It’s no secret that professional golfers can earn a ton of cash. But did you know that every time a tour pro cracks a drive down the middle of the fairway they could be banking over $1,000?

We sifted through 20+ years of PGA tour data, to work out how much each of the world’s top 10 male golfers have earned, per shot, throughout their career. In a moment we’re going to break it down in detail, player by player. But let’s start with an overview of the top 10.

World #2 Jordan Spieth currently tops the list of earners per shot (top 10 golfers) — earning an average of $1,104 per swing.

Now let’s take a look at the yearly data for each of the above players.

#1 Dustin Johnson: $859 per shot

Known for his booming drives, Dustin Johnson took over the world number 1 spot earlier this year. Since turning pro in 2007 he has won an impressive 16 times on the PGA tour (including the 2016 US open) and has earned almost $50million. Here’s a breakdown of his average earnings per shot each year from 2007 – 2017.

As you can see, this year has been Dustin’s best for average earnings at $1,696 per shot, while his career average is $859.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Dustin Johnson Year Official Events Wins Money Shots $ Per Shot 2007 1 0 $0 561 $0 2008 30 1 $1,789,895 6578 $272 2009 25 1 $2,977,901 6113 $487 2010 23 2 $4,473,122 6256 $715 2011 21 1 $4,309,961 5023 $858 2012 19 1 $3,393,820 5463 $621 2013 22 1 $2,963,214 4953 $598 2014 17 1 $4,249,180 4480 $948 2015 21 1 $5,509,467 5027 $1,096 2016 22 3 $9,365,185 5977 $1,567 2017 20 4 $8,732,193 5148 $1,696

#2 Jordan Spieth: $1,104 per shot

American Jordan Spieth is the highest earner per shot in the world top 10 — netting a whopping $1,104 per shot throughout his career. His best year for average earnings was 2015, when he banked $1,897 for every strike of the golf ball.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Jordan Spieth Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2012 1154 $0 5 0 $0 2013 5738 $3,879,820 23 1 $676 2014 7190 $4,342,748 27 0 $604 2015 6342 $12,030,465 25 5 $1,897 2016 5567 $5,538,470 21 2 $995 2017 5920 $9,433,033 23 3 $1,593

#3 Justin Thomas: $749 per shot

Justin Thomas had a great 2017, winning both the PGA Championship and the Fedex cup. This was reflected in both his world ranking (now 3) and his average earnings per shot — a huge $1,669 for the season. Justin’s career average is now $749 per shot.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Justin Thomas Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2013 416 $0 2 0 $0 2014 1501 $170,237 7 0 $113 2015 7379 $2,278,564 30 0 $309 2016 6789 $4,126,366 28 1 $608 2017 5946 $9,921,560 25 5 $1,669

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#4 Hideki Matsuyama: $775 per shot

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama has 5 tour wins under his belt, and earlier this year reached #2 in the world rankings (now #4) after finishing second at the U.S. Open. Again, an excellent 2017 has seen his career average earnings per shot shoot up.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Hideki Matsuyama Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2013 1827 $690,473 6 0 $378 2014 5635 $2,837,477 24 1 $504 2015 6636 $3,758,619 25 0 $566 2016 5405 $4,193,954 23 1 $776 2017 6113 $8,380,570 22 3 $1,371

#5 Jon Rahm: $875 per shot

Since turning pro last year, Jon Rahm’s consistent performances have seen him rocket up the world rankings. He made the top 10 in almost half of the tournaments he entered this year (11/23), and also bagged his first PGA win at the Farmers Inurance Open.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Hideki Matsuyama Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2016 2095 $1,004,035 7 0 $479 2017 6055 $6,123,248 23 1 $1,011

#6 Justin Rose: $538 per shot

Justin Rose has been a pro for almost 20 years and has 7 PGA wins to his name, including 2013’s U.S. Open. He also narrowly missed out on the green jacket at this year’s Masters, after a thrilling playoff with Sergio Garcia. Each of Justin’s 76,173 shots over his long career have earned him an average of $538.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Justin Rose Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 1998 282 $0 1 0 $0 1999 156 $0 1 0 $0 2001 285 $30,756 1 0 $108 2002 1391 $94,816 4 0 $68 2003 2865 $599,874 11 0 $209 2004 5105 $1,236,764 22 0 $242 2005 6716 $1,365,191 28 0 $203 2006 6697 $1,629,288 28 0 $243 2007 4409 $2,705,875 16 0 $614 2008 3231 $1,047,854 15 0 $324 2009 4955 $1,125,518 22 0 $227 2010 5454 $3,603,331 22 2 $661 2011 5965 $3,401,420 23 1 $570 2012 5054 $4,290,390 19 1 $849 2013 4198 $4,146,148 17 1 $988 2014 4908 $3,926,768 19 1 $800 2015 4891 $5,462,677 20 1 $1,117 2016 4924 $2,085,365 18 0 $424 2017 4687 $4,245,308 18 0 $906

#7 Rickie Fowler: $584 per shot

A former world amateur #1, American Rickie Fowler has 4 PGA wins to date, and has already earned almost $30million on the tour. Rickie is currently ranked #7 in the world and earns an average of $584 per shot.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Rickie Fowler Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2009 2005 $571,090 3 0 $285 2010 7769 $2,857,108 28 0 $368 2011 6188 $2,084,681 24 0 $337 2012 6386 $3,066,293 23 1 $480 2013 5369 $1,816,742 22 0 $338 2014 5985 $4,806,117 26 0 $803 2015 5341 $5,773,430 21 2 $1,081 2016 5954 $2,713,563 23 0 $456 2017 5973 $6,083,197 21 1 $1,018

#8 Rory McIlroy: $1,073 per shot

Rory McIlroy’s 4 wins in 2012 included the US PGA and helped him to earn an average of $2,140 per shot for the year — the highest yearly average in the top 10. He is one of only two players in the top 10 to maintain a career average of over $1k per shot.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Rory McIlroy Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2007 289 $0 1 0 $0 2009 3242 $849,749 11 0 $262 2010 4246 $2,554,280 16 1 $602 2011 3082 $1,905,609 10 1 $618 2012 3760 $8,047,952 16 4 $2,140 2013 3911 $1,802,443 16 0 $461 2014 4721 $8,280,096 17 3 $1,754 2015 3069 $4,863,312 12 2 $1,585 2016 4338 $5,790,585 18 2 $1,335 2017 3367 $2,430,182 14 0 $722

#9 Henrik Stenson: $631 per shot

Henrik Stenson became the first Swedish male to win a major, when he triumphed at 2016’s British Open Championship. He has earned an average of $631 for every swing of the golf club since turning pro in 2001.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Henrik Stenson Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2001 152 $0 1 0 $0 2005 1315 $53,919 4 0 $41 2006 2848 $582,303 10 0 $204 2007 3605 $1,897,554 15 1 $526 2008 2423 $1,238,118 9 0 $511 2009 2968 $2,550,185 10 1 $859 2010 3470 $683,070 15 0 $197 2011 3174 $327,799 15 0 $103 2012 3610 $791,107 15 0 $219 2013 4476 $6,388,230 18 2 $1,427 2014 3815 $1,894,235 15 0 $497 2015 4451 $4,755,070 16 0 $1,068 2016 3496 $3,397,373 14 1 $972 2017 3495 $2,769,771 15 1 $792

#10 Brooks Koepka: $629 per shot

World number 10 Brooks Koepka claimed his first major title at this year’s U.S. Open. His score of 16 under for the tournament was the joint lowest ever, equalling Rory McIlroy’s 2011 performance.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Brooks Koepka Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 2012 154 $0 1 0 $0 2013 447 $14,950 2 0 $33 2014 3933 $1,043,115 16 0 $265 2015 5666 $3,571,900 23 1 $630 2016 5179 $3,322,393 21 0 $642 2017 6172 $5,612,397 24 1 $909

Bonus: Tiger Woods – $1,282 per shot

Tiger Woods is not currently ranked in the world top 1000, having missed most of the last 2 seasons with injury. But with Tiger set to return to competitive golf at the end of November, and with him being comfortably the highest earning golfer of all time, we thought we would find out how much each of his 85,839 shots has earned him.

So as you can see, as well as having made the most money out of the game, Tiger is comfortably the highest earner per shot — both overall and in a single season. In fact, his 4 wins from 6 official tournaments in 2008 meant that he banked an incredible $4,191 every time he struck the golf ball.

Click To Show Individual Year Data For Tiger Woods Year Shots Money Official Events Wins $ Per Shot 1996 3044 $750,594 8 2 $247 1997 5786 $2,066,833 21 4 $357 1998 5117 $1,841,117 20 1 $360 1999 5480 $6,616,585 21 8 $1,207 2000 5717 $9,188,321 20 9 $1,607 2001 5771 $5,687,777 19 5 $986 2002 4962 $6,912,625 18 5 $1,393 2003 4997 $6,673,413 18 5 $1,335 2004 5285 $5,365,472 19 1 $1,015 2005 5400 $10,628,024 21 6 $1,968 2006 3846 $9,941,563 15 8 $2,585 2007 4412 $10,867,052 16 7 $2,463 2008 1378 $5,775,000 6 4 $4,191 2009 4544 $10,508,163 17 6 $2,313 2010 3751 $1,294,765 12 0 $345 2011 2118 $660,238 9 0 $312 2012 5219 $6,133,158 19 3 $1,175 2013 4193 $8,553,439 16 5 $2,040 2014 1797 $108,275 7 0 $60 2015 2590 $448,598 11 0 $173 2017 432 $0 1 0 $0

What’s Next?

That wraps it up for our look at the earnings per shot of the world’s top 10 golfers.

Are you surprised at just how much the top golfers make every time they hit that little white ball? Let us know in the comments.

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