An Byeonghun and Choi Hyejin Also Top the Prize Money Rankings

Top Earners Without a Win on U.S. Men's and Women's Golf Tours
An Byeonghun Earns Approximately 30.5 Billion KRW with Five Runner-Up Finishes
Choi Hyejin Collects About 8.2 Billion KRW with Two Runner-Up Finishes

An Byeonghun and Choi Hyejin have become the players who earned the most prize money on the U.S. men's and women's professional golf tours without a single victory.

An Byeonghun finished tied for fourth at the PGA Tour Zozo Championship, which concluded in Japan on October 12, earning $301,600 in prize money. With this result, he has accumulated $21,484,985 (approximately 30.5 billion KRW) in prize money across 228 PGA Tour events. An Byeonghun's best finish on the PGA Tour is five runner-up placements.

An Byeonghun earned approximately 30.5 billion KRW on the PGA Tour without a win. Photo by EPA Yonhap News

Prior to this tournament, An Byeonghun was ranked second in this category. He overtook Denny McCarthy of the United States, who had been leading with $21,334,859 in prize money without a win, as McCarthy has not competed since the BMW Championship in August. Originally, Tommy Fleetwood of England was the dominant figure in this category, having earned over $30 million without a win until the Tour Championship in August this year. However, after winning the Tour Championship, he was no longer eligible for the 'most prize money without a win' category.

On the LPGA Tour, Choi Hyejin has amassed $5,787,046 (approximately 8.2 billion KRW) without a victory, making her the leader in this category. She debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2022, has played in 97 events, and finished as runner-up twice. On the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, she has recorded nine wins since turning professional and two wins as an amateur.

Hyejin Choi earned approximately 8.2 billion KRW on the LPGA Tour without a single win. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

Last week, Choi Hyejin finished tied for 11th at the LPGA Tour Buick LPGA Shanghai, part of the Fall Asian Swing held in China, adding $41,697 to her total prize money. Before this event, Lin Xiyu of China was the LPGA Tour leader in prize money without a win, with $5,774,962. However, Lin Xiyu missed the cut in both events she played this year and did not add to her earnings.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.