Is a tournament win the only path to success in golf? In today’s PGA Tour era, 21 players have earned over $10 million without a single victory. Discover how stars like Tommy Fleetwood, Byeong Hun An, and Denny McCarthy built lucrative careers through consistency, skill, and longevity on tour.
Is winning in golf the most important? Is it possible to have a successful golf career without a tournament win? The clearest evidence at how skewed prize money has become in the modern era is this simple statistic. There are 21 golfers who have earned $10 million or more in their PGA Tour careers without ever winning a tour event. Having said that, banking $10 million without winning means you’ve had some longevity and some skill. You’re not getting to that level by missing cuts. Here are top three golfers who made it financially without a win so far. Tommy Fleetwood over $31 million. By Hunan over $21 million. Denny McCarthy over $21 million.