This week, in no particular order, all but one winner of the Wyndham Championship was in line to receive:
— Cash, and we’ll get to that more in a sec;
— A trophy;
— Five-hundred FedEx Cup points, which are crucial at this time of year, with the PGA Tour playoffs starting next week;
— A two-year Tour exemption and invites into next year’s Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Players Championship and Tournament of Champions;
— A congrats from Aaron Rai.
A congrats from Aaron Rai?
It’s true. The 29 year-old Englishman has made a habit of offering well-wishes to champions. His motivation, he said Saturday, was simple.
“Whether it’s me that wins or whether it’s someone else that wins,” he said, “there’s a huge amount of work that goes into it and it’s an amazing journey that every single player is on. When that culminates in a victory, whether that’s the first victory or multiple victories, it’s very special for whoever that it is. I think everyone who’s playing on the Tour can appreciate how difficult it is to win and how difficult it is to even get to this stage.
“Yeah, taking an extra few minutes to congratulate someone is not too much of an ask.”
With that, Rai’s victory late Sunday no doubt will make him a popular winner. Here is the complete payout breakdown for this week’s Wyndham Championship, played at Sedgefield Country Club. The total purse is $7.9 million.
How much every player made at the 2024 Wyndham Championship
1. Aaron Rai $1,422 million
2. Max Greyserman $861,100
T3. J.J. Spaun $466,100
Ryo Histatune $466,100
5. Luke Clanton (amateur and will not collect winnings)
6. Austin Eckroat $323,900
T7. Ben Griffin $249,245
Adam Svensson $249,245
Trace Crowe $249,245
Eric Cole $249,245
Billy Horschel $249,245
T12. Roger Sloan $144,965
Chan Kim $144,965
Mac Meissner $144,965
Keith Mitchell $144,965
Brendon Todd $144,965
Davis Thompson $144,965
Jacob Bridgeman $144,965
Charley Hoffman $144,965
Beau Hossler $144,965
Matt Kuchar $144,965
T22. Christiaan Bezuidenhout 79,658.33
Chris Gotterup 79,658.33
Nico Echavarria 79,658.33
Keegan Bradley 79,658.33
Rico Hoey 79,658.33
Cameron Young 79,658.33
T28. Matt Wallace $56,485
Gary Woodland $56,485
Mackenzie Hughes $56,485
Seamus Power $56,485
Adam Hadwin $56,485
T33. Victor Perez $45,109
Zach Johnson $45,109
Justin Lower $45,109
Denny McCarthy $45,109
Patrick Rodgers $45,109
T38. Davis Riley $37,525
Nick Hardy $37,525
Chandler Phillips $37,525
T41. K.H. Lee $31,995
Sungjae Im $31,995
Doug Ghim $31,995
Brice Garnett $31,995
T45. Maverick McNealy $23,711.29
Ryan Moore $23,711.29
Zac Blair $23,711.29
Brian Harman $23,711.29
Martin Trainer $23,711.29
Cameron Champ $23,711.29
Daniel Berger $23,711.29
T52. Jorge Campillo $18,881
Andrew Novak $18,881
Kevin Tway $18,881
Ben Taylor $18,881
Taylor Moore $18,881
Justin Suh $18,881
Chad Ramey $18,881
T59. Emiliano Grillo $18,012
Nate Lashley $18,012
T61. Jhonattan Vegas $17,696
Pierceson Coody $17,696
63. Vince Whaley $17,459
T64. Matti Schmid $17,222
Joel Dahmen $17,222
66. S.H. Kim $16,985
