Dan Pohl Career Earnings & Prize Money

Dan Pohl's prize money by season

Dan Pohl's official prize money in the 20 seasons with published figures, 1980–2000. The chart shows dollars of the day. The table adds each season in 2026 dollars.

Season	Money list	Official prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	No. 225	$28,776	$55,520
1999	No. 266	$15,008	$29,934
1998	No. 266	$11,523	$23,486
1997	No. 260	$12,047	$24,935
1996	No. 162	$100,562	$213,012
1995	No. 117	$166,219	$362,409
1994	No. 221	$21,734	$48,716
1993	No. 146	$97,830	$225,001
1992	No. 110	$131,486	$311,333
1991	No. 95	$163,438	$398,711
1989	No. 74	$195,789	$524,733
1988	No. 27	$396,400	$1,113,672
1987	No. 17	$465,269	$1,360,459
1986	No. 5	$463,630	$1,405,346
1985	No. 27	$198,829	$614,126
1984	No. 32	$182,653	$584,166
1983	No. 62	$89,830	$299,652
1982	No. 40	$97,213	$334,697
1981	No. 42	$94,303	$344,586
1980	No. 44	$105,008	$423,357

Dan Pohl at the majors and The Players

Dan Pohl's finishes in golf's biggest events, with the prize money wherever it was published.

Year	Tournament	Finish	Prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	Westin Texas Open	T53	$6,049	$11,672
2000	John Deere Classic	T30	$16,900	$32,607
2000	MasterCard Colonial	WD	Not known	—
1999	John Deere Classic	T65	$4,140	$8,257
1999	MasterCard Colonial	T62	$5,992	$11,951
1998	Westin Texas Open	T73	$3,247	$6,618
1998	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1998	Quad City Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	MasterCard Colonial	T53	$5,156	$10,509
1998	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1997	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1997	LaCantera Texas Open	T38	$5,185	$10,732
1997	Quad City Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T38	$6,862	$14,204
1997	Phoenix Open	WD	Not known	—
1996	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	T12	$31,350	$66,406
1996	LaCantera Texas Open	T18	$16,200	$34,315
1996	Las Vegas Invitational	T12	$31,350	$66,406
1996	Quad City Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T72	$2,925	$6,196
1996	MasterCard Colonial	75	$2,850	$6,037
1996	Shell Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1996	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	The Players Championship	T62	$7,490	$15,865
1996	Bay Hill Invitational	T67	$2,460	$5,211
1996	Nissan Open	T57	$2,688	$5,694
1996	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	T31	$6,660	$14,107
1996	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1996	Phoenix Open	T17	$18,850	$39,928
1995	Motorola Western Open	T13	$34,286	$74,753
1995	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T18	$15,120	$32,966
1995	Colonial National Invitation	T46	$3,808	$8,303
1995	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1995	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1995	The Players Championship	T68	$6,030	$13,147
1995	Nestle Invitational	T31	$6,960	$15,175
1995	Nissan Open	T35	$5,790	$12,624
1995	Buick Invitational of California	T6	$41,700	$90,919
1995	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1995	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	T4	$49,600	$108,143
1994	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1994	Canon Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1994	Southwestern Bell Colonial	MC	$0	—
1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	WD	Not known	—
1994	Shell Houston Open	T61	$2,769	$6,207
1994	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1994	Nestle Invitational	T36	$5,530	$12,395
1994	Buick Invitational of California	MC	$0	—
1994	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T76	$2,057	$4,611
1994	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T27	$6,245	$13,999
1994	Phoenix Open	T65	$2,508	$5,622
1993	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1993	Sprint Western Open	T37	$5,530	$12,719
1993	Canon Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	MC	$0	—
1993	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1993	Shell Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1993	The Players Championship	WD	Not known	—
1993	Nestle Invitational	T10	$21,429	$49,284
1993	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T31	$5,800	$13,340
1993	Buick Invitational of California	T15	$16,000	$36,799
1993	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T70	$2,350	$5,405
1993	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1992	Las Vegas Invitational	T26	$9,815	$23,240
1992	Hardee's Golf Classic	T57	$2,190	$5,185
1992	Centel Western Open	MC	$0	—
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	MC	$0	—
1992	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1992	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1992	The Players Championship	T35	$8,874	$21,012
1992	Nestle Invitational	T3	$45,100	$106,788
1992	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T39	$3,513	$8,317
1992	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T20	$12,364	$29,276
1992	Phoenix Open	T16	$13,575	$32,143
1992	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T50	$2,633	$6,234
1991	Las Vegas Invitational	T14	$25,500	$62,208
1991	Hardee's Golf Classic	T21	$9,388	$22,901
1991	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T7	$31,167	$76,032
1991	Centel Western Open	T43	$2,871	$7,004
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T23	$10,380	$25,322
1991	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	WD	Not known	—
1991	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T58	$2,762	$6,739
1991	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1991	Nestle Invitational	T70	$1,980	$4,830
1991	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1991	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T43	$2,871	$7,004
1991	Shearson Lehman Brothers Open	T51	$2,377	$5,799
1991	Phoenix Open	T12	$19,000	$46,351
1989	PGA Championship	T24	$10,000	$26,801
1989	U.S. Open	T29	$9,006	$24,138
1989	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T36	$4,710	$12,623
1989	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T68	$2,030	$5,441
1989	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1989	Las Vegas Invitational	T5	$43,906	$117,673
1989	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T28	$6,369	$17,069
1989	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T52	$1,847	$4,950
1989	Masters Tournament	42	$4,300	$11,524
1989	The Players Championship	T50	$3,256	$8,727
1989	Nestle Invitational	7	$26,800	$71,827
1989	Honda Classic	5	$32,000	$85,763
1989	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1989	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T39	$3,900	$10,452
1989	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1988	Nabisco Championship	23	$36,000	$101,141
1988	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1988	PGA Championship	8	$28,000	$78,665
1988	Hardee's Golf Classic	T16	$7,620	$21,408
1988	Beatrice Western Open	T27	$6,390	$17,952
1988	U.S. Open	T12	$14,781	$41,527
1988	Colonial National Invitation	T64	$1,590	$4,467
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T66	$1,522	$4,277
1988	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1988	Masters Tournament	T16	$16,000	$44,951
1988	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1988	The Players Championship	T8	$36,250	$101,843
1988	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T31	$4,762	$13,380
1988	Los Angeles Open	T41	$3,000	$8,428
1988	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	T31	$3,458	$9,715
1988	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T18	$9,450	$26,549
1988	Phoenix Open	T53	$1,505	$4,228
1987	Nabisco Championship	T27	$33,000	$96,493
1987	PGA Championship	T14	$10,750	$31,433
1987	Hardee's Golf Classic	T14	$9,000	$26,316
1987	Canadian Open	17	$9,600	$28,071
1987	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T15	$11,200	$32,749
1987	U.S. Open	T9	$15,004	$43,873
1987	Memorial Tournament	T17	$12,222	$35,739
1987	Colonial National Invitation	3	$40,800	$119,300
1987	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T11	$27,500	$80,411
1987	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1987	Greater Greensboro Open	T20	$5,712	$16,702
1987	Tournament Players Championship	T7	$32,250	$94,300
1987	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	3	$40,800	$119,300
1987	Los Angeles Open	T25	$4,680	$13,684
1987	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	MC	$0	—
1987	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T6	$19,425	$56,799
1987	Phoenix Open	T50	$1,402	$4,098
1987	MONY Tournament of Champions	18	$10,000	$29,240
1986	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	PGA Championship	T26	$4,900	$14,853
1986	Buick Open	T31	$5,209	$15,790
1986	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T18	$8,820	$26,735
1986	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Kemper Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Memorial Tournament	T23	$5,723	$17,348
1986	Colonial National Invitation	1	$108,000	$327,367
1986	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	2	$124,200	$376,473
1986	Masters Tournament	T31	$4,875	$14,777
1986	Greater Greensboro Open	T13	$9,375	$28,417
1986	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T5	$19,000	$57,592
1986	Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Hawaiian Open	T32	$2,959	$8,968
1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T41	$1,492	$4,523
1986	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T6	$19,425	$58,881
1986	Phoenix Open	T31	$3,032	$9,189
1985	Texas Open	48	$959	$2,962
1985	PGA Championship	T12	$9,017	$27,850
1985	Western Open	T22	$5,200	$16,061
1985	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T2	$52,800	$163,084
1985	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Memorial Tournament	T24	$4,786	$14,782
1985	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1985	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1985	Sea Pines Heritage	T7	$12,050	$37,219
1985	Greater Greensboro Open	T5	$13,560	$41,883
1985	Tournament Players Championship	74	$1,728	$5,337
1985	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T57	$2,130	$6,579
1985	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T18	$6,520	$20,138
1985	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T4	$17,600	$54,361
1985	Hawaiian Open	T6	$16,750	$51,736
1985	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T18	$6,520	$20,138
1985	Los Angeles Open	T21	$4,320	$13,343
1985	Phoenix Open	T31	$2,669	$8,243
1984	Texas Open	T21	$3,197	$10,224
1984	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T47	$2,221	$7,102
1984	PGA Championship	T39	$2,506	$8,013
1984	Buick Open	T47	$2,221	$7,102
1984	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Memorial Tournament	T22	$5,142	$16,444
1984	Colonial National Invitation	T15	$8,500	$27,185
1984	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T6	$16,750	$53,570
1984	Sea Pines Heritage	5	$16,000	$51,172
1984	Masters Tournament	T35	$3,100	$9,915
1984	Greater Greensboro Open	T48	$1,032	$3,301
1984	Tournament Players Championship	T8	$24,000	$76,757
1984	Bay Hill Classic	T9	$9,600	$30,703
1984	Los Angeles Open	T4	$17,600	$56,289
1984	Hawaiian Open	T27	$3,058	$9,781
1984	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T42	$1,360	$4,350
1984	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T3	$19,200	$61,406
1984	Phoenix Open	T56	$904	$2,891
1983	Texas Open	T60	$654	$2,182
1983	Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	PGA Championship	8	$16,000	$53,372
1983	Canadian Open	T46	$922	$3,076
1983	Western Open	T39	$1,640	$5,471
1983	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T41	$1,492	$4,977
1983	Memorial Tournament	T50	$1,880	$6,271
1983	Colonial National Invitation	T42	$1,322	$4,411
1983	Houston Coca-Cola Open	WD	Not known	—
1983	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T17	$5,800	$19,347
1983	Masters Tournament	T8	$14,500	$48,369
1983	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1983	Bay Hill Classic	T35	$1,763	$5,881
1983	Honda Inverrary Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Hawaiian Open	T10	$8,125	$27,103
1983	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T33	$1,673	$5,580
1983	Phoenix Open	T10	$8,400	$28,020
1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T39	$1,462	$4,879
1983	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T49	$727	$2,425
1982	Texas Open	T69	$498	$1,713
1982	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T64	$627	$2,159
1982	PGA Championship	T70	$1,100	$3,787
1982	Canadian Open	T19	$4,796	$16,514
1982	Western Open	WD	Not known	—
1982	U.S. Open	T3	$14,967	$51,530
1982	Memorial Tournament	T6	$12,162	$41,875
1982	Colonial National Invitation	T42	$1,018	$3,504
1982	Michelob-Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T64	$728	$2,506
1982	USF&G Classic	T36	$1,355	$4,665
1982	Masters Tournament	2	$39,000	$134,274
1982	Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Sea Pines Heritage	T40	$1,230	$4,235
1982	Tournament Players Championship	WD	Not known	—
1982	Honda Inverrary Classic	T49	$998	$3,436
1982	Bay Hill Classic	MC	$0	—
1982	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T48	$739	$2,543
1982	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T31	$1,596	$5,495
1982	Phoenix Open	T53	$694	$2,391
1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	MC	$0	—
1982	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	2	$39,000	$134,274
1981	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1981	PGA Championship	3	$25,000	$91,351
1981	Canadian Open	T44	$1,254	$4,584
1981	Quad Cities Open	T6	$6,475	$23,660
1981	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1981	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	DQ	Not known	—
1981	Memorial Tournament	T28	$2,662	$9,729
1981	Colonial National Invitation	T40	$1,140	$4,166
1981	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T16	$4,650	$16,991
1981	Michelob-Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1981	USF&G New Orleans Open	MC	$0	—
1981	Greater Greensboro Open	T7	$8,121	$29,676
1981	Sea Pines Heritage	T33	$1,424	$5,202
1981	Tournament Players Championship	T45	$1,144	$4,180
1981	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	WD	Not known	—
1981	Hawaiian Open	T66	$674	$2,463
1981	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T68	$439	$1,603
1981	Phoenix Open	T32	$1,524	$5,569
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	MC	$0	—
1980	San Antonio Texas Open	T50	$594	$2,396
1980	IVB-Golf Classic	T16	$4,500	$18,142
1980	Quad Cities Open	T62	$424	$1,709
1980	Western Open	MC	$0	—
1980	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1980	Colonial National Invitation	T16	$4,209	$16,968
1980	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T16	$3,625	$14,615
1980	Michelob-Houston Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Greater Greensboro Open	T44	$777	$3,133
1980	Tournament Players Championship	T8	$10,400	$41,929
1980	Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic	T47	$781	$3,149
1980	Bay Hill Classic	T3	$17,400	$70,151
1980	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T34	$1,262	$5,090
1980	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	2	$32,400	$130,626
1980	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	T27	$1,629	$6,568
1980	Phoenix Open	T9	$7,800	$31,447
1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	MC	$0	—

Dan Pohl's PGA Tour wins

2 wins on record, 1986–1986, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

Season	Tournament	Purse
1986	NEC World Series of Golf	$700,000
1986	Colonial National Invitation	$600,000

Dan Pohl's wins, then and now

What each of Pohl's major and Players wins paid, its value in 2026 dollars, and what the same title pays now.

Dan Pohl won the 1986 Colonial National Invitation and was paid $108,000. That is about $327K in 2026 dollars.

Winning the same event today would pay $1.8M. That is 5 times as much, even after inflation.

Year	Tournament	Paid	In 2026 dollars	Winner's share now
1986	Colonial National Invitation	$108,000	$327,367	$1,782,000 (2026)

Dan Pohl earnings FAQ

How much did Dan Pohl earn in his career?

Dan Pohl earned $3,072,823 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 24 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would Dan Pohl's earnings be worth today?

About $8,762,066 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $3,072,823 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

What was Dan Pohl's best money-list finish?

No. 5.