One of my favourite moments of the last year wasinterviewing Ko. The clearest evidence at how skewed prize money has become in the modern era is this simple statistic: There are 14 golfers who have earned $10 million of more in their PGA Tour careers. His greatness in majors feels inevitable, and it will be a huge upset if he does not challenge Seve Ballesteros as the best Spainard in golf history. He's finished in the top 25 in almost 21 percent of those. Fair or not, however, significant percentages of an athletes legacy can also be shaped by the championships they do not win. Sorry, Charlie. Matusyama seems set to become the most accomplished native-Japanese golfer in a landslide. He was unable to finish the job on Sunday, shooting a 75 and placing T9 in the event, but the experience of contending at a major should be valuable going forward. Ouch. That was the first of two Ryder Cup appearances for Colsaerts. (In case you need a reminder: Theres a lot of pressure. From 1975 to 2004, 11-time PGA Tour winner Scott Hoch made 70 appearances in a major championship without securing a victory, recording 15 top-10 finishes. In fairness to Chris Kirk, he's been through the mill in that time with personal problems away from golf, but his . How he got to $10 million: Varner became the 11th player to join this group with his T-48 finish at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in May 2022, which tipped him over the $10 million mark. Heres a tip of the cap to these 14 men whove made a killing by being slightly above crushingly mediocre. Of course, Tringale would not have hit that mark without some success. Fortunately, Fowler has somewhat been able to reverse that trend in 2017, and at the U.S. Open, had his closest call in years when he took the 18-hole lead with a first round 65. Close calls: Lost a playoff to Robert Streb at the 2015 McGladrey and lost by one to Ryan Moore at the 2012 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open despite shooting 23 under par for the week. Gene Sarazen, Miami Open: 1926 (no event 1927), 1928-1930. Below, we look at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions. One of those victories, at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, he shot an unbelievable final-round 61 to tie the tournament record and shoot the lowest final round score in WGC history. In 2014, Tringale did win the Franklin Templeton Shootout with partner Jason Day, but that is considered an offseason event. It hasn't been a roaring success, as noted by his best finishes being a pair of seconds:the 2012 Puerto Rico Open and the 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Ive played in plenty of these and they are magnificent events at some of UK and Irelands finest courses. Still, Bairdwho at the time owned the distinction of being the player with the most money with no winskept things in perspective, telling CNN, I would rather be the guy who has won the most money without a victory than the guy who has won the least money! A backdoor T6 at The Open Championship in July is Norens best major finish, one he hopes leads to better things. the 2012 Puerto Rico Open and the 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Click to reveal Johnny Farrell, 1927. RELATED: 2022 PGA Tour schedule and results; RELATED: 2022 DP World Tour schedule and results; RELATED: 2022 Ladies European Tour schedule and results; 2022 LPGA schedule and results. With six career PGA Tour victories, it is surprising that someone who has been consistently good on Tour for the past nine years did not record a top 10 in a major until the 2016 Open Championship, where Haas was T9 and finished 18 strokes behind winner Henrik Stenson. Westwood did not qualify for the 2022 U.S. Open. The clearest evidence at how skewed prize money has become in the modern era is this simple statistic: There are 14 golfers who have earned $10 million of more in their PGA Tour careers without ever winning a tour event. All told, Brooks made 803 total PGA Tour starts, but he doesn't hold the PGA Tour record for the most cuts made in a career. Brooks made the cut in 430 of his 803 PGA Tour starts, making the money a little bit more than half the time. Mark Calcavecchia The Englishman tied for 14th at the 2022 Masters in major start number 89 and missed the cut in start number 90 at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Seven of those 70 were wins, including high-profile victories at THE PLAYERS Championship, the WGC-Match Play, and the Barclays (a FedEx Cup playoff event), but the former stud amateur from Georgia Tech has been shut out in the majors. When the wins come, they may well come in bunches. 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Historically elite sports stars such as Dan Marino, Fran Tarkenton, Dan Fouts, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing (basically every great basketball player of the Michael Jordan era), Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Michelle Kwan, Alex Ovechkin, and Marcel Dionne, among many others, all have legacies at least partly defined by the absence of a title. Kuchar has finished in the top 7 of all four-majors and his two closest calls have come in 2017. Promise. Westwood took the top spot on his own after tying for 59th at Royal St. Georges, where he missed the cut in 2003 and 2011, the latter being the year Darren Clarke won his first and only major in attempt number 54. He has had many close calls, but his best squandered opportunity for the 10-time Ryder Cupper was probably the 2010 Masters. For some players, a decades-long career also comes with a tremendously packed schedule that includes lots of starts every year. He came up two short of Brandt Snedeker. LIV Golf counter poor TV ratings claim, Rickie Fowler: How a triple-bogey ended my chances then sparked one of my favourite memories. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! Would you rather have a PGA Tour career that spanned 15 years and made you very, very rich, or would you rather have one hot season, win a couple of million and a major, then disappear into oblivion? The former world No. He won three tournaments by the end of January, and in one of those, the Sony Open, he became the 7th player in Tour history to shoot a round of 59. After turning 50 he joined PGA Tour Champions and kept on playing. pic.twitter.com/XObbaaSArU. That starts with 16 designated events that includes the majors. Jon Rahm: How a Tiger Woods tip inspired my PGA Tour winning spree, incredibly honest interview with Ben Everill. Kurt Kitayama maintained a narrow lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as he draws within one round of securing a maiden PGA Tour victory. After that, the next step seemed to be PGA Tour stardom. There will always be players who are on the "best PGA Tour players without a career win.". MORE: 9 golf equipment secrets you can steal from tour pros. Its well worth a read as is this by our very own Steve Carroll. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2023 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, You wont believe how many golfers have earned $10 million on the PGA Tour without winning an event. Wi had a three-shot lead after three rounds but finished two behind Phil Mickelson, shooting 72 in the final round to Leftys 64. There's nothing flashy about Briny Baird, actually Baird rarely shows anything that might resemble a personality. How am I defining best? Close calls: Before jumping to LIV Golf in August, and subsequently being suspended by the PGA Tour, Varner had frequently put his name on leader boards in the early rounds only to play inconsistently on the weekends. Matsuyama has been no slouch in the majors either. From 2006 through 2015, Davis averaged 30 starts, including an impressive 34 in 2008. Here is the list of 3-tournament win streaks: Walter Hagen, 1923. While he has six career victories, including two in WGC events, he has never come out in front in a major. Cameron Tringale rolled in a 15-foot putt on Sunday on the 18th hole at the Valspar Championship, moved up to a tie for third and cashed for $407,100. 2010 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the 2010 Greenbrier Classic, the 2007 Wyndham Championship and the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship. The South Korean has twice led through 54 holes a one-shot lead turned into a one-shot defeat to David Toms at the 2011 Crown Plaza Invitational, while a three-shot lead at the 2021 Pebble Beach Pro-Am became a two-shot deficit in favour of Phil Mickelson. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. Consider The Slam to be the Official Cameron Tringale Tracker from this moment on. This 24-year-old has a world of potential and won't be on this list for long. In fact, since a two-win 2015 season, the orange-donning fan favorite has claimed just two PGA Tour victories (2017 Honda Classic). He is likely kicking himself most for what transpired at the 2003 Open Championship, where he led with four holes to play, but dropped four strokes over those four holes, and lost by a single stroke to Ben Curtis, one of the most unlikely major winners in PGA history. Snedekers best chance to win was probably the 2008 Masters, where he was in second place after three rounds, but a final round 77 dropped him into third place, which remains his best major finish. Hes won a lot on the PGA Tour. He ended the 2018-19 season with mouthwatering career earnings of more than $50m. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). The 47-year-old has played in 407 Tour events without winning. Never made $2 million in any single season. Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017.