Fleetwood must be truly cheesed-off that he is golf’s permanent bridesmaid. Surely he can’t go through his entire career being just a plucky crowd favourite?
His quest for a PGA tour fell short again at the weekend when, despite leading at the start of the final day, Fleetwood missed out by one shot on joining JJ Spaun and eventual St Jude Championship winner Justin Rose in a playoff.
“I’m getting close, that’s the good side of it,” said Fleetwood. “On the back nine, I managed to get myself ahead, played some really good golf, putted really well.
“Justin and JJ have done great there and I just didn’t do enough.
“I’m obviously disappointed. I was right in there with a chance, and it’s hard.”
Once Fleetwood gets over the soreness of finishing off the winner’s podium, he can cheer himself up by looking in his bank account.
Here we look at the richest golfers on the tour who still haven’t picked up a PGA crown.
Top 12 PGA golfers career earnings without a tour win
1. Tommy Fleetwood (England) – career earnings $32,520,669
Following the St Jude disappointment the amiable Merseysider now has six top-five finishes this year and 29 on the US tour, making him comfortably the all-time leading earner without a PGA Tour title.
His best performances in the Majors were runner-up slots at the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Open. He even won the silver medal at the Olympics in 2024.
2. Byeong‑Hun An (South Korea) – $21,133,612
Made history as the youngest-ever U.S. Amateur champion at just 17 years old, winning at Southern Hills but went on to lose his PGA tour card in 2021.
He burst back on the scene in 2024 when runner-up at Sony Open in Hawaii, after losing a three-man play-off.
The South Korean has won the 2015 BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour and the 2024 Genesis Championship, and his best finish at a major was a tied 13 in 2024.
3. Denny McCarthy (USA) – $21,171,359
One of the best putters on the tour but still unable to put his name on the winner’s board, with his closest shave at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
He held a one-shot lead on the 72nd hole, but the missed fairway off the tee then his putting failed him and Viktor Hovland went on to win a playoff.
A tied fifth at the Genesis Invitational is the closest he has come this season, but when 10 top 25 finishes this campaign he’s on the right track.
4. Patrick Rodgers (USA) – $18,027,632
The former Ben Hogan award winner Patrick Rodgers spent a lot of his early career near the top of the leaderboards and has picked up over 50 top-25 finishes, helping boost his wallet.
He was second in 2015 Wells Fargo Championship and finished runner-up to Bryson DeChambeau at the John Deere Classic in 2017.
Rodgers came close this year when tied for third in The Genesis Invitational, and his first victory can’t be too far off.
5. Cameron Tringale (USA) – $17,310,004
Tringale led this chart between 2021 and 2023, but after 338 PGA events and four runners-up spots he jumped ship to LIV Golf in 2022.
The Zozo Championship in 2021 was the closest he came to lifting a trophy, but an indifferent closing round left him in second.
6. Alex Noren (Sweden) – $17,457,441
The Swede ripped it up on the DP World Tour with ten victories, but the switch to the PGA has been less kind.
He’s been runner-up three times, with his closest call coming when losing a playoff with Jason Day and Ryan Palmer at the end of the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open.
7. Beau Hossler (USA) – $13,778,380
A rising teenage star when appearing as an amateur at the 2012 US Open, Hossler hasn’t managed to reach the heights everyone expected.
His most notable near-misses came at the 2018 Houston Open, where he led going into the final hole but ultimately lost in a playoff to Ian Poulter, and losing to Kevin Yu in a playoff in the 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship.
He’s been runner-up four times on the tour, but has only made the top ten once this season, finishing tied for fourth at the Barracuda Championship.
8. Brian Davis (England) – $13,382,405
Now on the Champions Tour, English golfer Brian Davis came agonisingly close to winning a PGA tour event several times.
His most memorable near-miss came at the 2010 Verizon Heritage, where he called a two-stroke penalty on himself during a playoff with Jim Furyk. His honesty costing himself the victory.
He also finished runner-up at the 2007 Valero Texas Open and the 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship, and has claimed multiple top-10 finishes.
9. Briny Baird (USA) – $13,251,178
The Miami-born golfer spent a long time at the top of this list during his career pomp of the 2000s.
He finished runner-up six times, most recently at the 2013 McGladrey Classic, before injuries brought his career to a halt.
Baird told 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 stat is only as bad as you want it to be.”
10. Adam Schenk (USA) – $12,514,664
Schenk came close to his first PGA tour win at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge but lost in a playoff to Argentine Emiliano Grillo.
He was also runner-up at the 2023 Valspar Championship, where he led after the third round but ultimately finished second behind Taylor Moore.
11. Mark Hubbard (USA) – $12,344,225
Hubbard only has one runner-up spot under his belt, finishing tied second at the Houston Open.
This season a tied third at the Wyndham Championship and tied fifth at The CJ CUP Byron Nelson are two of three top ten finishes in 2025, along with seven in the top 25.
12. Jeff Overton (USA) – $12,790,635
Overton seemingly reached the pinnacle of his career in the 2010s. He finished the season with three runner-up finishes, a couple of thirds and an 11th-placed finish at The Open – his best ever majors showing.
Overton rightly earned a place in the US Ryder Cup team in 2010, but after that his career went downhill. He registered just 14 top ten finishes in 133 events from 2011 to 2015.
In 2016, he lost his playing status on the PGA tour after 11 consecutive seasons, not helped by just one top ten finish all season.
A year later he spent a year in hospital with a ‘life-threatening infection’, then slowly got himself back on the golf course making occasional appearances on the PGA, DP World and Korn Ferry tours, as well as the LIV Golf Promotions.
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