It’s not about the money, really, any more for Justin Rose. The 45-year-old Englishman is all about winning titles these days, largely to round out a résumé that many already consider Hall of Fame worthy and prove that golfers can play at an elite level well into their 40s. That’s a big reason why Rose was so demonstrative after defeating J.J. Spaun in extra holes at the FedEx St Jude Championship. It was his 12th career PGA Tour victory as Rose became the oldest golfer since Phil Mickelson’s 2021 PGA Championship triumph to win on tour
All that said, Rose’s win at TPC Southwind in Memphis was also rather lucrative. By beating Spaun, Rose claimed the biggest single tournament payday ($US3.6 million) in his 27-year pro career.
In turn, the first-place prizemoney payout pushed Rose’s 2025 earnings to $US8.2 million, which broke his previous single-season best of $US8.1 million in 2018. It also lifted Rose’s career money past a rare money milestone. Rose now has banked $US73.1 million ($A112 million) in 443 tour starts, becoming just the eighth player in history to top that mark on the PGA Tour.
Rose’s total bumped him past two Hall of Famers who have been among the $US70 million tour earners for some time, Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh. He also passed contemporary Adam Scott.
Here’s a look at the latest top-10 on the tour’s career moneylist (all in $US):
1: Tiger Woods, $120,999,166 (378 starts/82 wins)
2: Rory McIlroy, $107,145,766 (271/29)
3: Phil Mickelson, $96,727,968 (670/45)
4: Scottie Scheffler, $92,156,470 (147/17)
5: Dustin Johnson, $75,695,066 (319/21)
6: Justin Rose, $73,167,517 (443/12)
7: Jim Furyk, $71,507,269 (636/17)
8: Vijay Singh, $71,281,216 (638/34)
9: Adam Scott, $69,705,648 (424/14)
10: Justin Thomas, $69,347,527 (258/16)
While Scott failed to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, putting on hold his chances to join the $US70 million club, Thomas is in the field at this week’s BMW Championship, where a seventh-place finish or better would all him pass the milestone as well.
