Leading Career Money Winners
The table shows the top ten career money leaders on the Champions Tour through the end of the 2012 season.
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 26,587,272 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | United States | 20,223,660 |
| 3 | Tom Kite | United States | 15,395,838 |
| 4 | Dana Quigley | United States | 14,836,336 |
| 5 | Bruce Fleisher | United States | 14,813,815 |
| 6 | Larry Nelson | United States | 14,226,911 |
| 7 | Jim Thorpe | United States | 13,750,926 |
| 8 | Tom Jenkins | United States | 13,633,676 |
| 9 | Tom Watson | United States | 13,559,452 |
| 10 | Allen Doyle | United States | 13,382,835 |
There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website here. The PGA Tour also publishes a list of Champions Tour players' total career earnings on its three tours here. The top player on that list is Kenny Perry, who has won a total of $33.9 million ($31.8 million on the regular PGA Tour) to Irwin's total of $32.6 million.
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