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August 26, 2026

25 at PGA Tour, Inc Received $577 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

25 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 $577 million from 2017-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2023 but not in 2024 are not included, including Rory McIlroy who received $54 million from 2022-2023 and Rory McIlroy Enterprises who received $24 million in 2023, or James Padzer who received $18 million from 2017-2023, or Charlie Hoffman who received $13 million from 2017-2023).

JOSEPH MONAHAN:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2024:  $113 million

  • 2024:  $19,227,851
  • 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:  2023-2024:  $50 million

  • 2024:  $29,327,975
  • 2023:  $20,648,992

JORDAN SPEITH:  TOTAL COMPENSATION:  2019-2024:  $43 million

  • 2024:  $15,869,687
  • 2023:  $16,298,765
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  $ 7,870,843
  • 2020:  $1,090,896
  • 2019:  $2,137,218

PATRICK CANTLAY:  TOTAL COMPENSATION:  2023-2024:  $28 million

  • 2024:  $14,111,885
  • 2023:  $13,774,987

RONALD PRICE:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2024:  $62 million

  • 2024:  $13,219,345
  • 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

ALLISON KELLER:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2017-2024:  $21 million

  • 2024:  $2,961,400
  • 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 2017-2024:  $23 million

  • 2024:  $3,125,190
  • 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 2017-2024:  $15 million

  • 2024:  $3,219,947
  • 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 2017-2024:  $12 million

  • 2024:  $1,600,629
  • 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 2022-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $2,194,443
  • 2023:  $1,914,677
  • 2022:  $1,185,031

LELAND DENNIS:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2020-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $2,070,134
  • 2023:  $1,653,518
  • 2022: $1,657,949
  • 2021:  $1,004,928
  • 2020:  $  964,295

PETER MAINATI:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $2,972,425
  • 2023:  $1,608,077

NEERA SHETTY:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $2,438,989
  • 2023:  $1,383,821

LAURA NEAL:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2021-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,339,553
  • 2023:  $1,347,337
  • 2022:  $  857,870
  • 2021:  $  905,446

NORBERT GAMBUZZA:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2020-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,172,133
  • 2023:  $1,242,065
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $1,192,305

DANIEL GLOD:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2017-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,076,471
  • 2023:  $1,167,912
  • 2022:  $  906,542
  • 2021:  $1,023,795
  • 2020:  $1,100,615
  • 2019:  Not Listed
  • 2018:  $  677,549
  • 2017:  $  514,215

JAMES WEBB SIMPSON:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $2,320,371
  • 2023:  $1,125,397

JASON GORE:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2023-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,171,378
  • 2023:  $1,123,536

ALEXANDRA BALDWIN:  TOTAL COMPENSATIOB 2019-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,017,990
  • 2023:  $1,103,704
  • 2022:  $  747,636
  • 2021:  $  698,800
  • 2020:  $  786,100
  • 2019:  $  541,079

JACK BRADY:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2019-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $908,373
  • 2023:  $945,425
  • 2022:  $733,056
  • 2021:  $855,524
  • 2020:  $952,811
  • 2019:  $507,118

ADAM SCOTT:  TOTAL COMPENSATION  2024:  $12 million

  • 2024:  $11,539,459

JAMES TRIOLA:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,109,578

LUIS GOICOURIA:  TOTAL COMPENSATION 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,045,978

RORY MCILROY ENTERPRISES:  Total Compensation (tournament earnings):  2023-2024:  $53 million

  • 2024:  $29,012,054
  • 2023:  $23,832,458

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $92 million

  • 2024:  $64,352,590
  • 2023:  $27,942,606

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