Scottie Scheffler is 72 holes away from an enormous payday.
After ending tied for third within the BMW Championship, Scheffler claimed the No. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup playoff standings with 4,206 factors.
The 26-year-old American will now enter this week’s Tour Championship with the highest staggered beginning place at 10-under. That’s two strokes forward of defending FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay, who won the BMW Championship. In the meantime, Will Zalatoris received the St. Jude Championship however then withdrew from the BMW Championship with a again harm that will even force him to miss the Tour Championship.
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Scheffler took dwelling $2.7 million in prize cash when he won the 2022 Masters in April for his first profession main victory. And he might earn greater than six occasions that quantity if he emerges because the winner among the many 30 golfers competing at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Membership.
How a lot cash will the 2022 Tour Championship winner make?
The 2022 Tour Championship winner will probably be awarded $18 million in prize cash, a $3 million improve from final yr’s occasion. There is a dropoff of over $10 million from first to second place, with the runner-up set to obtain $6.5 million.
For comparability, the U.S. Open had the very best first-place payout amongst golf’s 4 majors this yr at $3.15 million.
What are the 2022 Tour Championship payouts?
The 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs boast a staggering $75 million purse, with the highest 150 finishers within the standings incomes a share of that quantity. All 30 golfers who certified for the Tour Championship will earn at the least $500,000, whereas the highest 10 finishers will financial institution at the least $1 million.
Right here’s a full breakdown of the Tour Championship payouts:
1st: $18 million
2nd: $6.5 million
third: $5 million
4th: $4 million
fifth: $3 million
sixth: $2.5 million
seventh: $2 million
eighth: $1.5 million
ninth: $1.25 million
tenth: $1 million
eleventh: $950,000
twelfth: $900,000
thirteenth: $850,000
14th: $800,000
fifteenth: $760,000
sixteenth: $720,000
seventeenth: $700,000
18th: $680,000
nineteenth: $660,000
twentieth: $640,000
twenty first: $620,000
twenty second: $600,000
twenty third: $580,000
twenty fourth: $565,000
twenty fifth: $550,000
twenty sixth: $540,000
twenty seventh: $530,000
twenty eighth: $520,000
twenty ninth: $510,000
thirtieth: $500,000
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