Jordan Spieth is Only the Third Player to Earn More than $10 Million in a Single PGA Tour Season
By Michael Shamburger
Jordan Spieth may be chasing greatness in the record books, but he’s also doing quite well in the money department. After coming up just short at the PGA Championship, Spieth collected a whopping $1.08 million dollars. Why is this significant? Because after this finish, Spieth became just the third player, along with Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, to win over $10 million dollars in a single season.
2004 – Vijay Singh – $10,905,166
2007 – Tiger Woods – $10,867,052
2005 – Tiger Woods – $10,628,024
2009 – Tiger Woods – $10,508,163
2015 – Jordan Spieth – $10,399,715
Spieth’s earnings this season.
PGA Tour Career Earnings: $18,622,283 (+$1,000,000 from the Hero World Challenge)
[Yahoo]