PHOENIX — Steve Stricker was on track to become the first PGA Tour Champions golfer to clear $4 million in a single season three years ago. In 2023, he was just $13,937 away but chose to not play any of the three Charles Schwab Cup playoff events.
Stricker opted out of all three while his dad battled an illness. While he came up short of that threshold, he nonetheless became the third golfer in the circuit's history to clinch the Cup title before the season finale.
Stricker won six times that year. In 2026, Zach Johnson leads the circuit with six wins while Stewart Cink has five. With one event left, Johnson and Cink are in the top five for most single-season money on the PGA Tour Champions and each are in position to earn another win.
What's more,
they can each surpass that single-season $4 million mark, and possibly give the tour not one but two golfers to break into that previously unchartered territory.
Most single-season money earned on PGA Tour Champions
How can each golfer get to $4 million? For Johnson, he has to win. He starts the final round tied for second three shots back of Cink. Cink can finish in a two-way tie for sixth or better to earn the remaining $128,735 he needs to reach $4 million.
Todd Kelly is Golfweek's assistant managing editor.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson each chasing most money earned in a single-season on PGA Tour Champions
