Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_59 (earnings___$__ VARCHAR, tournaments_played VARCHAR, year VARCHAR)

### Question ###
What 2012 amount of earnings corresponds with less than 28 tournaments played?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT earnings___$__ FROM table_name_59 WHERE tournaments_played < 28 AND year = "2012"