What happened to JB Holmes? Golfer's career and career earnings explored

JB Holmes's career has been a zig-zag line on the graph. The American golfer started his golfing journey in college, helping his university team earn several medals and achieve the SEC title.

Holmes turned professional in 2005 and luckily soon won the PGA Tour card and won his first event at the FBR Open. He became the fastest golfer to earn $1 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour.

JB Holmes won his first PGA Tour event after just playing in the fifth professional event of his career. Unfortunately, his form soon fell away. He could only have two top-10 finishes in 2007.

For the next few months, he struggled with his game only to have a phenomenal victory at the 2008 Ryder Cup after defeating Soren Hansen by 2&1.

But the graph went down once again. JB Holmes withdrew from the 2011 PGA Championship after playing the first round of 80. He later revealed that he had been dealing with vertigo symptoms for months and was diagnosed with Chiari malformations.

On September 1, 2011, Holmes underwent brain surgery. A month later, he was airlifted from his hometown for another surgery because he was allergic to the titanium plate on the base of his skull.

JB Holmes made a speedy recovery soon after and returned to compete on the PGA Tour at the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open.

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JB Holmes' career after brain surgery

JB Holmes's career has been an inspiration for young golfers. He never gave up on his dream. After surgery, he played in 26 tournaments in 2012.

He finished in 11th position at the 2014 Zurich Classic of New Orleans and soon later retained his PGA Tour card for the 2015-16 season.

Holmes has won eight professional events in his career, including five on the PGA Tour and three others.

He won his fifth PGA Tour event at the 2019 Genesis Open in almost four years. Holmes has competed in all four major tournaments with the best finish at The Open Championship.

As of 2023, JB Holmes missed the cut in the first three PGA tournaments he played in, which were the Farmers Insurance Open, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and Phoenix Open.

However, he finished in 67th position at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, and T71 at Honda Classic. He last played at the Valspar Championship but missed the cut.

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What are JB Holmes' career earnings?

JB Holmes's official tournament earnings are around $25 million as reported by Spotrac, while unofficial tournaments added $1 million to his wealth.

His career earnings were maximum in 2015 when he earned $4,099,930. Holmes earned $58K in 2023.

Here is a list of JB Holmes' career earnings since he turned professional in 2005, according to Spotrac:

2005

• Earnings: $50,000

2006

• Earnings: $1,567,604

2007

• Earnings: $874,216

2008

• Earnings: $2,496,131

2009

• Earnings: $1,526,701

2010

• Earnings: $2,746, 248

2011

• Earnings: $1,334,203

2012

• Earnings: $1,250,505

2013

• Earnings: $15,184

2014

• Earnings: $2,365,204

2015

• Earnings: $4,099,930

2016

• Earnings: $3,172,108

2017

• Earnings: $1,468,584

2018

• Earnings: $1,595,942

2019

• Earnings: $2,147,065

2020

• Earnings: $440,524

2021

• Earnings: $136,546

2023

• Earnings: $58,884