These are the top 20 in PGA Tour Champions career prize money payouts

In 1978, the first Legends of Golf was held at Onion Creek Country Club in Austin, Texas.

Two years later, the Senior PGA Tour had its first two official tournaments. Don January and Arnold Palmer won those first events.

From there, the circuit grew and in 1990, Lee Trevino became the first golfer to win $1 million in a season. In 2002, the tour was rebranded as the Champions Tour. In 2015, it took on its current name, the PGA Tour Champions.

Bernhard Langer became the winningest golfer in Champions history in 2023 when he got to No. 46, breaking a mark long held by Hale Irwin. Langer is also the top money-winner all-time on the tour.

He’s one of three players to reach the $20 million mark. Six players on this list have surpassed the $15 million mark. There are 31 at $10 million.

As you make your way through this list, keep in mind:

• Gary Player is 90th all-time with $6,049,029

• Jack Nicklaus ranks 147th with $3,372,207

• Arnold Palmer is 211th with $1,765,795

There are 649 names listed in all, with Mike Balliet bringing up the rear with $736 in career tour earnings.

Check out this list of the all-time money winners on the PGA Tour Champions. Updated through the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Source: PGATour.com.

21. Colin Montgomerie – $12,522,518

20. Jeff Sluman – $12,816,211

19. Fred Funk – $12,875,987

18. Steve Stricker – $13,068,608

17. Fred Couples – $13,347,611

16. Allen Doyle – $13,401,250

15. Tom Lehman – $13,521,733

14. Loren Roberts – $13,642,664

13. Jerry Kelly – $13,809,629

12. Tom Jenkins – $13,821,866

11. Jim Thorpe – $13,936,083

10. Larry Nelson – $14,637,172

9. Miguel Angel Jimenez – $14,757,020

8. Bruce Fleisher – $14,878,986

7. Dana Quigley – $14,898,463

6. Tom Watson – $15,074,227

5. Tom Kite – $16,303,747

4. Jay Haas – $19,993,558

3. Gil Morgan – $20,631,930

2. Hale Irwin – $27,158,515

1. Bernhard Langer – $37,383,505

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: These are the top 20 in PGA Tour Champions career prize money payouts