A memo sent to PGA TOUR players last week said that Rory McIlroy came in first place on this year’s Player Impact Program.

McIlroy won the first prize of $15 million, and Tiger Woods came in second place and won $12 million. The prize amount for the 2023 Player Impact Program was $100 million, which was split between 20 players.

In 2020–21, the Player Impact Program was created to reward players who have the biggest effect on the PGA TOUR business, such as ticket sales, sponsorships, media coverage, and fan involvement. The Program is also meant to increase interest in the PGA TOUR and the game of golf.

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Nielsen brand exposure, Google search data, media references, MARC general population awareness, and MARC golf fan awareness are some of the things that are used to judge the Player Impact Program. This year, these two took the place of the MVP Index and the Q-Score.

In the memo, TOUR Executive Vice President and Chief Player Officer Jason Gore said, “The scoring model for the Program is meant to be as objective as possible with the goal of quantifying the impact each player has on the PGA TOUR.”

A player must have played in at least five PGA TOUR events in one of the last five seasons in order to be qualified. In both 2021 and 2022, Woods was ranked No. 1 on the Player Impact Program.

The Player Impact Program prize pool for 2024 will be $50 million, split between 10 players. Most of the $50 million difference will be used to increase bonuses for players in the FedExCup and Comcast Business TOUR Top 10.

This is how the 2023 Player Impact Program stands and how much money was paid out:

  1. Rory McIlroy, $15 million
  2. Tiger Woods, $12 million
  3. Jon Rahm, $9 million
  4. Jordan Spieth, $7 million
  5. Scottie Scheffler, $6 million
  6. Rickie Fowler, $5.5 million
  7. Viktor Hovland, $5 million
  8. Justin Thomas, $5 million
  9. Tommy Fleetwood, $5 million
  10. Max Homa, $5 million
  11. Xander Schauffele, $3 million
  12. Jason Day, $3 million
  13. Tony Finau, $3 million
  14. Collin Morikawa, $3 million
  15. Matt Fitzpatrick, $3 million
  16. Wyndham Clark, $2 million
  17. Cameron Young, $2 million
  18. Justin Rose, $2 million
  19. Patrick Cantlay, $2 million
  20. Brian Harman, $2 million