Tom Purtzer Career Earnings & Prize Money

Tom Purtzer's prize money by season

Tom Purtzer's official prize money in the 21 seasons with published figures, 1980–2000. The chart shows dollars of the day. The table adds each season in 2026 dollars.

Season	Money list	Official prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	No. 170	$170,683	$329,316
1999	No. 242	$30,782	$61,396
1998	No. 181	$101,989	$207,873
1997	No. 133	$161,393	$334,056
1996	No. 51	$396,444	$839,755
1995	No. 144	$120,717	$263,200
1994	No. 94	$187,307	$419,844
1993	No. 136	$107,570	$247,402
1992	No. 93	$166,722	$394,765
1991	No. 4	$750,568	$1,831,027
1990	No. 49	$285,176	$725,155
1989	No. 88	$154,868	$415,061
1988	No. 57	$197,740	$555,543
1987	No. 85	$123,287	$360,495
1986	No. 37	$218,280	$661,646
1985	No. 119	$49,979	$154,371
1984	No. 39	$164,244	$525,290
1983	No. 55	$103,261	$344,455
1982	No. 37	$100,118	$344,699
1981	No. 27	$122,812	$448,759
1980	No. 34	$118,185	$476,482

Tom Purtzer at the majors and The Players

Tom Purtzer's finishes in golf's biggest events, with the prize money wherever it was published.

Year	Tournament	Finish	Prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	T73	$4,246	$8,192
2000	Invensys Classic at Las Vegas	DQ	Not known	—
2000	Westin Texas Open	MC	$0	—
2000	Bell Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
2000	Advil Western Open	MC	$0	—
2000	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
2000	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
2000	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	T67	$8,080	$15,590
2000	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
2000	MCI Classic	MC	$0	—
2000	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
2000	Bay Hill Invitational	T14	$52,500	$101,293
2000	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
2000	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1999	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	Westin Texas Open	73	$3,880	$7,739
1999	Reno–Tahoe Open	T56	$6,105	$12,177
1999	Motorola Western Open	MC	$0	—
1999	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
1999	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	MCI Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1999	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
1999	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1999	Phoenix Open	T49	$7,580	$15,119
1998	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1998	Westin Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1998	Bell Canadian Open	T67	$4,422	$9,013
1998	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T37	$10,500	$21,401
1998	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1998	Bay Hill Invitational	T56	$4,400	$8,968
1998	Nissan Open	WD	Not known	—
1998	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1997	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1997	The Open Championship	T62	$9,425	$19,508
1997	Motorola Western Open	T28	$13,300	$27,529
1997	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1997	MasterCard Colonial	MC	$0	—
1997	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	MCI Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	The Players Championship	T24	$27,700	$57,334
1997	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1997	Nissan Open	T4	$61,600	$127,502
1997	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1997	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	61	$4,142	$8,573
1997	Phoenix Open	T34	$7,414	$15,346
1996	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	T44	$4,988	$10,567
1996	Las Vegas Invitational	T44	$4,988	$10,567
1996	Quad City Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1996	Motorola Western Open	T13	$36,400	$77,103
1996	U.S. Open	T32	$14,070	$29,804
1996	Buick Classic	T62	$2,520	$5,338
1996	Memorial Tournament	T30	$10,240	$21,691
1996	MasterCard Colonial	T20	$14,683	$31,102
1996	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T51	$3,530	$7,477
1996	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	T23	$13,508	$28,612
1996	MCI Classic	T22	$12,620	$26,732
1996	The Players Championship	T62	$7,490	$15,865
1996	Bay Hill Invitational	3	$81,600	$172,847
1996	Nissan Open	T52	$2,798	$5,928
1996	Phoenix Open	T56	$2,938	$6,223
1995	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1995	Quad City Classic	MC	$0	—
1995	Motorola Western Open	T29	$11,418	$24,895
1995	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1995	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T48	$3,231	$7,045
1995	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1995	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
1995	Buick Invitational of California	MC	$0	—
1995	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T31	$7,140	$15,567
1995	Phoenix Open	T12	$24,700	$53,854
1994	Hardee's Golf Classic	T41	$3,900	$8,742
1994	Bell Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1994	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T25	$10,920	$24,477
1994	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1994	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1994	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T38	$5,500	$12,328
1994	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1994	Nestle Invitational	MC	$0	—
1994	Honda Classic	T18	$12,467	$27,944
1994	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T12	$21,000	$47,071
1994	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1994	Phoenix Open	T39	$4,325	$9,694
1993	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1993	Sprint Western Open	WD	Not known	—
1993	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	MC	$0	—
1993	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T73	$2,328	$5,354
1993	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T27	$10,425	$23,977
1993	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1993	Nestle Invitational	MC	$0	—
1993	Doral-Ryder Open	T70	$5,416	$12,456
1993	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T14	$17,000	$39,099
1993	Buick Invitational of California	MC	$0	—
1993	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T21	$12,089	$27,804
1993	Phoenix Open	T57	$2,200	$5,060
1992	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1992	Canadian Open	T50	$2,412	$5,711
1992	PGA Championship	T21	$14,000	$33,149
1992	Centel Western Open	T7	$35,475	$83,998
1992	U.S. Open	T33	$10,531	$24,936
1992	Memorial Tournament	T14	$22,100	$52,328
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	MC	$0	—
1992	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T14	$17,600	$41,673
1992	BellSouth Classic	T33	$10,531	$24,936
1992	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T65	$2,575	$6,097
1992	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T41	$3,236	$7,662
1992	Masters Tournament	T61	$3,300	$7,814
1992	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1992	Nestle Invitational	MC	$0	—
1992	Nissan Los Angeles Open	WD	Not known	—
1992	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T56	$2,453	$5,808
1992	Phoenix Open	T63	$2,110	$4,996
1992	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	T11	$20,100	$47,593
1991	The Tour Championship	29	$32,400	$79,041
1991	H.E.B. Texas Open	T47	$2,472	$6,030
1991	Hardee's Golf Classic	T10	$24,000	$58,549
1991	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1991	NEC World Series of Golf	1	$125,000	$304,940
1991	PGA Championship	T32	$6,000	$14,637
1991	Centel Western Open	T65	$2,070	$5,050
1991	U.S. Open	T37	$8,560	$20,883
1991	Buick Classic	T17	$13,533	$33,015
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	1	$216,000	$526,937
1991	Memorial Tournament	T23	$11,040	$26,932
1991	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T43	$3,214	$7,841
1991	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1991	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T16	$15,500	$37,813
1991	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1991	Nestle Invitational	T24	$7,738	$18,876
1991	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T30	$6,075	$14,820
1991	Shearson Lehman Brothers Open	MC	$0	—
1991	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T50	$2,678	$6,534
1991	Phoenix Open	T18	$12,600	$30,738
1990	Las Vegas Invitational	T20	$14,083	$35,812
1990	H.E.B. Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1990	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1990	Hardee's Golf Classic	T24	$7,241	$18,412
1990	PGA Championship	T31	$6,500	$16,528
1990	Centel Western Open	T16	$15,500	$39,414
1990	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T15	$16,000	$40,685
1990	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1990	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T7	$30,125	$76,603
1990	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1990	Masters Tournament	T45	$4,250	$10,807
1990	Nestle Invitational	T13	$16,875	$42,910
1990	The Players Championship	T3	$87,000	$221,227
1990	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	T37	$3,340	$8,492
1990	Phoenix Open	T16	$12,626	$32,105
1990	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1989	PGA Championship	T53	$2,490	$6,673
1989	Beatrice Western Open	MC	$0	—
1989	Canadian Open	T26	$6,390	$17,126
1989	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T26	$7,400	$19,833
1989	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1989	Las Vegas Invitational	T15	$17,583	$47,125
1989	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T15	$14,067	$37,700
1989	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T52	$1,847	$4,950
1989	Masters Tournament	T24	$10,250	$27,471
1989	The Players Championship	T55	$3,064	$8,213
1989	Nestle Invitational	T20	$9,320	$24,978
1989	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	WD	Not known	—
1989	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T9	$25,000	$67,002
1989	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1989	MONY Tournament of Champions	T21	$11,750	$31,491
1988	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1988	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1988	Hardee's Golf Classic	T26	$4,170	$11,715
1988	Beatrice Western Open	MC	$0	—
1988	Memorial Tournament	T28	$6,758	$18,986
1988	Colonial National Invitation	T16	$10,875	$30,553
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1988	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T52	$3,239	$9,099
1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T62	$1,498	$4,209
1988	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T6	$32,375	$90,956
1988	The Players Championship	T45	$3,875	$10,887
1988	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T49	$1,832	$5,148
1988	Los Angeles Open	T6	$26,062	$73,222
1988	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	T41	$2,470	$6,939
1988	Phoenix Open	T14	$11,050	$31,045
1987	Beatrice Western Open	T19	$9,360	$27,369
1987	PGA Championship	T47	$2,400	$7,018
1987	Hardee's Golf Classic	T14	$9,000	$26,316
1987	Canadian Open	T32	$2,984	$8,724
1987	U.S. Open	T68	$3,165	$9,255
1987	Memorial Tournament	T63	$2,598	$7,595
1987	Colonial National Invitation	T64	$1,236	$3,614
1987	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T29	$7,609	$22,250
1987	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	22	$7,280	$21,287
1987	Greater Greensboro Open	T12	$13,200	$38,597
1987	Tournament Players Championship	T9	$27,000	$78,949
1987	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T14	$9,900	$28,948
1987	Honda Classic	T28	$3,660	$10,702
1987	Los Angeles Open	T30	$3,645	$10,658
1987	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T53	$1,141	$3,338
1987	Hawaiian Open	T50	$1,461	$4,272
1987	Phoenix Open	T25	$4,483	$13,108
1987	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T57	$1,998	$5,842
1986	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1986	Western Open	T23	$4,214	$12,774
1986	Buick Open	T31	$5,209	$15,790
1986	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	T55	$1,030	$3,124
1986	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	WD	Not known	—
1986	Canadian Open	T27	$4,530	$13,731
1986	Memorial Tournament	T10	$13,335	$40,421
1986	Colonial National Invitation	WD	Not known	—
1986	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T19	$7,020	$21,279
1986	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T19	$13,938	$42,249
1986	Greater Greensboro Open	T6	$15,125	$45,847
1986	Tournament Players Championship	T48	$2,262	$6,857
1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T11	$11,500	$34,859
1986	Honda Classic	7	$16,750	$50,772
1986	Los Angeles Open	T20	$5,058	$15,332
1986	Hawaiian Open	T23	$4,017	$12,175
1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T50	$1,040	$3,153
1986	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T37	$2,760	$8,366
1985	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T29	$3,652	$11,282
1985	Canadian Open	T49	$1,206	$3,725
1985	Memorial Tournament	T31	$3,833	$11,840
1985	Colonial National Invitation	T61	$1,080	$3,336
1985	Sea Pines Heritage	MC	$0	—
1985	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1985	Greater Greensboro Open	T37	$1,760	$5,436
1985	Tournament Players Championship	T40	$3,154	$9,742
1985	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1985	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T62	$1,065	$3,289
1985	Honda Classic	T51	$1,192	$3,683
1985	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T29	$2,435	$7,521
1985	Hawaiian Open	T31	$2,965	$9,159
1985	Los Angeles Open	T59	$880	$2,718
1985	Phoenix Open	T55	$990	$3,058
1985	Bob Hope Classic	MC	$0	—
1984	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T21	$10,080	$32,238
1984	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1984	Buick Open	T21	$10,080	$32,238
1984	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Canadian Open	T12	$8,100	$25,906
1984	U.S. Open	T16	$7,799	$24,944
1984	Memorial Tournament	T22	$5,142	$16,444
1984	Colonial National Invitation	T57	$1,125	$3,598
1984	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T18	$6,750	$21,588
1984	MONY Tournament of Champions	35	$3,800	$12,153
1984	Masters Tournament	T25	$4,680	$14,968
1984	Greater Greensboro Open	T8	$10,800	$34,541
1984	Tournament Players Championship	T41	$3,120	$9,978
1984	Bay Hill Classic	MC	$0	—
1984	Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Hawaiian Open	WD	Not known	—
1984	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T27	$3,020	$9,659
1984	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T62	$848	$2,712
1984	Phoenix Open	1	$72,000	$230,272
1984	Bob Hope Classic	T30	$2,228	$7,126
1983	Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic	T49	$1,792	$5,977
1983	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1983	Canadian Open	T9	$9,100	$30,355
1983	Western Open	T50	$998	$3,329
1983	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Memorial Tournament	T62	$1,675	$5,587
1983	Colonial National Invitation	DQ	Not known	—
1983	Houston Coca-Cola Open	T6	$11,686	$38,981
1983	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T4	$13,971	$46,605
1983	Sea Pines Heritage	MC	$0	—
1983	Greater Greensboro Open	T17	$6,200	$20,682
1983	Tournament Players Championship	T19	$8,785	$29,305
1983	Bay Hill Classic	T16	$5,250	$17,513
1983	Honda Inverrary Classic	T19	$4,848	$16,172
1983	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T16	$4,500	$15,011
1983	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Phoenix Open	T70	$686	$2,288
1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T31	$2,081	$6,943
1983	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T38	$1,320	$4,403
1982	Texas Open	T14	$4,375	$15,063
1982	PGA Championship	T16	$4,625	$15,924
1982	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1982	The Open Championship	T4	$19,228 £11,000	$66,201
1982	Western Open	T15	$5,950	$20,485
1982	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Memorial Tournament	T8	$10,150	$34,946
1982	Colonial National Invitation	T5	$12,294	$42,326
1982	Michelob-Houston Open	T36	$1,542	$5,309
1982	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T39	$1,261	$4,343
1982	Greater Greensboro Open	T40	$1,080	$3,718
1982	Sea Pines Heritage	T26	$2,520	$8,676
1982	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1982	Honda Inverrary Classic	T33	$2,069	$7,122
1982	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T4	$18,700	$64,383
1982	Hawaiian Open	T22	$2,854	$9,825
1982	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T69	$582	$2,004
1982	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T21	$3,360	$11,568
1982	Phoenix Open	T9	$7,800	$26,855
1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T57	$600	$2,066
1981	Texas Open	9	$7,250	$26,492
1981	PGA Championship	T19	$3,631	$13,269
1981	Canadian Open	T10	$10,200	$37,271
1981	Western Open	T25	$2,450	$8,952
1981	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1981	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	MC	$0	—
1981	Memorial Tournament	T3	$16,800	$61,388
1981	Colonial National Invitation	T63	$627	$2,291
1981	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T3	$17,400	$63,580
1981	Michelob-Houston Open	T34	$1,242	$4,540
1981	USF&G New Orleans Open	MC	$0	—
1981	Greater Greensboro Open	T45	$826	$3,017
1981	Sea Pines Heritage	T33	$1,424	$5,202
1981	Tournament Players Championship	T19	$4,680	$17,101
1981	American Motors Inverrary Classic	T12	$5,700	$20,828
1981	Bay Hill Classic	8	$9,300	$33,982
1981	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T26	$2,194	$8,016
1981	Hawaiian Open	T40	$1,330	$4,860
1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T36	$1,152	$4,209
1981	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T32	$1,497	$5,471
1980	San Antonio Texas Open	T30	$1,364	$5,498
1980	World Series of Golf	MC	$0	—
1980	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T39	$1,520	$6,128
1980	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1980	IVB-Golf Classic	T60	$636	$2,564
1980	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1980	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Memorial Tournament	T20	$3,250	$13,103
1980	Colonial National Invitation	T60	$654	$2,637
1980	Michelob-Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Masters Tournament	32	$2,150	$8,668
1980	Greater Greensboro Open	T44	$777	$3,133
1980	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1980	Bay Hill Classic	T12	$5,529	$22,289
1980	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Hawaiian Open	T30	$2,002	$8,071
1980	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	T7	$7,021	$28,306
1980	Phoenix Open	T17	$3,540	$14,272
1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T2	$24,200	$97,566
1979	U.S. Open	8	$9,000	$41,201
1979	Tournament Players Championship	CUT	$0	—
1978	Masters Tournament	T37	$1,900	$9,677
1978	Tournament Players Championship	CUT	$0	—
1977	U.S. Open	4	$13,000	$71,263
1977	Masters Tournament	CUT	$0	—

Tom Purtzer's PGA Tour wins

5 wins on record, 1977–1991, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

Season	Tournament	Purse
1991	NEC World Series of Golf	$1,200,000
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	$1,200,000
1988	Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic	$400,000
1984	Phoenix Open	$400,000
1977	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	$200,000

Tom Purtzer's wins, then and now

What each of Purtzer's major and Players wins paid, its value in 2026 dollars, and what the same title pays now.

Tom Purtzer's 3 wins in the majors and The Players paid $413K in total. In 2026 dollars, that is about $1.1M.

His first, the 1984 Phoenix Open, paid $72,000. His biggest check was $216,000, at the 1991 Southwestern Bell Colonial.

Winning the same events today would pay $3.5M. That is 3 times as much, even after inflation.

Year	Tournament	Paid	In 2026 dollars	Winner's share now
1984	Phoenix Open	$72,000	$230,272	$1,728,000 (2026)
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	$216,000	$526,937	$1,782,000 (2026)
1991	NEC World Series of Golf	$125,000	$304,940	Not known

Tom Purtzer earnings FAQ

How much did Tom Purtzer earn in his career?

Tom Purtzer earned $3,912,269 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 24 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would Tom Purtzer's earnings be worth today?

About $10,080,773 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $3,912,269 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

What was Tom Purtzer's best money-list finish?

No. 4.