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July 6, 2025

30 at PGA Tour Received $500 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

30 of the most highly compensated recipients of tournament earnings and employees  of the PGA Tour, Inc. (a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 – a membership organization for touring professional golfers received $500 million from 2017-2023 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are not included).

26 of the 30 recipients are tournament earners and employees while 4 are “independent contractors” who appeared to have joined LIV Golf:

RORY MCILROY:  TOTAL COMPENSATION:  2022-2023:  $54 million

  • 2023:  $24,931,352
  • 2022:  $29,420,241

RORY MCILROY ENTERPRISES:  Total Compensation (tournament earnings):  2023:  $24 million

  • 2023:  $23,832,458

JOSEPH MONAHAN:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2023:  $94 million

  • 2023; $23,293,346
  • 2022: $18,620,857
  • 2021:  $13,906,082
  • 2020:  $14,198,297
  • 2019:  $ 8,880,807
  • 2018:  $ 7,443,295
  • 2017:  $ 7,569,988

TIGER WOODS:  TOTAL COMPENSATION:  2023:  $21 million

  • 2023:  $20,648,992

JORDAN SPEITH:  TOTAL COMPENSATION:  2019-2023:  $27 million

  • 2023:  $16,298,765
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  $ 7,870,843
  • 2020:  $1,090,896
  • 2019:  $2,137,218

PATRICK CANTLAY:  TOTAL COMPENSATION:  2023:  $14 million

  • 2023:  $13,774,987

RONALD PRICE:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2023:  $49 million

  • 2023:  $13,056,856
  • 2022: $ 3,725,738
  • 2021:  $ 9,288,216
  • 2020:  $ 8,709,745
  • 2019:  $ 5,684,885
  • 2018:  $ 4,288,481
  • 2017:  $ 3,512,540

JAMES PADZER:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2023:  $18 million

  • 2023:  $4,483,302
  • 2022:  $1,898,052
  • 2021:  $2,417,198
  • 2020:  $2,730,772
  • 2019:  $1,965,713
  • 2018:  $2,117,872
  • 2017:  $1,761,433

ALLISON KELLER:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2023:  $18 million

  • 2023:  $3,300,329
  • 2022:  $2,567,221
  • 2021:  $2,941,281
  • 2020:  $3,187,784
  • 2019:  $1,998,691
  • 2018:  $1,818,222
  • 2017:  $2,125,817

RICHARD ANDERSON:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2023:  $20 million

  • 2023:  $3,094,111
  • 2022: $ 2,496,414
  • 2021:  $3,111,938
  • 2020:  $4,399,495
  • 2019:  $2,340,427
  • 2018:  $2,392,183
  • 2017:  $1,974,849

LEONARD BROWN:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2023:  $12 million

  • 2023:  $2,114,138
  • 2022: $1,597,465
  • 2021:  $2,066,797
  • 2020:  $1,972,788
  • 2019::  $2,117,889
  • 2018:  $1,259,227
  • 2017:  $1,292,277

BRIAN M OLIVER:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2017-2023:  $10 million

  • 2023:  $1,937,451
  • 2022:  $1,509,035
  • 2021:  $2,053,693
  • 2020:  $1,677,906
  • 2019:  $1,133,216
  • 2018:  $  966,193
  • 2017:   $  903,131

JAY MADARA:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2022-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $1,914,677
  • 2022:  $1,185,031

LELAND DENNIS:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2020-2023:  $5 million

  • 2023:  $1,653,518
  • 2022: $1,657,949
  • 2021:  $1,004,928
  • 2020:  $  964,295

PETER MAINATI:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023:  $1.6 million

  • 2023:  $1,608,077

SHAWN HEGAN:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023:  $1.5 million

  • 2023:  $1,535,962

ROBERT OHNO:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2017-2023:  $8 million

  • 2023:  $1,430,483
  • 2022:  $1,091,710
  • 2021:  $1,030,589
  • 2020:  $1,188,274
  • 2019:  $  821,309
  • 2018:  $1,003,417
  • 2017:  $  945,252

NEERA SHETTY:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023:  $1.4 million

  • 2023:  $1,383,821

LAURA NEEL:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2021-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $1,347,337
  • 2022:  $  857,870
  • 2021:  $  905,446

NORBERT GAMBUZZA:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2020-2023:  $2 million

  • 2023:  $1,242,065
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $1,192,305

CHARLEY HOFFMAN:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2017-2023:  $13 million

  • 2023:  $1,179,427
  • 2022:  $  994,612
  • 2021:  $3,032,300
  • 2020:  Not Listed
  • 2019:  $1,662,071
  • 2018:  $1,376,291
  • 2017:  $4,764,144

DANIEL GLOD:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2017-2023:  $6 million

  • 2023:  $1,167,912
  • 2022:  $  906,542
  • 2021:  $1,023,795
  • 2020:  $1,100,615
  • 2019:  Not Listed
  • 2018:  $  677,549
  • 2017:  $  514,215

WEBB SIMPSON:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023:  $1 million

  • 2023:  $1,125,397

JASON GORE:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023:  $1.1 million

  • 2023:  $1,123,536

MATTHEW RAPP:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2022-2023:  $2 million

  • 2023:  $1,111,911
  • 2022:  $  930,952

ALEXANDRA BALDWIN:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2019-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $1,103,704
  • 2022:  $  747,636
  • 2021:  $  698,800
  • 2020:  $  786,100
  • 2019:  $  541,079

JACK BRADY:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2019-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $945,425
  • 2022:  $733,056
  • 2021:  $855,524
  • 2020:  $952,811
  • 2019:  $507,118

VIKTOR HOVLAND:  Total Compensation 2023:  $32 million

  • 2023:  $31,694,827

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER:  Total Compensation 2023:  $28 million

  • 2023:  27,942,606

RAHM INC LLC (Jon Rahm):  Total Compensation 2023:  $23 million

  • 2023:  $22,794,660

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