Golf, as complex as it may be to some, can actually be summed in a few tidy sentences. At least according to Chris Kirk.
It was Thursday, after first-round play of this week’s BMW Championship, when he was asked whether he could call on previous successes, or did he need to just go with the “ebb and flow.” He had his answer ready.
“Yeah, you never know what’s going to happen,” he said. “That’s one thing about this game. You never certainly — whenever you think you have it figured out, you don’t, and whenever you think you’re lost and clueless, you’re maybe a day away from playing great.
“Yeah, I’ve tried to kind of give up on expectations a long time ago and just go play. Try to enjoy it.”
There you go. Call him Chris Kirk, golfer. And philosopher.
Of course, there’s at least one other constant:
Pro golfers will get paid.
With that, here is the complete payout breakdown for the 2023 BMW Championship. The total purse is $20 million.
2023 BMW Championship payout info, winner’s share
1. $3.6 million
2. $2.16 million
3. $1.36 million
4. $990,000
5. $830,000
6. $750,000
7. $695,000
8. $640,000
9. $600,000
10. $560,000
11. $520,000
12. $480,000
13. $441,000
14. $402,000
15. $382,000
16. $362,000
17. $342,000
18. $322,000
19. $302,000
20. $282,000
21. $262,000
22. $245,000
23. $229,000
24. $213,000
25. $197,000
26. $181,000
27. $174,000
28. $167,000
29. $160,000
30. $153,000
31. $146,000
32. $139,000
33. $132,000
34. $127,000
35. $122,000
36. $117,000
37. $112,000
38. $108,000
39. $104,000
40. $100,000
41. $96,000
42. $92,000
43. $88,000
44. $84,000
45. $80,000
46. $76,000
47. $72,000
48. $70,000
49. $68,000
50. $66,000
