This article is part of our Golf Draft Kit series.
A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2015-16. The value compares 2014-15 earnings vs. 2015-16 projected earnings. A player like Ryan Moore might earn a "D" grade or lower, but that is no indication of how he will play this year. It is simply a result of how his 2015-16 projected earnings compare to his 2014-15 earnings.
Improvement percentage (2014-15 earnings vs. 2015-16 projected earnings) is the factor that drives the grading process. Anything positive is a good score, though a slight positive score might just reflect inflation in the prize money.
Ranking includes only 2015-16 PGA Tour card winners who played at least 10 events on last year's tour:
• Top 125 on PGA Tour Money List (M = made money list only)
• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List (P = made points list only)
• PGA Tour Card Winners from Web.com Tour (W)
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125, i.e. Tiger Woods (E)
• International Players (I)
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| GOLFER | 2014-15 EVENTS | 2014-15 EARNINGS | 2015-16 PROJ. EARNINGS | IMPROVE% | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anirban Lahiri - I | 12 | $490,003 | $2,700,000 | 451.0 | A |
| Ben Crane – E | 22 | $203,254 | $750,000 | 269.0 | A |
| Roberto Castro – W | 16 | $179,723 | $600,000 | 233.8 | A |
| Shane Lowry – E | 13 | $502,517 | $1,500,000 | 198.5 | A |
| Mark Hubbard – W | 25 | $293,980 | $750,000 | 155.1 | A |
| Danny Willett – I | 10 | $408,435 | $1,000,000 | 144.8 | A |
| Rod Pampling – W |
A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2015-16. The value compares 2014-15 earnings vs. 2015-16 projected earnings. A player like Ryan Moore might earn a "D" grade or lower, but that is no indication of how he will play this year. It is simply a result of how his 2015-16 projected earnings compare to his 2014-15 earnings.
Improvement percentage (2014-15 earnings vs. 2015-16 projected earnings) is the factor that drives the grading process. Anything positive is a good score, though a slight positive score might just reflect inflation in the prize money.
Ranking includes only 2015-16 PGA Tour card winners who played at least 10 events on last year's tour:
• Top 125 on PGA Tour Money List (M = made money list only)
• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List (P = made points list only)
• PGA Tour Card Winners from Web.com Tour (W)
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125, i.e. Tiger Woods (E)
• International Players (I)
Click column headings to sort.
| GOLFER | 2014-15 EVENTS | 2014-15 EARNINGS | 2015-16 PROJ. EARNINGS | IMPROVE% | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anirban Lahiri - I | 12 | $490,003 | $2,700,000 | 451.0 | A |
| Ben Crane – E | 22 | $203,254 | $750,000 | 269.0 | A |
| Roberto Castro – W | 16 | $179,723 | $600,000 | 233.8 | A |
| Shane Lowry – E | 13 | $502,517 | $1,500,000 | 198.5 | A |
| Mark Hubbard – W | 25 | $293,980 | $750,000 | 155.1 | A |
| Danny Willett – I | 10 | $408,435 | $1,000,000 | 144.8 | A |
| Rod Pampling – W | 10 | $189,055 | $450,000 | 138.0 | A |
| Robert Garrigus – W | 25 | $253,699 | $600,000 | 136.5 | A |
| Angel Cabrera – E | 19 | $381,942 | $900,000 | 135.6 | A |
| Justin Leonard – E | 22 | $219,175 | $500,000 | 128.1 | A |
| Tiger Woods – E | 11 | $448,598 | $1,000,000 | 122.9 | A |
| Ernie Els – E | 18 | $453,579 | $1,000,000 | 120.5 | A |
| Graeme McDowell – E | 15 | $686,438 | $1,500,000 | 118.5 | A |
| Andrew Loupe – W | 15 | $183,850 | $400,000 | 117.6 | A |
| Adam Scott | 15 | $1,382,365 | $3,000,000 | 117.0 | A |
| Jason Dufner | 21 | $1,007,997 | $2,000,000 | 98.4 | A |
| Rory McIlroy | 12 | $4,863,312 | $9,000,000 | 85.1 | A |
| Geoff Ogilvy – E | 15 | $653,925 | $1,200,000 | 83.5 | A |
| Kyle Stanley – W | 12 | $245,504 | $450,000 | 83.3 | A |
| Spencer Levin | 31 | $836,698 | $1,500,000 | 79.3 | A |
| Jonas Blixt – P | 26 | $703,664 | $1,250,000 | 77.6 | A |
| Graham DeLaet | 22 | $988,349 | $1,750,000 | 77.1 | A |
| Tim Wilkinson – W | 28 | $171,654 | $300,000 | 74.8 | A |
| Tom Hoge – W | 26 | $690,319 | $1,200,000 | 73.8 | A |
| Will Wilcox | 17 | $1,168,302 | $2,000,000 | 71.2 | A |
| Hunter Mahan | 24 | $1,617,973 | $2,750,000 | 70.0 | A |
| Martin Kaymer | 13 | $886,378 | $1,500,000 | 69.2 | A |
| Seung-Yul Noh – E | 21 | $711,609 | $1,200,000 | 68.6 | A |
| Charl Schwartzel | 19 | $1,209,528 | $2,000,000 | 65.4 | A |
| Billy Horschel | 28 | $1,735,751 | $2,750,000 | 58.4 | B |
| Branden Grace – I | 13 | $1,471,160 | $2,300,000 | 56.3 | B |
| K.J. Choi – E | 19 | $448,864 | $700,000 | 55.9 | B |
| Carlos Ortiz | 30 | $964,137 | $1,500,000 | 55.6 | B |
| Martin Laird | 24 | $1,124,988 | $1,750,000 | 55.6 | B |
| Harris English | 29 | $1,971,687 | $3,000,000 | 52.2 | B |
| Chez Reavie – W | 19 | $331,623 | $500,000 | 50.8 | B |
| Francesco Molinari | 16 | $997,389 | $1,500,000 | 50.4 | B |
| Sam Saunders – W | 28 | $578,571 | $850,000 | 46.9 | B |
| Webb Simpson | 22 | $2,046,260 | $3,000,000 | 46.6 | B |
| Luke Donald | 20 | $1,026,643 | $1,500,000 | 46.1 | B |
| Matt Kuchar | 25 | $2,774,170 | $4,000,000 | 44.2 | B |
| Keegan Bradley | 24 | $1,565,079 | $2,250,000 | 43.8 | B |
| Tony Finau | 31 | $2,095,186 | $3,000,000 | 43.2 | B |
| Zac Blair | 34 | $1,244,676 | $1,750,000 | 40.6 | B |
| Tim Clark | 13 | $1,028,139 | $1,400,000 | 36.2 | B |
| Brandt Snedeker | 27 | $3,698,056 | $5,000,000 | 35.2 | B |
| Jamie Donaldson – M | 16 | $938,664 | $1,250,000 | 33.2 | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 25 | $3,758,619 | $5,000,000 | 33.0 | B |
| Johnson Wagner | 23 | $1,131,659 | $1,500,000 | 32.5 | B |
| Chesson Hadley | 30 | $1,135,529 | $1,500,000 | 32.1 | B |
| Justin Thomas | 30 | $2,278,564 | $3,000,000 | 31.7 | B |
| Kevin Streelman | 27 | $1,525,774 | $2,000,000 | 31.1 | B |
| Shawn Stefani | 26 | $1,757,803 | $2,250,000 | 28.0 | B |
| Lee Westwood | 15 | $946,628 | $1,200,000 | 26.8 | B |
| Ryan Palmer | 22 | $1,974,523 | $2,500,000 | 26.6 | B |
| Carl Pettersson | 32 | $1,186,763 | $1,500,000 | 26.4 | B |
| Matt Jones | 25 | $1,995,553 | $2,500,000 | 25.3 | B |
| William McGirt | 30 | $1,004,696 | $1,250,000 | 24.4 | C |
| Brendon Todd | 27 | $1,809,192 | $2,250,000 | 24.4 | C |
| John Senden | 24 | $1,422,033 | $1,750,000 | 23.1 | C |
| Cameron Smith – I | 13 | $976,297 | $1,200,000 | 22.9 | C |
| Cameron Tringale | 28 | $1,837,164 | $2,250,000 | 22.5 | C |
| Rickie Fowler | 21 | $5,773,430 | $7,000,000 | 21.2 | C |
| Chris Stroud – P | 28 | $746,814 | $900,000 | 20.5 | C |
| Charles Howell III | 30 | $1,257,361 | $1,500,000 | 19.3 | C |
| Derek Fathauer – W | 27 | $482,023 | $575,000 | 19.3 | C |
| Brooks Koepka | 23 | $3,571,900 | $4,250,000 | 19.0 | C |
| Tyrone Van Aswegen – W | 20 | $168,234 | $200,000 | 18.9 | C |
| Russell Henley | 24 | $2,110,774 | $2,500,000 | 18.4 | C |
| John Huh – P | 31 | $678,556 | $800,000 | 17.9 | C |
| Ryo Ishikawa | 28 | $851,044 | $1,000,000 | 17.5 | C |
| Kevin Chappell | 26 | $1,281,552 | $1,500,000 | 17.0 | C |
| Lucas Glover – W | 26 | $515,241 | $600,000 | 16.5 | C |
| Phil Mickelson | 19 | $2,154,200 | $2,500,000 | 16.1 | C |
| Patrick Rodgers – W | 17 | $1,038,291 | $1,200,000 | 15.6 | C |
| John Peterson | 25 | $779,509 | $900,000 | 15.5 | C |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 20 | $3,251,174 | $3,750,000 | 15.3 | C |
| Hudson Swafford | 30 | $959,391 | $1,100,000 | 14.7 | C |
| Robert Streb | 30 | $3,947,424 | $4,500,000 | 14.0 | C |
| Brendan Steele | 24 | $1,759,484 | $2,000,000 | 13.7 | C |
| George McNeill | 27 | $1,331,768 | $1,500,000 | 12.6 | C |
| Morgan Hoffmann | 26 | $1,111,240 | $1,250,000 | 12.5 | C |
| Sergio Garcia | 15 | $2,670,229 | $3,000,000 | 12.3 | C |
| J.B. Holmes | 25 | $4,037,430 | $4,500,000 | 11.5 | C |
| Patrick Reed | 27 | $3,590,566 | $4,000,000 | 11.4 | C |
| Camilo Villegas – P | 27 | $718,497 | $800,000 | 11.3 | C |
| Ben Martin | 27 | $2,717,305 | $3,000,000 | 10.4 | C |
| David Hearn | 30 | $1,817,043 | $2,000,000 | 10.1 | C |
| Brendon de Jonge | 31 | $1,594,935 | $1,750,000 | 9.7 | D |
| David Lingmerth | 28 | $2,736,378 | $3,000,000 | 9.6 | D |
| Dustin Johnson | 21 | $5,509,467 | $6,000,000 | 8.9 | D |
| Scott Stallings – M | 19 | $919,619 | $1,000,000 | 8.7 | D |
| Scott Piercy | 28 | $2,780,027 | $3,000,000 | 7.9 | D |
| Paul Casey | 24 | $3,488,311 | $3,750,000 | 7.5 | D |
| Daniel Summerhays | 29 | $1,633,957 | $1,750,000 | 7.1 | D |
| Jeff Overton – P | 30 | $561,614 | $600,000 | 6.8 | D |
| Adam Hadwin | 30 | $937,611 | $1,000,000 | 6.7 | D |
| Jason Kokrak | 28 | $1,033,489 | $1,100,000 | 6.4 | D |
| Gary Woodland | 24 | $2,605,083 | $2,750,000 | 5.6 | D |
| Chris Kirk | 21 | $2,369,326 | $2,500,000 | 5.5 | D |
| Sean O'Hair | 26 | $1,662,300 | $1,750,000 | 5.3 | D |
| Russell Knox | 28 | $1,916,666 | $2,000,000 | 4.3 | D |
| Ryan Moore | 24 | $2,642,306 | $2,750,000 | 4.1 | D |
| Ian Poulter | 19 | $1,690,587 | $1,750,000 | 3.5 | D |
| Erik Compton – P | 28 | $676,602 | $700,000 | 3.5 | D |
| Brian Harman | 29 | $1,548,352 | $1,600,000 | 3.3 | D |
| Charlie Beljan – M | 27 | $782,546 | $800,000 | 2.2 | D |
| Derek Ernst – W | 26 | $320,085 | $325,000 | 1.5 | D |
| Nick Watney | 28 | $1,733,873 | $1,750,000 | 0.9 | D |
| Justin Rose | 20 | $5,462,677 | $5,500,000 | 0.7 | D |
| Marc Leishman | 23 | $1,762,267 | $1,750,000 | -0.7 | F |
| Scott Pinckney | 27 | $1,259,389 | $1,250,000 | -0.7 | F |
| Matt Every | 26 | $1,521,816 | $1,500,000 | -1.4 | F |
| Rory Sabbatini | 25 | $1,525,784 | $1,500,000 | -1.7 | F |
| Bill Haas | 25 | $3,064,024 | $3,000,000 | -2.1 | F |
| Blayne Barber – M | 26 | $768,383 | $750,000 | -2.4 | F |
| Steven Bowditch | 32 | $3,075,410 | $3,000,000 | -2.5 | F |
| Kevin Na | 27 | $2,820,766 | $2,750,000 | -2.5 | F |
| Jason Day | 20 | $9,403,330 | $9,000,000 | -4.3 | F |
| Jon Curran | 28 | $1,049,549 | $1,000,000 | -4.7 | F |
| Henrik Stenson | 16 | $4,755,070 | $4,500,000 | -5.4 | F |
| Pat Perez | 26 | $1,588,664 | $1,500,000 | -5.6 | F |
| Jimmy Walker | 24 | $4,521,350 | $4,250,000 | -6.0 | F |
| Padraig Harrington | 21 | $1,330,852 | $1,250,000 | -6.1 | F |
| Mark Wilson | 28 | $851,845 | $800,000 | -6.1 | F |
| Jim Furyk | 19 | $3,732,664 | $3,500,000 | -6.2 | F |
| Zach Johnson | 25 | $4,801,487 | $4,500,000 | -6.3 | F |
| Chad Collins | 24 | $747,899 | $700,000 | -6.4 | F |
| Stewart Cink – P | 23 | $694,655 | $650,000 | -6.4 | F |
| Jerry Kelly | 24 | $1,336,607 | $1,250,000 | -6.5 | F |
| Nick Taylor | 28 | $1,072,360 | $1,000,000 | -6.7 | F |
| Vijay Singh | 23 | $752,462 | $700,000 | -7.0 | F |
| Whee Kim – M | 23 | $755,998 | $700,000 | -7.4 | F |
| Ricky Barnes – W | 27 | $614,455 | $550,000 | -10.5 | F |
| Boo Weekley | 24 | $1,689,914 | $1,500,000 | -11.2 | F |
| Bubba Watson | 19 | $6,876,797 | $6,000,000 | -12.8 | F |
| Retief Goosen | 25 | $921,830 | $800,000 | -13.2 | F |
| Andres Gonzales | 28 | $925,335 | $800,000 | -13.5 | F |
| Scott Brown | 30 | $1,161,750 | $1,000,000 | -13.9 | F |
| J.J. Henry | 30 | $1,046,123 | $900,000 | -14.0 | F |
| Bryce Molder | 26 | $1,165,547 | $1,000,000 | -14.2 | F |
| Ken Duke | 30 | $817,675 | $700,000 | -14.4 | F |
| Jason Bohn | 27 | $2,337,580 | $2,000,000 | -14.4 | F |
| Kyle Reifers | 31 | $1,179,228 | $1,000,000 | -15.2 | F |
| James Hahn | 28 | $2,064,783 | $1,750,000 | -15.2 | F |
| Colt Knost | 29 | $1,066,553 | $900,000 | -15.6 | F |
| Kevin Kisner | 30 | $3,567,939 | $3,000,000 | -15.9 | F |
| Brian Davis – W | 31 | $656,534 | $550,000 | -16.2 | F |
| Troy Merritt | 29 | $2,092,669 | $1,750,000 | -16.4 | F |
| Michael Thompson – W | 27 | $599,835 | $500,000 | -16.6 | F |
| Daniel Berger | 31 | $3,028,901 | $2,500,000 | -17.5 | F |
| Jim Herman | 27 | $1,212,778 | $1,000,000 | -17.5 | F |
| Will MacKenzie – M | 16 | $863,563 | $700,000 | -18.9 | F |
| Chad Campbell | 30 | $1,015,707 | $800,000 | -21.2 | F |
| Danny Lee | 36 | $3,965,933 | $3,000,000 | -24.4 | F |
| Jordan Spieth | 25 | $12,030,465 | $9,000,000 | -25.2 | F |
| Charley Hoffman | 28 | $4,041,089 | $3,000,000 | -25.8 | F |
| Steve Wheatcroft | 28 | $973,024 | $700,000 | -28.1 | F |
| Jason Gore | 26 | $1,101,246 | $750,000 | -31.9 | F |
| Greg Owen | 19 | $1,180,794 | $800,000 | -32.2 | F |
| Alex Cejka | 30 | $1,227,196 | $750,000 | -38.9 | F |
| Fabian Gomez | 26 | $1,651,012 | $1,000,000 | -39.4 | F |
| Davis Love III | 18 | $1,263,596 | $750,000 | -40.6 | F |
| Sangmoon Bae | 30 | $2,599,632 | $0 | -100.0 | F- |
