Money. Who gets it? Who won’t? Who supplies it? All serious subjects these days. All dominating discussion.
But it’s still OK to laugh occasionally.
To that end, we present a moment featuring Brian Harman. He’d been playing well at this week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, shooting seven-under 65 during the second round and eight-under 64 during the third, after an opening 72. He vaulted into contention. On Saturday, reporters asked to talk to him.
And then came this exchange, started by a reporter:
“And you’re a major champion, you’re a grown man, but Thursday …”
“Damn right,” Harman laughed.
Good stuff. Should you be interested, the question was whether he felt demoralized after his first round, when playing partner Wyndham Clark also beat him by seven — and Harman said he didn’t.
OK, back to the money.
Here is a complete list of the 2024 Players Championship Invitational payouts for all 73 players who made the cut. The total purse is $25 million.
How much every player made at the 2024 Players Championship
1. Scottie Scheffler $4.5 million
T2. Brian Harman $1.891.666 million
Xander Schauffele $1.891.666 million
Wyndham Clark $1.891.666 million
5. Matt Fitzpatrick $1.025 million
T6. Si Woo Kim $875,000
Hideki Matsuyama $875,000
8. Ludvig Aberg $781,250
T9. Sahith Theegala $706,250
Maverick McNealy $706,250
T11. Joel Dahmen $606,250
Taylor Montgomery $606,250
T13. Corey Conners $489,583
Christiaan Bezuidenhout $489,583
Nate Lashley $489,583
T16. Sam Ryder $406,250
Sepp Straka $406,250
Doug Ghim $406,250
T19. Harris English $285,535
Shane Lowry $285,535
Dylan Wu $285,535
Kurt Kitayama $285,535
Alex Noren $285,535
Adam Schenk $285,535
Rory McIlroy $285,535
T26. Mackenzie Hughes $186,250
Chris Kirk $186,250
Nick Taylor $186,250
Matti Schmid $186,250
Matt NeSmith $186,250
T31. Ben Martin $152,812
Mark Hubbard $152,812
Sungjae Im $152,812
Taylor Moore $152,812
T35. Denny McCarthy $119,285
Jimmy Stanger $119,285
Lee Hodges $119,285
Tommy Fleetwood $119,285
Aaron Rai $119,285
Jason Day $119,285
Brice Garnett $119,285
T42. Grayson Murray $93,750
David Lipsky $93,750
C.T. Pan $93,750
T45. Adam Scott $77,718
Ryan Moore $77,718
Jake Knapp $77,718
Collin Morikawa $77,718
Tony Finau $77,718
Austin Eckroat $77,718
Sam Burns $77,718
J.T Poston $77,718
53. Andrew Putnam $60,250
T54. Min Woo Lee $57,500
Francesco Molinari $57,500
Martin Laird $57,500
Zac Blair $57,500
Cameron Young $57,500
Sami Valimaki $57,500
Tom Hoge $57,500
Emiliano Grillo $57,500
T62. Thomas Detry $55,000
Viktor Hovland $55,000
T64. Seamus Power $53,500
Max Homa $53,500
Tyler Duncan $53,500
J.J. Spaun $53,500
T68. Rickie Fowler $51,500
Patrick Cantlay $51,500
Chan Kim $51,500
Peter Malnati $51,500
72. Gary Woodland $50,250
73. Keith Mitchell $49,750