Tom Kite Career Earnings & Prize Money

Tom Kite's prize money by season

Tom Kite's official prize money in the 21 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. 186	$121,605	$234,625
1999	No. 200	$85,630	$170,794
1998	No. 159	$161,295	$328,750
1997	No. 35	$631,252	$1,306,586
1996	No. 66	$319,326	$676,402
1995	No. 104	$178,580	$389,359
1994	No. 22	$658,689	$1,476,435
1993	No. 8	$887,811	$2,041,894
1992	No. 6	$957,445	$2,267,043
1991	No. 39	$396,580	$967,466
1990	No. 15	$658,202	$1,673,699
1989	No. 1	$1,395,278	$3,739,479
1988	No. 5	$760,405	$2,136,331
1987	No. 8	$525,516	$1,536,623
1986	No. 7	$394,164	$1,194,782
1985	No. 14	$258,793	$799,337
1984	No. 5	$348,640	$1,115,030
1983	No. 9	$257,066	$857,513
1982	No. 3	$341,081	$1,174,317
1981	No. 1	$375,699	$1,372,815
1980	No. 20	$152,490	$614,788

Tom Kite at the majors and The Players

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

Year	Tournament	Finish	Prize money	In 2026 dollars
2000	WGC-NEC Invitational	T32	$28,247	$54,500
2000	PGA Championship	T19	$56,200	$108,432
2000	Open Championship	T70	$10,628	$20,506
2000	U.S. Open	T32	$28,247	$54,500
2000	MasterCard Colonial	T50	$7,960	$15,357
2000	The Players Championship	T66	$12,120	$23,384
2000	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T61	$6,450	$12,445
1999	Reno–Tahoe Open	MC	$0	—
1999	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1999	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T17	$37,500	$74,796
1999	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	U.S. Open	T60	$8,460	$16,873
1999	MasterCard Colonial	T47	$7,532	$15,023
1999	Shell Houston Open	T51	$5,789	$11,546
1999	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	MCI Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	The Players Championship	T77	$9,250	$18,450
1999	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1999	Nissan Open	MC	$0	—
1999	Buick Invitational	MC	$0	—
1999	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1998	Westin Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1998	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1998	The Open Championship	T38	$13,736	$27,996
1998	U.S. Open	T43	$12,537	$25,553
1998	Buick Classic	MC	$0	—
1998	MasterCard Colonial	T64	$4,830	$9,844
1998	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T25	$17,512	$35,694
1998	Shell Houston Open	T36	$8,812	$17,962
1998	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	T67	$4,444	$9,058
1998	Masters Tournament	38	$15,680	$31,959
1998	The Players Championship	T25	$30,533	$62,233
1998	Bay Hill Invitational	T26	$15,400	$31,388
1998	Nissan Open	T29	$13,650	$27,821
1998	Buick Invitational	T22	$20,160	$41,090
1998	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1997	Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1997	Bell Canadian Open	T63	$3,195	$6,613
1997	PGA Championship	5	$105,000	$217,332
1997	The Open Championship	T10	$40,715	$84,272
1997	U.S. Open	T68	$5,742	$11,886
1997	MasterCard Colonial	T48	$4,021	$8,323
1997	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T19	$20,314	$42,047
1997	Shell Houston Open	T20	$19,307	$39,962
1997	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	T7	$61,275	$126,829
1997	Masters Tournament	2	$291,600	$603,563
1997	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1997	Bay Hill Invitational	T22	$13,162	$27,244
1997	Honda Classic	T41	$5,700	$11,798
1997	Buick Invitational	T38	$6,150	$12,729
1997	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1997	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1996	Bell Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1996	PGA Championship	MC	$0	—
1996	The Open Championship	T26	$14,764	$31,273
1996	Canon Greater Hartford Open	2	$162,000	$343,151
1996	U.S. Open	T82	$5,415	$11,470
1996	Buick Classic	T31	$6,520	$13,811
1996	MasterCard Colonial	T29	$10,200	$21,606
1996	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T57	$3,300	$6,990
1996	Shell Houston Open	T14	$26,250	$55,603
1996	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	T11	$38,160	$80,831
1996	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1996	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1996	Bay Hill Invitational	MC	$0	—
1996	Nissan Open	T60	$2,604	$5,516
1996	Phoenix Open	T61	$2,782	$5,893
1996	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T13	$24,375	$51,632
1995	LaCantera Texas Open	T54	$2,508	$5,468
1995	Quad City Classic	T59	$2,150	$4,688
1995	PGA Championship	T54	$4,050	$8,830
1995	The Open Championship	T58	$8,733	$19,040
1995	U.S. Open	T67	$3,349	$7,302
1995	Memorial Tournament	T38	$6,630	$14,455
1995	Colonial National Invitation	T23	$12,110	$26,404
1995	Shell Houston Open	T55	$3,178	$6,929
1995	MCI Classic	T37	$5,590	$12,188
1995	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1995	The Players Championship	T43	$9,620	$20,975
1995	Nestle Invitational	T65	$2,508	$5,468
1995	Nissan Open	T41	$4,440	$9,681
1995	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T33	$6,206	$13,530
1995	Buick Invitational of California	T41	$4,200	$9,157
1995	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	MC	$0	—
1994	The Tour Championship	T22	$54,600	$122,385
1994	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1994	NEC World Series of Golf	4	$96,000	$215,182
1994	PGA Championship	T9	$41,000	$91,900
1994	The Open Championship	T8	$45,957 £30,000	$103,011
1994	Motorola Western Open	T8	$48,600	$108,936
1994	U.S. Open	T33	$9,578	$21,470
1994	Buick Classic	15	$21,600	$48,416
1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T28	$6,737	$15,101
1994	Shell Houston Open	T2	$97,067	$217,572
1994	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	MC	$0	—
1994	Masters Tournament	4	$96,000	$215,182
1994	The Players Championship	T9	$65,000	$145,696
1994	Honda Classic	T9	$27,500	$61,641
1994	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	MC	$0	—
1994	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T27	$6,245	$13,999
1994	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T37	$4,435	$9,941
1994	Mercedes Championships	3	$80,000	$179,318
1993	The Tour Championship	T7	$96,000	$220,792
1993	H.E.B. Texas Open	T14	$17,500	$40,249
1993	PGA Championship	T56	$3,110	$7,153
1993	Sprint Western Open	MC	$0	—
1993	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1993	Buick Classic	T10	$25,000	$57,498
1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	58	$2,912	$6,697
1993	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1993	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1993	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1993	Nestle Invitational	T45	$2,803	$6,446
1993	Doral-Ryder Open	T14	$23,430	$53,887
1993	Nissan Los Angeles Open	1	$180,000	$413,986
1993	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	1	$198,000	$455,384
1993	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T28	$7,961	$18,310
1993	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	2	$86,400	$198,713
1992	The Tour Championship	T13	$43,114	$102,086
1992	H.E.B. Texas Open	T32	$5,094	$12,062
1992	PGA Championship	T21	$14,000	$33,149
1992	Canon Greater Hartford Open	T11	$22,000	$52,092
1992	Buick Classic	T6	$33,500	$79,321
1992	U.S. Open	1	$275,000	$651,146
1992	Memorial Tournament	T7	$37,830	$89,574
1992	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T40	$4,556	$10,787
1992	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T14	$17,600	$41,673
1992	BellSouth Classic	1	$275,000	$651,146
1992	Shell Houston Open	T30	$6,975	$16,515
1992	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	T3	$53,438	$126,530
1992	Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic	T12	$22,000	$52,092
1992	The Players Championship	T35	$8,874	$21,012
1992	Nestle Invitational	T8	$29,000	$68,666
1992	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T17	$14,000	$33,149
1992	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	T63	$2,544	$6,024
1992	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	MC	$0	—
1992	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T2	$72,600	$171,903
1992	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	T13	$17,375	$41,141
1991	H.E.B. Texas Open	T42	$3,150	$7,684
1991	NEC World Series of Golf	3	$48,000	$117,097
1991	PGA Championship	T52	$2,725	$6,648
1991	Centel Western Open	T36	$4,507	$10,995
1991	U.S. Open	T37	$8,560	$20,883
1991	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T50	$2,853	$6,959
1991	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T8	$30,800	$75,137
1991	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T49	$2,405	$5,867
1991	Masters Tournament	56	$3,100	$7,563
1991	The Players Championship	MC	$0	—
1991	Nestle Invitational	T32	$5,080	$12,393
1991	Nissan Los Angeles Open	T12	$19,600	$47,815
1991	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T26	$7,486	$18,263
1991	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T53	$2,500	$6,098
1991	United Hawaiian Open	T16	$16,500	$40,252
1991	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	1	$144,000	$351,291
1990	Nabisco Championship	18	$50,000	$127,142
1990	H.E.B. Texas Open	T33	$4,420	$11,239
1990	PGA Championship	T40	$4,750	$12,078
1990	U.S. Open	T56	$4,694	$11,937
1990	Centel Western Open	T13	$19,333	$49,161
1990	Southwestern Bell Colonial	72	$1,960	$4,984
1990	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T28	$5,850	$14,876
1990	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T9	$23,143	$58,848
1990	Masters Tournament	T14	$20,650	$52,510
1990	Nestle Invitational	T55	$2,025	$5,149
1990	The Players Championship	T5	$52,688	$133,976
1990	Hawaiian Open	T18	$11,750	$29,878
1990	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T3	$58,000	$147,484
1990	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T4	$41,333	$105,104
1990	MONY Tournament of Champions	T22	$11,100	$28,225
1989	Nabisco Championship	1	$450,000	$1,206,043
1989	Texas Open	T28	$3,904	$10,464
1989	PGA Championship	T34	$5,750	$15,411
1989	Beatrice Western Open	T11	$18,667	$50,028
1989	U.S. Open	T9	$19,968	$53,517
1989	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T5	$35,125	$94,138
1989	Southwestern Bell Colonial	T50	$2,490	$6,673
1989	Memorial Tournament	T55	$3,740	$10,024
1989	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T40	$3,504	$9,392
1989	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T8	$23,200	$62,178
1989	Masters Tournament	T18	$14,000	$37,521
1989	USF&G Classic	T36	$3,456	$9,262
1989	The Players Championship	1	$243,000	$651,263
1989	Nestle Invitational	1	$144,000	$385,934
1989	Nissan Los Angeles Open	8	$31,000	$83,083
1989	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	2	$108,000	$289,450
1989	Phoenix Open	T19	$13,720	$36,771
1989	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T8	$29,000	$77,723
1988	Nabisco Championship	2	$216,000	$606,844
1988	Texas Open	4	$28,800	$80,913
1988	PGA Championship	T4	$45,800	$128,673
1988	The Open Championship	T20	$12,469 £7,000	$35,031
1988	U.S. Open	T36	$7,002	$19,673
1988	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T20	$11,900	$33,433
1988	Memorial Tournament	T15	$15,833	$44,483
1988	Colonial National Invitation	T35	$3,956	$11,113
1988	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	3	$47,600	$133,730
1988	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	MC	$0	—
1988	Masters Tournament	44	$3,700	$10,395
1988	The Players Championship	T11	$26,500	$74,451
1988	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	2	$81,000	$227,567
1988	Los Angeles Open	T23	$6,321	$17,760
1988	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	T5	$22,035	$61,907
1988	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T64	$1,456	$4,091
1988	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1988	MONY Tournament of Champions	T11	$10,620	$29,837
1987	Nabisco Championship	T17	$39,600	$115,791
1987	Beatrice Western Open	T25	$6,107	$17,856
1987	PGA Championship	T10	$17,000	$49,708
1987	U.S. Open	T46	$4,240	$12,398
1987	Memorial Tournament	T46	$3,021	$8,835
1987	Colonial National Invitation	T21	$6,480	$18,948
1987	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T6	$19,425	$56,799
1987	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	MC	$0	—
1987	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	T8	$17,550	$51,317
1987	Masters Tournament	T24	$7,900	$23,100
1987	Tournament Players Championship	T9	$27,000	$78,949
1987	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T10	$14,400	$42,106
1987	Honda Classic	MC	$0	—
1987	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	MC	$0	—
1987	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T29	$3,990	$11,667
1987	Phoenix Open	T25	$4,483	$13,108
1987	MONY Tournament of Champions	T15	$10,667	$31,190
1986	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	T35	$5,170	$15,672
1986	PGA Championship	T26	$4,900	$14,853
1986	Western Open	1	$90,000	$272,806
1986	Buick Open	T7	$27,071	$82,058
1986	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	T6	$15,075	$45,695
1986	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T29	$4,355	$13,201
1986	U.S. Open	T35	$5,170	$15,672
1986	Kemper Open	MC	$0	—
1986	Memorial Tournament	MC	$0	—
1986	Colonial National Invitation	T43	$1,788	$5,420
1986	Houston Open	T54	$1,145	$3,471
1986	Masters Tournament	T2	$70,400	$213,395
1986	Tournament Players Championship	T4	$37,200	$112,760
1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	T30	$2,906	$8,809
1986	Honda Classic	T17	$6,325	$19,172
1986	Los Angeles Open	T20	$5,058	$15,332
1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	T41	$1,492	$4,523
1986	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T27	$3,994	$12,106
1986	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	T41	$2,280	$6,911
1986	MONY Tournament of Champions	10	$16,500	$50,014
1985	Texas Open	T8	$9,800	$30,269
1985	PGA Championship	T12	$9,017	$27,850
1985	Western Open	T22	$5,200	$16,061
1985	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T29	$3,652	$11,282
1985	The Open Championship	T8	$20,197 £15,567	$62,383
1985	Canadian Open	T37	$2,123	$6,556
1985	U.S. Open	13	$10,738	$33,167
1985	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T30	$3,038	$9,382
1985	Colonial National Invitation	T52	$1,143	$3,531
1985	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T18	$6,520	$20,138
1985	MONY Tournament of Champions	1	$72,000	$222,387
1985	Sea Pines Heritage	T30	$2,377	$7,342
1985	Masters Tournament	MC	$0	—
1985	Tournament Players Championship	T64	$1,872	$5,782
1985	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T21	$9,188	$28,379
1985	Honda Classic	T6	$17,375	$53,666
1985	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T52	$933	$2,881
1985	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T30	$3,038	$9,382
1985	Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1985	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Texas Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	T41	$3,238	$10,357
1984	PGA Championship	T34	$3,317	$10,607
1984	Buick Open	T41	$3,238	$10,357
1984	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1984	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T6	$17,375	$55,569
1984	Memorial Tournament	T43	$2,250	$7,196
1984	Colonial National Invitation	T4	$18,850	$60,287
1984	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T9	$12,500	$39,978
1984	MONY Tournament of Champions	T6	$15,667	$50,106
1984	Sea Pines Heritage	2	$43,200	$138,163
1984	Masters Tournament	T6	$19,425	$62,126
1984	Tournament Players Championship	T51	$1,925	$6,158
1984	Bay Hill Classic	T16	$5,611	$17,947
1984	Honda Classic	T61	$1,080	$3,454
1984	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T17	$4,720	$15,096
1984	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T19	$5,020	$16,055
1984	Phoenix Open	T51	$947	$3,029
1984	Bob Hope Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Texas Open	T13	$5,800	$19,347
1983	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	T13	$5,625	$18,764
1983	PGA Championship	T67	$1,506	$5,023
1983	U.S. Open	T20	$5,554	$18,529
1983	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T10	$9,975	$33,274
1983	Memorial Tournament	T28	$2,992	$9,981
1983	Colonial National Invitation	T12	$7,600	$25,352
1983	Houston Coca-Cola Open	MC	$0	—
1983	MONY Tournament of Champions	T12	$10,000	$33,358
1983	Sea Pines Heritage	T5	$11,462	$38,236
1983	Masters Tournament	T2	$44,000	$146,774
1983	Tournament Players Championship	T27	$4,970	$16,579
1983	Bay Hill Classic	MC	$0	—
1983	Honda Inverrary Classic	T6	$12,950	$43,198
1983	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	2	$32,400	$108,079
1983	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	1	$58,500	$195,142
1983	Phoenix Open	MC	$0	—
1983	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T19	$4,388	$14,636
1982	Texas Open	T7	$6,768	$23,301
1982	PGA Championship	T9	$7,919	$27,264
1982	Canadian Open	MC	$0	—
1982	The Open Championship	2nd CUT	$979 £560	$3,371
1982	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T2	$35,200	$121,191
1982	U.S. Open	29	$3,006	$10,349
1982	Memorial Tournament	T27	$2,643	$9,099
1982	Colonial National Invitation	4	$16,800	$57,841
1982	Michelob-Houston Open	T5	$13,300	$45,791
1982	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	T31	$1,942	$6,688
1982	MONY Tournament of Champions	T6	$12,840	$44,207
1982	Masters Tournament	T5	$13,500	$46,480
1982	Sea Pines Heritage	T45	$932	$3,210
1982	Tournament Players Championship	T27	$3,550	$12,222
1982	Honda Inverrary Classic	T2	$35,200	$121,191
1982	Bay Hill Classic	1	$54,000	$185,918
1982	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	MC	$0	—
1982	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T40	$1,110	$3,822
1982	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T3	$17,400	$59,907
1982	Phoenix Open	T13	$6,000	$20,658
1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	2	$29,700	$102,255
1982	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	T5	$13,500	$46,480
1981	Texas Open	T6	$8,375	$30,602
1981	PGA Championship	T4	$13,146	$48,037
1981	Canadian Open	T7	$13,247	$48,404
1981	Western Open	T7	$9,038	$33,023
1981	U.S. Open	T20	$2,550	$9,318
1981	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T6	$12,520	$45,748
1981	Atlanta Classic	T5	$12,667	$46,286
1981	Memorial Tournament	T7	$10,185	$37,216
1981	Colonial National Invitation	T3	$15,600	$57,003
1981	Michelob-Houston Open	T6	$8,794	$32,133
1981	MONY Tournament of Champions	T6	$12,000	$43,848
1981	Masters Tournament	T5	$12,667	$46,286
1981	Sea Pines Heritage	T44	$867	$3,168
1981	American Motors Inverrary Classic	1	$54,000	$197,318
1981	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T37	$1,413	$5,163
1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	T10	$6,000	$21,924
1981	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T11	$4,612	$16,854
1981	Phoenix Open	T17	$4,060	$14,835
1981	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T8	$7,975	$29,141
1980	San Antonio Texas Open	T17	$3,271	$13,189
1980	World Series of Golf	T14	$5,250	$21,166
1980	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	T20	$4,035	$16,268
1980	PGA Championship	T20	$3,450	$13,909
1980	IVB-Golf Classic	T10	$6,650	$26,811
1980	Western Open	T6	$10,050	$40,518
1980	U.S. Open	MC	$0	—
1980	Memorial Tournament	T57	$1,585	$6,390
1980	Colonial National Invitation	T9	$7,800	$31,447
1980	Michelob-Houston Open	T5	$13,300	$53,621
1980	Greater New Orleans Open	T27	$2,700	$10,885
1980	Masters Tournament	T6	$9,958	$40,147
1980	Tournament Players Championship	T31	$2,220	$8,950
1980	Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic	MC	$0	—
1980	Bay Hill Classic	MC	$0	—
1980	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	T25	$1,789	$7,212
1980	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	T13	$5,625	$22,678
1980	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	WD	Not known	—
1980	Phoenix Open	T4	$11,310	$45,598
1980	Bob Hope Desert Classic	T6	$8,312	$33,513
1979	Masters Tournament	5	$13,000	$59,513
1979	Tournament Players Championship	T9	$10,800	$49,442
1978	The Open Championship	T2	$19,639 £10,237	$100,024
1978	Masters Tournament	T18	$2,550	$12,988
1978	Tournament Players Championship	T28	$1,791	$9,122
1977	Masters Tournament	T3	$17,500	$95,931
1976	PGA Championship	T13	$4,350	$25,396
1976	The Open Championship	T5	$5,090 £2,820	$29,716
1976	Masters Tournament	T5	$11,167	$65,195
1975	Masters Tournament	T10	$3,600	$22,225
1974	U.S. Open	T8	$5,500	$37,059
1972	Masters Tournament	T27	Not known	—
1971	Masters Tournament	T42	Not known	—

Tom Kite's PGA Tour wins

19 wins on record, 1976–1993, with each tournament's total purse. Our season schedules start in 1958.

Season	Tournament	Purse
1993	Nissan Los Angeles Open	$1,000,000
1993	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	$1,100,000
1992	U.S. Open	$1,500,000
1992	BellSouth Classic	$1,000,000
1991	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	$800,000
1990	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	$1,000,000
1989	Nabisco Championship	$2,500,000
1989	The Players Championship	$1,350,000
1989	Nestle Invitational	$800,000
1987	Kemper Open	$700,000
1986	Western Open	$500,000
1985	MONY Tournament of Champions	$400,000
1984	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	$400,000
1984	Doral-Eastern Open	$400,000
1983	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	$325,000
1982	Bay Hill Classic	$300,000
1981	American Motors Inverrary Classic	$300,000
1978	B.C. Open	$225,000
1976	IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic	$200,000

Tom Kite's wins, then and now

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

Tom Kite's 13 wins in the majors and The Players paid $2.2M in total. In 2026 dollars, that is about $5.8M.

His first, the 1981 American Motors Inverrary Classic, paid $54,000. His biggest check was $450,000, at the 1989 Nabisco Championship.

Winning the same events today would pay $46.3M. That is 8 times as much, even after inflation.

Year	Tournament	Paid	In 2026 dollars	Winner's share now
1981	American Motors Inverrary Classic	$54,000	$197,318	$1,728,000 (2026)
1982	Bay Hill Classic	$54,000	$185,918	$4,000,000 (2026)
1983	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	$58,500	$195,142	$3,600,000 (2026)
1985	MONY Tournament of Champions	$72,000	$222,387	$1,260,000 (2018)
1986	Western Open	$90,000	$272,806	$3,600,000 (2026)
1989	Nestle Invitational	$144,000	$385,934	$4,000,000 (2026)
1989	The Players Championship	$243,000	$651,263	$4,500,000 (2026)
1989	Nabisco Championship	$450,000	$1,206,043	$10,000,000 (2026)
1991	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	$144,000	$351,291	$1,260,000 (2018)
1992	BellSouth Classic	$275,000	$651,146	$4,500,000 (2026)
1992	U.S. Open	$275,000	$651,146	$4,500,000 (2026)
1993	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	$198,000	$455,384	$1,656,000 (2026)
1993	Nissan Los Angeles Open	$180,000	$413,986	$1,710,000 (2021)

Tom Kite earnings FAQ

How much did Tom Kite earn in his career?

Tom Kite earned $10,251,882 in official PGA Tour prize money in the 29 seasons with published figures. His full career total is not known.

What would Tom Kite's earnings be worth today?

About $26,777,240 in 2026 dollars, adjusting each season's $10,251,882 total for inflation with the consumer price index.

How many majors did Tom Kite win?

1: 1992 U.S. Open.

Did Tom Kite lead the PGA Tour money list?

Yes, 2 times: 1981, 1989.