Okay, so I got curious the other day about Jordan Spieth. You see him on TV, winning big tournaments, wearing all the logos, and you just wonder, how much has he actually stacked up just from swinging the clubs?
My Process
First thing I did was just hop on my computer. Opened up a search engine, nothing fancy. I typed in something pretty straightforward, probably like “jordan spieth career earnings” or maybe “how much money has jordan spieth won playing golf”. You know, just trying to get the main info.
Got a bunch of results back, as you’d expect. Saw links to the big sports news places, like ESPN, maybe Golf Channel, stuff like that. Also saw the official PGA Tour website pop up. I usually trust the official source for this kind of stuff, so I decided to check that one first.
Clicked onto the PGA Tour site. Sometimes these sites are a bit tricky to navigate, lots of menus and stats everywhere. I poked around a bit, looking for his player profile page. Usually, they have a section for stats or career summary.
Found his profile, and sure enough, there was a line item, usually called something like “Official Career Money” or “Career Earnings”. It lists the total prize money he’s won in official PGA Tour events over his whole career.
What I Found
The number was right there. Pretty substantial figure, as you’d guess for a guy with his record – major wins, FedExCup title, all that jazz. It clearly laid out the total purse money he’d accumulated directly from tournament performances.
- I saw the main career total.
- Sometimes these profiles break it down year by year too, which is interesting to see the ups and downs.
- It was listed right alongside other stats like wins and top 10s.
Now, it’s important to remember what this number is. This is strictly the official prize money from PGA Tour sanctioned events. This doesn’t count all the other income streams golfers like him have.
What it doesn’t include (and I wasn’t really looking for this anyway):
- Endorsement deals (Nike, AT&T, Rolex, etc. – that’s where the really big money often is)
- Appearance fees for playing in certain non-PGA Tour events
- Bonuses like the Player Impact Program (PIP) or other tour-related bonus pools
- Investment income or business ventures
So, the figure I found on the PGA Tour site was purely his on-course earnings from official competitions. That was what I was initially curious about, just the direct winnings from playing.
It was a pretty straightforward process, really. Just a quick search, heading to the official source, and locating the specific stat on his player page. Gives you a good baseline idea of his success purely from a competition standpoint.
