We interrupt this purse story to bring you a word on another prize.
It comes from Padraig Harrington. He’s won a lot. Three majors. Twenty-one victories worldwide. And he had been asked this question this week at the Valero Texas Open:
What brings you the most joy about this game at this point in your career?
Here’s his response:
“I think because I’m an optimist, pretty enthusiastic person, I get up in the morning and it just, it drives me on,” Harrington said. “I wake up and the minute I go hit a golf shot — and you’d think I’d have sense at this stage — I’m dreaming that I’m going to find the secret. I know there isn’t one, but you’re always hopeful, dreaming. I think just keeps you young, it keeps you there.
“And I figured I’d burnt out. Maybe five, maybe five six years ago, I’d have been burnt out when it came to golf, and I established a new way of doing it for myself. You know, I don’t — I’m not as intense as I would have been, I look to enjoy my weeks more. Yeah, I’m a little bit more relaxed about everything that goes on. I know I’m going to try hard enough, so I can afford to take a step back, and I think that was the only way I could continue to compete out here is just to take a step back and enjoy the stuff I enjoy and trying to get rid of the stuff that was making it tedious.”
With that, back to the money on the line.
Seventy-one players are playing for an $8.9 million purse this week. You can stream the final round of the Valero Texas Open via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET on Sunday. Television coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and it will switch to NBC beginning at 2:30 p.m.
You can check out the complete payout breakdown below.
2023 Valspar Championship payout info, winner’s share
1. $1.602 million
2. $970,100
3. $614,100
4. $436,100
5. $364,900
6. $322,625
7. $300,375
8. $278,125
9. $260,325
10. $242,525
11. $224,725
12. $206,925
13. $189,125
14. $171,325
15. $162,425
16. $153,525
17. $144,625
18. $135,725
19. $126,825
20. $117,925
21. $109,025
22. $100,125
23. $93,005
24. $85,885
25. $78,765
26. $71,645
27. $68,975
28. $66,305
29. $63,635
30. $60,965
31. $58,295
32. $55,625
33. $52,955
34. $50,730
35. $48,505
36. $46,280
37. $44,055
38. $42,275
39. $40,495
40. $38,715
41. $36,935
42. $35,155
43. $33,375
44. $31,595
45. $29,815
46. $28,035
47. $26,255
48. $24,831
49. $23,585
50. $22,873
51. $22,339
52. $21,805
53. $21,449
54. $21,093
55. $20,915
56. $20,737
57. $20,559
58. $20,381
59. $20,203
60. $20,025
61. $19,847
62. $19,669
63. $19,491
64. $19,313
65. $19,135
66. $18,957
67. $18,779
68. $18,601
69. $18,423
70. $18,245
71. $18,067
