PNC Championship pros, should you be curious, get something from the annual pro-family member scramble event.
And they receive a check, too.
If you ask Padraig Harrington, there’s an immeasurable reward to the PNC.
“I don’t think without the PNC Championship, I think my kids because of it have a much better love for the game of golf,” he said. “Golf can be — for any of the kids of a professional golfer, it can be quite a frustrating game. There’s always high expectations. This is the ideal event in terms of it’s a scramble, it’s relaxed, it’s family oriented, it gets them into it. It gets them playing in a competitive environment without being super competitive.
“They’re not trying to be pros. They’re out here just trying to hit some good shots and enjoy it. There really isn’t anything like it. I have to always be thankful for PNC for bringing that interest in the game of golf to my kids that they want to turn up and be respectable. They want to hit some good shots and show up and at least look like somebody would go, oh, if they tried a little harder or worked a little bit more, they could have been a pro sort of way.”
A reporter then asked if it’s easy for a pro’s child to be driven from the game.
“Unfortunately, for the sons of professional golfers or daughters, it’s very competitive,” Harrington said. “They’re seeing their dad, parent competing all the time, the highs and lows of that. And the expectations when everybody turns up and watches them, there’s always expectations. It’s a pretty tough, frustrating game to be the parent.
“Especially as we’re so good and so much better than our kids for such a long period of time. Like I probably passed my father in golfing ability at 13 years of age, 13, 14. So it’s tough for the kids.
“This is a way to get them interested, get them working on their game, get them looking forward to something in a very, very relaxed manner.”
With that, here are the money payouts for the PNC Championship. The total purse is $1.08 million.
PNC Championship purse, winner’s share
1. $200,000
2. $80,000
3. $57,250
4. $50,000
5. $49,000
6. $48,000
7. $47,000
8. $46,000
9. $45,000
10. $44,500
11. $44,000
12. $43,500
13. $43,000
14. $42,500
15. $42,000
16. $41,500
17. $41,000
18. $40,500
19. $40,250
20. $40,000
