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 — with the figures from sixth place and lower to be determined after Matt Kuchar finishes his final round on Monday. 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 $323,900 (amateur and will not collect winnings)
6. $286,375
7. $266,625
8. $246,875
9. $231,075
10. $215,275
11. $199,475
12. $183,675
13. $167,875
14. $152,075
15. $144,175
16. $136,275
17. $128,375
18. $120,475
19. $112,575
20. $104,675
21. $96,775
22. $88,875
23. $82,555
24. $76,235
25. $69,915
26. $63,595
27. $61,225
28. $58,855
29. $56,485
30. $54,115
31. $51,745
32. $49,375
33. $47,005
34. $45,030
35. $43,055
36. $41,080
37. $39,105
38. $37,525
39. $35,945
40. $34,365
41. $32,785
42. $31,205
43. $29,625
44. $28,045
45. $26,465
46. $24,885
47. $23,305
48. $22,041
49. $20,935
50. $20,303
51. $19,829
52. $19,355
53. $19,039
54. $18,723
55. $18,565
56. $18,407
57. $18,249
58. $18,091
59. $17,933
60. $17,775
61. $17,617
62. $17,459
63. $17,301
64. $17,143
65. $16,985
66. $16,827
67. $16,669
