Akshay Bhatia had one goal on his mind Sunday: qualify for his first Masters.
Outside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings and having only won an opposite-field PGA Tour event last summer, Bhatia came to the Valero Texas Open needing a one to earn a trip to the Masters.
“If I win, that’s great. I mean, it gets me closer to my goal,” Bhatia said Saturday night as he sat on a four-stroke lead. “Yeah, it doesn’t mean the world to me. I didn’t grow up playing on the PGA TOUR necessarily to win just PGA TOUR events, I grew up playing and dreaming of winning majors. That’s kind of my main focus for the years to come.”
On Masters eve, all this pro wants is to punch his ticket to Augusta
He got it done Sunday in a playoff and became the sixth player in the last seven years to win the final event before the Masters to qualify.
Of course, he will also get a few other perks for winning this week. He not only earned an invite to the Masters, but next month’s PGA Championship as well. He secures his status on the PGA Tour through the 2026 season too.
In addition to all of those things, he also takes home a boatload of cash. To be exact, $1.656 million.
With that, keep reading below for a complete list of the 2024 Valero Texas Open payouts for all 82 players who made the cut. The total purse is $9.2 million.
How much every player made at the 2024 Valero Texas Open
(This post will be updated upon conclusion of the tournament)
1: Akshay Bhatia $1.656 million
2: Denny McCarthy $1.0028 million
3: Rory McIlroy $634,800
4. Russell Henley $450,800
T5. Adam Schenk $355,350
Brendon Todd
T7. Hideki Matsuyama $289,033.34
Ben Martin
Tommy Fleetwood
T10. Mac Meissner $223,100
Jordan Spieth
Matt Fitzpatrick
Peter Kuest
T14. Adam Scott $131,601.82
Ludvig Aberg
Keith Mitchell
Sam Stevens
Andrew Putnam
S.H. Kim
Rico Hoey
Chan Kim
Tyson Alexander
Alex Noren
Thorbjorn Olesen
T25. Justin Lower $67,735
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Max Homa
Brian Harman
Lucas Glover
Mark Hubbard
Corey Conners
Nick Hardy
T33. Alexander Bjork $49,066.67
Garrick Higgo
Chez Reavie
Kevin Chappell
Austin Eckroat
Robby Shelton
T39. Nate Lashley $37,260
Ben Griffin
Stewart Cink
Bud Cauley
Aaron Baddeley
Kevin Yu
T45. Davis Thompson $26,772
Kevin Streelman
Victor Perez
Ryan Moore
Webb Simpson
Vincent Norrman
T51. C.T. Pan $21,988
Adam Svensson
Joe Highsmith
Lanto Griffin
Tyler Duncan
Martin Laird
J.J. Spaun
T58. Josh Teater $20,148
Harry Hall
Andrew Novak
Bronson Burgoon
Parker Coody
Aaron Rai
Maverick McNealy
Carl Yuan
David Lipsky
Dylan Wu
Hayden Springer
T69. Charley Hoffman $18,860
Vince Whaley
Matti Schmid
T72. Kevin Kisner $18,400
Brandt Snedeker
74. Pierceson Coody $18,124
T75. Tom Whitney $17,756
Collin Morikawa
Nicolai Hojgaard
T78. Ben Kohles $17,204
Beau Hossler
Ryo Hisatsune
81. Ben Silverman $16,836
82. Ryan McCormick $16,652
