NEWS
The Player Impact Program was created to offer additional compensation to PGA members who generated positive interest in the association in a given year.
How is this "scored" by the PGA Tour?
- Internet Searches: Number of times a player’s name is searched on the internet;
- Earned Media: Number of unique news articles that include a player’s name;
- Social Media: Social media score that considers a player’s reach, conversation and engagement metrics;
- TV Sponsor Exposure: Duration (time) that a player’s sponsor logo(s) appears on screen during Saturday/Sunday telecasts;
- Awareness: A player’s general awareness score among broad U.S. population.
Here's a look at the top earners for the 2022 PGA season
1. Tiger Woods ($15 million)
2. Rory McIlroy ($12 million)
3. Jordan Spieth ($9 million)
4. Justin Thomas ($7.5 million)
5. Jon Rahm ($6 million)
6. Scottie Scheffler ($5.5 million)
7. Xander Schauffele ($5 million)
8. Matt Fitzpatrick ($5 million)
9. Will Zalatoris ($5 million)
10. Tony Finau ($5 million)
11. Collin Morikawa ($3 million)
12. Shane Lowry ($3 million)
13. Kevin Kisner ($3 million)
14. Max Homa ($3 million)
15. Billy Horschel ($3 million)
16. Rickie Fowler ($2 million)
17. Adam Scott ($2 million)
18. Jason Day ($2 million)
19. Patrick Cantlay ($2 million)
20. Viktor Hovland ($2 million)
Additional Payouts
Additional payouts were paid to players who would have qualified under the new 2023 Player Impact Program criteria.
Hideki Matsuyama ($2 million)
Cameron Young ($2 million)
Sam Burns ($2 million)
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