J. C. Snead Career Earnings & Prize Money

J. C. Snead's prize money by season

J. C. Snead's official prize money in the 13 seasons with published figures, 1974–1990. The chart shows dollars of the day. The table adds each season in 2026 dollars.

Season	Money list	Official prize money	In 2026 dollars
1990	No. 174	$53,231	$135,358
1989	No. 111	$124,004	$332,343
1988	No. 115	$97,762	$274,659
1987	No. 41	$234,837	$686,670
1986	No. 63	$147,882	$448,257
1985	No. 104	$65,697	$202,919
1984	No. 89	$66,224	$211,799
1983	No. 51	$111,895	$373,256
1982	No. 41	$96,756	$333,124
1981	No. 26	$126,175	$461,047
1980	No. 55	$76,791	$309,595
1976	No. 6	$192,645	$1,124,701
1974	No. 5	$164,486	$1,108,317

J. C. Snead at the majors and The Players

J. C. Snead's finishes in golf's biggest events, with the prize money wherever it was published.

Year	Tournament	Finish	Prize money	In 2026 dollars
1991	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1990	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1990	Hardee's Golf Classic	T24	$7,241	$18,412
1990	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T53	$2,304	$5,859
1990	Buick Classic	T76	$1,850	$4,704
1990	Centel Western Open	T32	$4,867	$12,375
1990	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1990	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T33	$6,604	$16,793
1990	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T66	$2,070	$5,264
1990	The Players Championship	T46	$3,855	$9,803
1990	Honda Classic	T58	$2,220	$5,645
1990	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	MC	$0	—
1990	Hawaiian Open	T71	$1,930	$4,908
1990	Phoenix Open	T28	$6,390	$16,249
1990	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1989	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1989	Canon Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1989	Beatrice Western Open	T20	$10,429	$27,950
1989	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T5	$35,125	$94,138
1989	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1989	Las Vegas Invitational	T55	$2,838	$7,605
1989	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T28	$6,369	$17,069
1989	Independent Insurance Agent Open	T42	$2,800	$7,504
1989	USF&G Classic	T72	$1,448	$3,879
1989	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1989	Honda Classic	T13	$14,133	$37,879
1989	Hawaiian Open	T50	$1,752	$4,696
1989	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T50	$2,377	$6,371
1989	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T18	$12,171	$32,621
1988	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1988	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T51	$1,658	$4,657
1988	Beatrice Western Open	T11	$17,325	$48,674
1988	Memorial Tournament	T41	$3,837	$10,780
1988	Colonial National Invitation	T72	$1,478	$4,151
1988	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	DQ	Not known	—
1988	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1988	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1988	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1988	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1988	Honda Classic	T61	$1,512	$4,248
1988	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	MC	$0	—
1988	Hawaiian Open	T10	$15,000	$42,142
1988	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1988	MONY Tournament of Champions	T5	$19,000	$53,380
1987	Beatrice Western Open	T57	$1,784	$5,216
1987	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1987	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T29	$4,550	$13,304
1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	1	$108,000	$315,795
1987	Memorial Tournament	T63	$2,598	$7,595
1987	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1987	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1987	Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1987	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1987	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	MC	$0	—
1987	Honda Classic	T67	$1,230	$3,597
1987	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T2	$44,000	$128,657
1987	Hawaiian Open	T24	$4,860	$14,211
1987	Phoenix Open	T62	$1,266	$3,702
1987	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T45	$2,438	$7,129
1986	PGA Championship	72	$1,550	$4,698
1986	Western Open	T37	$2,304	$6,984
1986	Buick Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Hardee's Golf Classic	T32	$2,076	$6,291
1986	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T36	$2,826	$8,566
1986	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T47	$1,581	$4,792
1986	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1986	Houston Open	T48	$1,257	$3,809
1986	Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Tournament Players Championship	T67	$1,818	$5,511
1986	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1986	Hawaiian Open	68	$1,020	$3,092
1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T28	$2,579	$7,817
1986	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T62	$1,242	$3,765
1986	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1985	Texas Open	T8	$9,800	$30,269
1985	Western Open	T46	$1,430	$4,417
1985	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T45	$1,757	$5,426
1985	Lite Quad Cities Open	T41	$1,080	$3,336
1985	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T7	$15,583	$48,132
1985	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1985	Sea Pines Heritage	MC	$0	—
1985	Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Tournament Players Championship	T17	$12,600	$38,918
1985	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T60	$2,070	$6,394
1985	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1985	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1985	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T37	$1,880	$5,807
1985	Hawaiian Open	T18	$6,300	$19,459
1985	Los Angeles Open	T41	$1,480	$4,571
1985	Phoenix Open	T36	$1,892	$5,844
1985	Bob Hope Classic	T60	$1,075	$3,320
1984	Texas Open	WD	Not known	—
1984	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1984	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1984	Buick Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Canadian Open	T69	$804	$2,571
1984	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T46	$1,337	$4,276
1984	Memorial Tournament	T65	$1,540	$4,925
1984	Colonial National Invitation	MC	$0	—
1984	Houston Coca-Cola Open	70	$1,000	$3,198
1984	Sea Pines Heritage	T76	$740	$2,367
1984	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1984	Greater Greensboro Open	T35	$1,930	$6,173
1984	Tournament Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1984	Bay Hill Classic	T42	$1,440	$4,605
1984	Honda Classic	3	$34,000	$108,740
1984	Los Angeles Open	T34	$2,064	$6,601
1984	Hawaiian Open	T22	$4,800	$15,351
1984	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Phoenix Open	T15	$7,000	$22,388
1984	Bob Hope Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic	T4	$33,000	$110,080
1983	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T43	$877	$2,924
1983	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1983	Canadian Open	T24	$2,770	$9,240
1983	U.S. Open	T43	$2,847	$9,498
1983	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T50	$1,077	$3,593
1983	Memorial Tournament	T52	$1,800	$6,004
1983	Houston Coca-Cola Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Sea Pines Heritage	T34	$1,806	$6,024
1983	Masters Tournament	T12	$10,125	$33,775
1983	Greater Greensboro Open	T14	$7,200	$24,018
1983	Tournament Players Championship	T32	$4,142	$13,817
1983	USF&G Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Bay Hill Classic	T26	$2,382	$7,946
1983	Honda Inverrary Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T48	$754	$2,515
1983	Hawaiian Open	T10	$8,125	$27,103
1983	Phoenix Open	T24	$2,708	$9,034
1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T10	$7,800	$26,019
1982	Texas Open	T18	$2,519	$8,674
1982	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T39	$1,230	$4,235
1982	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1982	Canadian Open	T44	$1,284	$4,422
1982	Western Open	T25	$2,559	$8,812
1982	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T7	$12,900	$44,414
1982	U.S. Open	T15	$4,661	$16,047
1982	Memorial Tournament	T40	$2,000	$6,886
1982	MONY Tournament of Champions	T16	$6,400	$22,035
1982	Masters Tournament	DQ	Not known	—
1982	Greater Greensboro Open	T15	$5,100	$17,559
1982	Sea Pines Heritage	T15	$4,950	$17,042
1982	Tournament Players Championship	T13	$9,100	$31,331
1982	Honda Inverrary Classic	T33	$2,069	$7,122
1982	Bay Hill Classic	T65	$600	$2,066
1982	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T16	$4,500	$15,493
1982	Phoenix Open	T37	$1,350	$4,648
1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T18	$3,465	$11,930
1982	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	DQ	Not known	—
1981	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1981	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T15	$4,358	$15,922
1981	PGA Championship	15	$5,500	$20,097
1981	Canadian Open	15	$7,650	$27,953
1981	Western Open	6	$10,800	$39,464
1981	U.S. Open	T33	$1,828	$6,678
1981	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T6	$12,520	$45,748
1981	Atlanta Classic	MC	$0	—
1981	Memorial Tournament	T54	$1,710	$6,248
1981	Michelob-Houston Open	T43	$819	$2,993
1981	USF&G New Orleans Open	T18	$4,564	$16,677
1981	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1981	Greater Greensboro Open	T59	$654	$2,390
1981	Sea Pines Heritage	MC	$0	—
1981	Tournament Players Championship	WD	Not known	—
1981	American Motors Inverrary Classic	MC	$0	—
1981	Bay Hill Classic	T65	$621	$2,269
1981	Hawaiian Open	T29	$2,007	$7,334
1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T25	$1,868	$6,825
1981	Phoenix Open	T17	$4,060	$14,835
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T4	$11,367	$41,534
1980	San Antonio Texas Open	T30	$1,364	$5,498
1980	World Series of Golf	T26	$2,220	$8,950
1980	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T39	$1,520	$6,128
1980	PGA Championship	T50	$796	$3,209
1980	IVB-Golf Classic	T60	$636	$2,564
1980	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T30	$1,863	$7,511
1980	Canadian Open	T13	$6,000	$24,190
1980	U.S. Open	T22	$2,400	$9,676
1980	Memorial Tournament	T47	$1,680	$6,773
1980	Colonial National Invitation	T48	$763	$3,077
1980	Michelob-Houston Open	T39	$1,200	$4,840
1980	Masters Tournament	T14	$5,917	$23,855
1980	Greater Greensboro Open	T11	$5,125	$20,662
1980	Tournament Players Championship	T31	$2,220	$8,950
1980	Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic	T24	$2,321	$9,358
1980	Bay Hill Classic	T42	$1,050	$4,233
1980	Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	T7	$7,021	$28,306
1980	Phoenix Open	T13	$6,000	$24,190
1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T53	$628	$2,530
1979	Masters Tournament	22	$2,400	$10,987
1979	Tournament Players Championship	CUT	$0	—
1978	U.S. Open	T2	$19,750	$100,590
1978	Tournament Players Championship	T71	$750	$3,820
1977	Masters Tournament	T39	$1,900	$10,415
1976	PGA Championship	T15	$3,400	$19,850
1976	Masters Tournament	T43	$1,650	$9,633
1976	Tournament Players Championship	2	$34,200	$199,667
1975	Masters Tournament	T10	$3,600	$22,225
1974	Tournament Players Championship	2	$28,500	$192,035
1974	Masters Tournament	T26	$1,850	$12,465
1973	PGA Championship	T3	$11,909	$89,114
1973	Masters Tournament	2	$22,500	$168,366
1972	Masters Tournament	30	$1,750	$13,904

J. C. Snead's PGA Tour wins

8 wins on record, 1971–1987, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

Season	Tournament	Purse
1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	$600,000
1981	Southern Open	$200,000
1976	Kaiser International Open Invitational	$175,000
1976	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	$180,000
1975	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	$170,000
1972	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	$150,000
1971	Doral-Eastern Open Invitational	$150,000
1971	Tucson Open Invitational	$110,000

J. C. Snead's wins, then and now

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

J. C. Snead won the 1987 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic and was paid $108,000. That is about $316K in 2026 dollars.

Winning the same event today would pay $1.6M. That is 5 times as much, even after inflation.

Year	Tournament	Paid	In 2026 dollars	Winner's share now
1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	$108,000	$315,795	$1,620,000 (2018)

J. C. Snead earnings FAQ

How much did J. C. Snead earn in his career?

J. C. Snead earned $1,558,385 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 13 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would J. C. Snead's earnings be worth today?

About $6,002,044 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $1,558,385 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

What was J. C. Snead's best money-list finish?

No. 5.