017,336)
• 2006 — $9,941,563 (2. Jim Furyk, $7,213,316)
• 2007 — $10,867,052 (2. Phil Mickelson, $5,819,988)
• 2009 — $10,508,163 (2. Steve Stricker, $6,332,636)
• 2013 — $8,553,439 (2. Henrik Stenson, $6,388,230)

Whose record did Woods break? Jack Nicklaus'. Nicklaus was an 8-time money list leader. Tiger tied Nicklaus in 2007 with his eighth money-list title, and passed Nicklaus in 2009 when he was once again the season-ending money-list leader.

Woods also finished second on the money list in 2003, 2008 and 2012. His four years running as money list champ in 1999-2002 also shares the record for most consecutive years leading the PGA Tour money list.

The List: Most PGA Tour Money List Titles

So far, six golfers in PGA Tour history have finished No. 1 on the money list in at least four different years:

• 10 — Tiger Woods, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
• 8 — Jack Nicklaus, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
• 5 — Ben Hogan, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948
• 5 — Tom Watson, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984
• 4 — Arnold Palmer, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963
• 4 — Scottie Scheffler, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024, 2025

In addition to the golfers above who lead in this category, the following golfers also won multiple money-list titles on the PGA Tour:

• Led money list in three years: Greg Norman, 1986, 1990, 1995; Vijay Singh, 2003, 2004, 2008; Sam Snead, 1938, 1949, 1950; Curtis Strange, 1985, 1987, 1988; Justin Thomas, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
• Led money list in two years: Julius Boros, 1952, 1955; Billy Casper, 1966, 1968; Tom Kite, 1981, 1989; Rory McIlroy, 2012, 2013–14; Byron Nelson, 1944, 1945; Nick Price, 1993, 1994