This article is part of our Golf Draft Kit series.
Below are our Best Values for the 2018-19 PGA Tour season.
A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2018-19. The value compares 2017-18 earnings vs. 2018-19 projected earnings. A player like Rory McIlroy 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 2018-19 projected earnings compare to his 2017-18 earnings.
Improvement percentage (2017-18 earnings vs. 2018-19 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 prize money.
Ranking includes only 2018-19 PGA Tour card winners who played at least 10 events on last year's tour:
• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125 (E)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Top-25 Money List (W)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Finals (F)
• International Newcomers (I)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)
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| GOLFER | 2017-18 EVENTS | 2017-18 EARNINGS | 2018-19 PROJ. EARNINGS | IMPROVE% | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sam Burns - W | 11 | $495,916 | $1,900,000 | 283.1% | A |
| 2. Dylan Frittelli - F | 11 | $331,177 | $1,250,000 | 277.4% | A |
| 3. Sergio Garcia - C | 15 | $878,354 | $3,000,000 | 241.5% | A |
| 4. Bill Haas - E | 25 | $638,414 | $1,600,000 | 150.6% | A |
| 5. Joaquin Niemann - I | 13 | $1,209,958 | $3,000,000 | 147.9% | A |
| 6. Robert Streb - F | 29 | $411,606 | $1,000,000 | 143.0% | A |
| 7. Sangmoon Bae - |
Below are our Best Values for the 2018-19 PGA Tour season.
RotoWire golf writers Len Hochberg, Michael Riek, Bryce Danielson and Pete Gargano contributed to this report.
A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2018-19. The value compares 2017-18 earnings vs. 2018-19 projected earnings. A player like Rory McIlroy 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 2018-19 projected earnings compare to his 2017-18 earnings.
Improvement percentage (2017-18 earnings vs. 2018-19 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 prize money.
Ranking includes only 2018-19 PGA Tour card winners who played at least 10 events on last year's tour:
• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125 (E)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Top-25 Money List (W)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Finals (F)
• International Newcomers (I)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)
Click column headers to sort.
| GOLFER | 2017-18 EVENTS | 2017-18 EARNINGS | 2018-19 PROJ. EARNINGS | IMPROVE% | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sam Burns - W | 11 | $495,916 | $1,900,000 | 283.1% | A |
| 2. Dylan Frittelli - F | 11 | $331,177 | $1,250,000 | 277.4% | A |
| 3. Sergio Garcia - C | 15 | $878,354 | $3,000,000 | 241.5% | A |
| 4. Bill Haas - E | 25 | $638,414 | $1,600,000 | 150.6% | A |
| 5. Joaquin Niemann - I | 13 | $1,209,958 | $3,000,000 | 147.9% | A |
| 6. Robert Streb - F | 29 | $411,606 | $1,000,000 | 143.0% | A |
| 7. Sangmoon Bae - F | 17 | $184,057 | $375,000 | 103.7% | A |
| 8. Jordan Spieth | 23 | $2,793,536 | $5,250,000 | 87.9% | A |
| 9. Hideki Matsuyama | 21 | $2,687,477 | $4,750,000 | 76.7% | A |
| 10. Ben Martin - C | 20 | $532,936 | $900,000 | 68.9% | A |
| 11. Jhonattan Vegas | 27 | $1,137,444 | $1,900,000 | 67.0% | A |
| 12. Daniel Berger | 23 | $1,721,763 | $2,800,000 | 62.6% | A |
| 13. Wesley Bryan - E | 23 | $498,166 | $800,000 | 60.6% | A |
| 14. Kevin Chappell | 23 | $1,608,338 | $2,500,000 | 55.4% | A |
| 15. Ollie Schniederjans | 27 | $1,303,610 | $2,000,000 | 53.4% | A |
| 16. Tyrrell Hatton | 16 | $1,943,360 | $2,900,000 | 49.2% | B |
| 17. Russell Henley | 23 | $1,516,438 | $2,200,000 | 45.1% | B |
| 18. Kevin Tway | 31 | $1,397,544 | $2,000,000 | 43.1% | B |
| 19. Austin Cook | 29 | $2,448,920 | $3,500,000 | 42.9% | B |
| 20. Peter Malnati - F | 28 | $420,001 | $600,000 | 42.9% | B |
| 21. Grayson Murray | 22 | $1,056,628 | $1,500,000 | 42.0% | B |
| 22. Jason Dufner | 22 | $1,497,655 | $2,100,000 | 40.2% | B |
| 23. Alex Noren | 18 | $2,699,150 | $3,750,000 | 38.9% | B |
| 24. Jon Rahm | 20 | $3,992,678 | $5,500,000 | 37.8% | B |
| 25. Jason Day | 20 | $5,087,461 | $7,000,000 | 37.6% | B |
| 26. James Hahn | 26 | $1,386,301 | $1,900,000 | 37.1% | B |
| 27. J.J. Spaun | 27 | $1,978,906 | $2,700,000 | 36.4% | B |
| 28. Joel Dahmen | 28 | $1,476,838 | $2,000,000 | 35.4% | B |
| 29. Adam Scott | 21 | $2,237,641 | $3,000,000 | 34.1% | B |
| 30. Emiliano Grillo | 25 | $2,493,163 | $3,300,000 | 32.4% | B |
| 31. Cody Gribble - E | 25 | $302,593 | $400,000 | 32.2% | B |
| 32. Jamie Lovemark | 26 | $1,377,286 | $1,800,000 | 30.7% | B |
| 33. Luke List | 29 | $2,710,736 | $3,500,000 | 29.1% | B |
| 34. Tiger Woods | 18 | $5,443,841 | $7,000,000 | 28.6% | B |
| 35. David Hearn - C | 21 | $622,383 | $800,000 | 28.5% | B |
| 36. Charley Hoffman | 25 | $1,400,637 | $1,800,000 | 28.5% | B |
| 37. Robert Garrigus - C | 27 | $702,030 | $900,000 | 28.2% | B |
| 38. J.T. Poston | 22 | $940,661 | $1,200,000 | 27.6% | B |
| 39. Patrick Cantlay | 23 | $3,963,962 | $5,000,000 | 26.1% | B |
| 40. Danny Lee | 30 | $1,269,386 | $1,600,000 | 26.0% | B |
| 41. Cameron Tringale - F | 26 | $179,459 | $225,000 | 25.4% | B |
| 42. Roberto Díaz - F | 25 | $235,635 | $295,000 | 25.2% | B |
| 43. Peter Uihlein | 26 | $1,797,715 | $2,250,000 | 25.2% | B |
| 44. Anirban Lahiri | 24 | $1,441,205 | $1,800,000 | 24.9% | C |
| 45. Cameron Smith | 24 | $3,622,607 | $4,500,000 | 24.2% | C |
| 46. Corey Conners - C | 28 | $728,296 | $900,000 | 23.6% | C |
| 47. Byeong Hun An | 24 | $2,599,264 | $3,200,000 | 23.1% | C |
| 48. Russell Knox | 27 | $1,424,030 | $1,750,000 | 22.9% | C |
| 49. Ryan Blaum | 28 | $980,877 | $1,200,000 | 22.3% | C |
| 50. Trey Mullinax | 24 | $1,148,245 | $1,400,000 | 21.9% | C |
| 51. Abraham Ancer | 30 | $1,676,695 | $2,000,000 | 19.3% | C |
| 52. Adam Hadwin | 25 | $1,932,488 | $2,300,000 | 19.0% | C |
| 53. Harris English | 31 | $799,450 | $950,000 | 18.8% | C |
| 54. Jimmy Walker | 23 | $2,027,312 | $2,400,000 | 18.4% | C |
| 55. Rickie Fowler | 20 | $4,235,237 | $5,000,000 | 18.1% | C |
| 56. Sean O'Hair | 22 | $1,104,865 | $1,300,000 | 17.7% | C |
| 57. Matt Kuchar | 24 | $1,720,097 | $2,000,000 | 16.3% | C |
| 58. Shane Lowry - C | 19 | $696,897 | $800,000 | 14.8% | C |
| 59. Sam Ryder | 26 | $1,046,166 | $1,200,000 | 14.7% | C |
| 60. Tommy Fleetwood | 19 | $3,935,147 | $4,500,000 | 14.4% | C |
| 61. Brandt Snedeker | 25 | $2,448,970 | $2,800,000 | 14.3% | C |
| 62. Johnson Wagner - C | 21 | $656,322 | $750,000 | 14.3% | C |
| 63. Tom Lovelady - C | 28 | $700,783 | $800,000 | 14.2% | C |
| 64. David Lingmerth - C | 26 | $616,758 | $700,000 | 13.5% | C |
| 65. Brooks Koepka | 17 | $7,094,047 | $8,000,000 | 12.8% | C |
| 66. Hunter Mahan - F | 21 | $457,337 | $515,000 | 12.6% | C |
| 67. Beau Hossler | 28 | $2,449,707 | $2,750,000 | 12.3% | C |
| 68. Chad Campbell - C | 28 | $801,960 | $900,000 | 12.2% | C |
| 69. Henrik Stenson | 16 | $2,680,487 | $3,000,000 | 11.9% | C |
| 70. Matt Jones - F | 23 | $538,681 | $600,000 | 11.4% | C |
| 71. Branden Grace | 18 | $1,529,289 | $1,700,000 | 11.2% | C |
| 72. Richy Werenski | 32 | $1,081,283 | $1,200,000 | 11.0% | C |
| 73. Ryan Moore | 22 | $1,986,608 | $2,200,000 | 10.7% | C |
| 74. Denny McCarthy - C | 22 | $498,341 | $550,000 | 10.4% | C |
| 75. Rafa Cabrera Bello | 20 | $2,449,869 | $2,700,000 | 10.2% | C |
| 76. Keith Mitchell | 29 | $1,641,260 | $1,800,000 | 9.7% | D |
| 77. J.B. Holmes | 24 | $1,595,942 | $1,750,000 | 9.7% | D |
| 78. Brandon Harkins | 30 | $1,148,115 | $1,250,000 | 8.9% | D |
| 79. Rory McIlroy | 18 | $4,410,296 | $4,800,000 | 8.8% | D |
| 80. Patrick Rodgers | 30 | $1,287,040 | $1,400,000 | 8.8% | D |
| 81. Michael Kim | 27 | $1,379,736 | $1,500,000 | 8.7% | D |
| 82. William McGirt | 26 | $933,327 | $1,000,000 | 7.1% | D |
| 83. Talor Gooch - C | 27 | $654,200 | $700,000 | 7.0% | D |
| 84. Nick Watney | 26 | $1,402,833 | $1,500,000 | 6.9% | D |
| 85. Tony Finau | 28 | $5,620,138 | $6,000,000 | 6.8% | D |
| 86. Dustin Johnson | 20 | $8,457,352 | $9,000,000 | 6.4% | D |
| 87. Harold Varner III | 27 | $1,223,064 | $1,300,000 | 6.3% | D |
| 88. Mackenzie Hughes - E | 28 | $518,476 | $550,000 | 6.1% | D |
| 89. Marc Leishman | 25 | $3,771,221 | $4,000,000 | 6.1% | D |
| 90. Tyler Duncan | 31 | $944,021 | $1,000,000 | 5.9% | D |
| 91. Bud Cauley | 17 | $900,591 | $950,000 | 5.5% | D |
| 92. Si Woo Kim | 31 | $2,276,114 | $2,400,000 | 5.4% | D |
| 93. Hudson Swafford - E | 22 | $569,391 | $600,000 | 5.4% | D |
| 94. Adam Schenk - F | 28 | $474,923 | $500,000 | 5.3% | D |
| 95. Charl Schwartzel | 20 | $1,710,179 | $1,800,000 | 5.3% | D |
| 96. Tyrone Van Aswegen - C | 31 | $763,584 | $800,000 | 4.8% | D |
| 97. Scott Stallings | 30 | $1,147,573 | $1,200,000 | 4.6% | D |
| 98. Andrew Landry | 27 | $2,642,179 | $2,750,000 | 4.1% | D |
| 99. Louis Oosthuizen | 17 | $1,731,493 | $1,800,000 | 4.0% | D |
| 100. Justin Thomas | 23 | $8,694,821 | $9,000,000 | 3.5% | D |
| 101. Fabian Gomez - F | 28 | $437,032 | $450,000 | 3.0% | D |
| 102. John Huh | 29 | $974,538 | $1,000,000 | 2.6% | D |
| 103. Scott Brown | 32 | $1,076,678 | $1,100,000 | 2.2% | D |
| 104. Zach Johnson | 25 | $1,957,635 | $2,000,000 | 2.2% | D |
| 105. Kyle Stanley | 26 | $3,916,001 | $4,000,000 | 2.1% | D |
| 106. Sam Saunders | 26 | $981,936 | $1,000,000 | 1.8% | D |
| 107. Seamus Power | 28 | $791,018 | $800,000 | 1.1% | D |
| 108. Ryan Palmer | 22 | $1,484,445 | $1,500,000 | 1.0% | D |
| 109. Kevin Kisner | 25 | $2,972,285 | $3,000,000 | 0.9% | D |
| 110. Brian Harman | 25 | $2,733,463 | $2,750,000 | 0.6% | D |
| 111. Andrew Putnam | 28 | $2,387,382 | $2,400,000 | 0.5% | D |
| 112. Kelly Kraft | 31 | $1,496,253 | $1,500,000 | 0.3% | D |
| 113. Xander Schauffele | 27 | $4,047,538 | $4,000,000 | -1.2% | F |
| 114. Derek Fathauer - C | 28 | $708,712 | $700,000 | -1.2% | F |
| 115. Chris Kirk | 29 | $1,824,111 | $1,800,000 | -1.3% | F |
| 116. Kevin Streelman | 27 | $1,523,642 | $1,500,000 | -1.6% | F |
| 117. Stephan Jaeger - F | 26 | $422,260 | $415,000 | -1.7% | F |
| 118. Martin Laird | 22 | $1,017,580 | $1,000,000 | -1.7% | F |
| 119. Troy Merritt | 27 | $1,326,989 | $1,300,000 | -2.0% | F |
| 120. Kevin Na | 26 | $3,578,316 | $3,500,000 | -2.2% | F |
| 121. Sung Kang | 29 | $1,243,309 | $1,200,000 | -3.5% | F |
| 122. Gary Woodland | 27 | $3,108,907 | $3,000,000 | -3.5% | F |
| 123. Aaron Baddeley - C | 27 | $725,928 | $700,000 | -3.6% | F |
| 124. Paul Casey | 20 | $3,641,771 | $3,500,000 | -3.9% | F |
| 125. C.T. Pan | 30 | $1,881,787 | $1,800,000 | -4.3% | F |
| 126. Shawn Stefani - C | 25 | $523,204 | $500,000 | -4.4% | F |
| 127. Jason Kokrak | 29 | $1,794,431 | $1,700,000 | -5.3% | F |
| 128. Graeme McDowell - C | 20 | $581,024 | $550,000 | -5.3% | F |
| 129. Nick Taylor | 30 | $899,373 | $850,000 | -5.5% | F |
| 130. Whee Kim | 30 | $1,920,340 | $1,800,000 | -6.3% | F |
| 131. Bronson Burgoon | 24 | $1,179,616 | $1,100,000 | -6.7% | F |
| 132. Billy Horschel | 27 | $4,315,200 | $4,000,000 | -7.3% | F |
| 133. Nicholas Lindheim - C | 26 | $593,842 | $550,000 | -7.4% | F |
| 134. Brian Stuard | 32 | $1,089,763 | $1,000,000 | -8.2% | F |
| 135. Charles Howell III | 28 | $2,179,725 | $2,000,000 | -8.2% | F |
| 136. Jim Furyk - C | 15 | $660,010 | $600,000 | -9.1% | F |
| 137. Patrick Reed | 26 | $5,006,267 | $4,500,000 | -10.1% | F |
| 138. Rory Sabbatini | 27 | $1,126,057 | $1,000,000 | -11.2% | F |
| 139. Lucas Glover - C | 18 | $789,382 | $700,000 | -11.3% | F |
| 140. Brice Garnett | 30 | $1,466,224 | $1,300,000 | -11.3% | F |
| 141. Michael Thompson - C | 19 | $563,972 | $500,000 | -11.3% | F |
| 142. Tom Hoge | 31 | $1,358,542 | $1,200,000 | -11.7% | F |
| 143. Brendan Steele | 22 | $2,291,128 | $2,000,000 | -12.7% | F |
| 144. Camilo Villegas - E | 14 | $229,439 | $200,000 | -12.8% | F |
| 145. Bryson DeChambeau | 26 | $8,094,489 | $7,000,000 | -13.5% | F |
| 146. Justin Rose | 18 | $8,130,678 | $7,000,000 | -13.9% | F |
| 147. Aaron Wise | 29 | $3,486,407 | $3,000,000 | -14.0% | F |
| 148. Keegan Bradley | 27 | $4,069,464 | $3,500,000 | -14.0% | F |
| 149. Steve Stricker - C | 12 | $582,566 | $500,000 | -14.2% | F |
| 150. Scott Piercy | 26 | $1,882,337 | $1,600,000 | -15.0% | F |
| 151. Pat Perez | 23 | $2,962,641 | $2,500,000 | -15.6% | F |
| 152. Alex Cejka | 24 | $1,198,541 | $1,000,000 | -16.6% | F |
| 153. Vaughn Taylor | 25 | $965,691 | $800,000 | -17.2% | F |
| 154. Martin Piller - C | 28 | $847,304 | $700,000 | -17.4% | F |
| 155. Chez Reavie | 28 | $2,700,018 | $2,200,000 | -18.5% | F |
| 156. Ted Potter, Jr. | 28 | $1,976,198 | $1,600,000 | -19.0% | F |
| 157. Ben Crane - C | 21 | $620,646 | $500,000 | -19.4% | F |
| 158. Stewart Cink | 25 | $1,887,208 | $1,500,000 | -20.5% | F |
| 159. Chesson Hadley | 30 | $2,768,863 | $2,200,000 | -20.5% | F |
| 160. Bubba Watson | 24 | $5,793,748 | $4,500,000 | -22.3% | F |
| 161. Ben Silverman - C | 28 | $793,140 | $600,000 | -24.4% | F |
| 162. Webb Simpson | 26 | $5,376,417 | $4,000,000 | -25.6% | F |
| 163. Ian Poulter | 20 | $2,714,450 | $2,000,000 | -26.3% | F |
| 164. Ryan Armour | 32 | $2,485,203 | $1,800,000 | -27.6% | F |
| 165. Patton Kizzire | 29 | $3,541,151 | $2,500,000 | -29.4% | F |
| 166. Brian Gay | 30 | $2,152,501 | $1,500,000 | -30.3% | F |
| 167. Francesco Molinari | 20 | $5,065,842 | $3,500,000 | -30.9% | F |
| 168. Satoshi Kodaira | 18 | $1,471,462 | $1,000,000 | -32.0% | F |
| 169. Phil Mickelson | 24 | $4,595,187 | $3,000,000 | -34.7% | F |
RotoWire golf writers Len Hochberg, Michael Riek, Bryce Danielson and Pete Gargano contributed to this report.
