The winner of the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs brings home a hefty check and gets one step closer to the $10 million grand prize.
The total purse for The Northern Trust at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J., is $9 million, and the winner receives $1.62 million. The runner-up nearly gets a million, earning $972,000. Rounding out the top five is 612,000 for 3rd, 432,000 for 4th and 360,000 for 5th.
Below is the total payout breakdown for the event.
1. $1.62 million
2. $972,000
3. $612,000
4. $432,000
5. $360,000
6. $324,000
7. $301,500
8. $279,000
9. $261,000
10. $243,000
11. $225,000
12. $207,000
13. $189,000
14. $171,000
15. $162,000
16. $153,000
17. $144,000
18. $135,000
19. $126,000
20. $117,000
21. $108,000
22. $100,800
23. $93,600
24. $86,400
25. $79,200
26. $72,000
27. $69,300
28. $66,600
29. $63,900
30. $61,200
31. $58,500
32. $55,800
33. $53,100
34. $50,850
35. $48,600
36. $46,350
37. $44,100
38. $42,300
39. $40,500
40. $38,700
41. $36,900
42. $35,100
43. $33,300
44. $31,500
45. $29,700
46. $27,900
47. $26,100
48. $24,660
49. $23,400
50. $22,680
51. $22,140
52. $21,600
53. $21,240
54. $20,880
55. $20,700
56. $20,520
57. $20,340
58. $20,160
59. $19,980
60. $19,800
61. $19,620
62. $19,440
63. $19,260
64. $19,080
65. $18,900
66. $18,720
67. $18,540
68. $18,360
69. $18,180
70. $18,000