Friday, October 30, 2026

Thomas Close to Top 10 Career Earners With PGA Title

  • He earned $2.7 million for his second major win — the second-largest payout in Tour history.
  • Thomas moved from ninth to fifth in the world rankings and from 15th to fourth in the FedEx Cup standings.
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Justin Thomas just won the biggest payout of his career — and took one step closer to joining the PGA Tour’s top 10 all-time earners.

On Sunday, Thomas rallied from seven strokes back to win the PGA Championship in a playoff over Will Zalatoris — the third-largest 54-hole comeback in major championship history. 

The 29-year-old earned $2.7 million for the win — the second-largest payout in Tour history (Cam Smith, $3.6M, 2022 Players) — and moved him into 12th all-time on the money list.

  • His eight Top 10s this season have paid out $5.8M, raising his career earnings to $49.9M.
  • He now has at least one win in each of the past eight years.
  • Thomas moved from ninth to fifth in the world rankings and from 15th to fourth in the FedEx Cup standings.

With his second-career major victory (2017 PGA Championship) and 15th overall win of his career, Thomas remains relevant even among Zalatoris and his next-gen upstarts.

And he’s looking good with oddsmakers to win a third major title at June’s U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts — he’s tied with the second-best odds (+1400) with six other golfers behind favorite Jon Rahm (+900).

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