As he gears up for his 150th PGA Tour start at the Valspar Championship, Tommy Fleetwood has defied conventional golf wisdom by surpassing $25 million in on-course earnings without a single PGA Tour win to his name. This astonishing feat, according to Golf Digest, marks Fleetwood as the first player in PGA Tour history to achieve such an earnings milestone without a victory.
The English golf star, who has just wrapped up a stellar season at the Los Angeles Golf Club, is now redirecting his focus back to the PGA Tour. Despite a robust endorsement from Dame Laura Davies for the Players Championship, Fleetwood’s performance at TPC Sawgrass fell short of expectations. Instead, it was his Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy who stole the limelight, clinching his second PGA Tour win of the season at the Florida-based event. McIlroy edged past J.J. Spaun in a thrilling three-hole playoff, thereby adding a 28th career win to his already impressive PGA Tour tally.
While Fleetwood continues his quest for a maiden PGA Tour victory, his ability to accumulate substantial earnings despite his winless streak is nothing short of remarkable. The 34-year-old golfer’s career record for the PGA Tour in 2025 reveals a series of consistent performances. Starting the year with a T22 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Fleetwood went on to secure T5 and T11 positions at the Genesis Invitational and Arnold Palmer Invitational respectively, before his T14 finish at TPC Sawgrass.
Throughout his PGA Tour journey, which began in 2018, Fleetwood has notched up five runner-up and five third-place finishes. His career stats show a total of 149 events played, with 126 cuts made, 55 top 10 finishes, and official earnings standing at an impressive $26,699,203.
While his PGA Tour win remains elusive, Fleetwood’s golf prowess is evident in his success on the DP World Tour. Among his seven titles, he’s claimed victories at prestigious events like the Dubai Invitational and Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Furthermore, his status as a Ryder Cup hero for Team Europe adds another feather in his cap, and he’s set to return to the squad under Luke Donald at Bethpage Black later this year.
In spite of his unconventional path to financial success in the world of professional golf, Tommy Fleetwood’s story underscores the importance of consistency and perseverance. His journey serves as a testament to the fact that victories, while important, are not the sole measure of a golfer’s success.