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2026 Valero Texas Open money: Here’s how much every player made

Josh Schrock — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:28:23 +0000

With wet and windy conditions all weekend in San Antonio, the PGA Tour’s final pre-Masters tournament had players battling the elements before heading to Augusta, Georgia.

Robert MacIntyre and Ludvig Åberg entered Sunday at the Valero Texas Open atop the leaderboard, but Matt Wallace, J.J. Spaun, Andrew Putnam and others quickly clogged the leaderboard at TPC San Antonio.

Wallace fired a final-round 68 to take the clubhouse lead at 16-under par, but then had to sit around for two hours to see if that would be good enough for his first PGA Tour win since the 2023 Corales Puntacana Championship.

But Spaun birdied the par-3 16th and then eagled the short par-4 17th to get to 17 under and take the clubhouse lead. Spaun had to finish his third round to start Sunday and played his final 27 holes 9-under to grab the lead. He then watched as Michael Kim, Putnam and MacIntyre all failed to match his number, giving him his third-career win and second victory at the Valero Texas Open.

With the win, Spaun took home a $1.764 million winner’s check. Here’s how much everyone made this week in San Antonio.

How much every player made at the 2026 Valero Texas Open

Win. J.J. Spaun, $1,764,000

T2. Robert MacIntyre, $741,533
Matt Wallace, $741,533
Michael Kim, $741,533

T5. Andrew Putnam, $378,525
Ludvig Åberg, $378,525

7. Kevin Yu, $330,750

T8. Chandler Phillips, $296,450
Ryo Hisatsune, $296,450

T10. Si Woo Kim, $237,650
Tommy Fleetwood, $237,650
Austin Eckroat, $237,650
Kristoffer Reitan, $237,650

T14. Davis Thompson, $159,250
Sami Valimaki,$159,250
Eric Cole, $159,250
Andrew Novak, $159,250
John Parry, $159,250
Alex Smalley, $159,250
Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $159,250

T21. Marco Penge, $95,550
Hideki Matsuyama, $95,550
S.H. Kim, $95,550
Maverick McNealy, $95,550
Sam Ryder, $95,550
Bud Cauley, $95,550
JT Poston, $95,550

T28. Nick Taylor, $71,540
Zach Bachou, $71,540

T30. Kevin Roy, $60,025
Doug Ghim, $60,025
A.J. Ewart, $60,025
Alex Noren, $60,025
Paul Waring, $60,025
Mac Meissner, $60,025

T36. Billy Horschel, $48,673
Chris Kirk, $48,673
Austin Smotherman, $48,673

T39. Chad Ramey, $35,809
Taylor Moore, $35,809
Adam Svensson, $35,809
Adam Schenk, $35,809
Brandt Snedeker, $35,809
Kevin Streelman, $35,809
Brian Harman, $35,809
Matt McCarty, $35,809
Rico Hoey, $35,809
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $35,809

T49. Beau Hossler, $24,676
Christo Lamprecht, $24,676
Thorbjorn Olesen, $24,676
Tony Finau, $24,676
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, $24,676

T54. Hank Lebioda, $22,834
Gordon Sargent, $22,834
Vince Whaley, $22,834
Steven Fisk, $22,834
Bronson Burgoon, $22,834

T59. David Ford, $22,050
Erik van Rooyen,$22,050
Stephan Jaeger, $22,050

62. Takumi Kanaya, $21,658

T63. Jordan Spieth, $21,364
Peter Malnati, $21,364

T65. Mark Hubbard, $20,972
Jeffrey Kang, $20,972

T67. Will Zalatoris, $20,482
Danny Walker, $20,482
Joe Highsmith, $20,482

70. Luke Clanton, $20,090

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2026 Valero Texas Open purse: Payout breakdown, winner's share

Jack Hirsh — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:13:51 +0000

After a marathon day at a soggy and cold TPC San Antonio, the field at the Valero Texas Open is set to get a handsome payday.

While having to play the final 12 holes of his third round on Sunday Morning, Robert MacIntyre is nursing a lead as he seeks his third PGA Tour victory on the dawn of the year’s first major.

This year’s Valero Texas Open has seen at least one suspension of play every day as the tournament has been snakebitten by poor weather.

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But for players like Tony Finau, who battled in his third round Sunday morning to finish with three birdies in a row, Sunday represents the last chance to qualify for the Masters. Finau has played in 33 consecutive majors, including eight straight Masters, but is not yet in the field.

A win on Sunday will also come with a $1.782 million winner’s check. The 2026 Valero Texas Open has a total purse of $9.8 million.

You can see the full 2026 Valero Texas Open payout breakdown below.

2026 Valero Texas Open payout for every player

Win: $1,764,000

2: $1,068,200

3: $676,200

4: $480,200

5: $401,800

6: $355,250

7: $330,750

8: $306,250

9: $286,650

10: $267,050

11: $247,450

12: $227,850

13: $208,250

14: $188,650

15: $178,850

16: $169,050

17: $159,250

18: $149,450

19: $139,650

20: $129,650

21: $120,050

22: $110,250

23: $102,410

24: $94,570

25: $86,730

26: $78,890

27: $75,950

28: $73,010

29: $70,070

30: $67,130

31: $64,190

32: $61,250

33: $58,310

34: $55,860

35: $53,410

36: $50,960

37: $48,510

38: $46,550

39: $44,590

40: $42,630

41: $40,670

42: $38,710

43: $36,750

44: $34,790

45: $32,830

46: $30,870

47: $28,910

48: $27,342

49: $25,970

50: $25,186

51: $24,598

52: $24,010

53: $23,618

54: $23,226

55: $23,030

56: $22,834

57: $22,638

58: $22,442

59: $22,246

60: $22,050

61: $21,854

62: $21,658

63: $21,462

64: $21,226

65: $21,070

66: $20,874

67: $20,678

68: $20,482

69: $20,286

70: $20,090

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2026 Texas Children's Houston Open purse: Payout breakdown, winner's share

Josh Schrock — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:58:40 +0000

Gary Woodland will be the fan favorite on Sunday at Memorial Park as he tries to close out his first win since the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

Woodland will enter Sunday at the Texas Children’s Houston Open with a one-shot lead over Nicolai Hojgaard. Defending champion Min Woo Lee and Michael Thorbjornsen are tied for third but will begin Sunday’s final round six shots back of Woodland and five behind Hojgaard.

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Jason Day and Sam Stevens are tied for fifth at 11 under, seven shots back of Woodland.

Sunday’s final round at Memorial Park is set up to be a duel between Woodland and Hojgaard, with several chasers hoping to post a number and take advantage of a Sunday meltdown, which has been a common occurrence on the PGA Tour over the last month.

For Woodland, who has been battling PTSD since his brain surgery in 2023, the key will be to stay calm and try to ride the boisterous fan support to a monumental win.

“There’s no doubt, and I feed off that,” Woodland said on Friday of the fan support at Memorial Park. “This, as much as any week, I feel like I’ve had a lot of support. Kind of feel like I’m playing at home. The fans have been amazing. I kind of need that energy to help me through the day, that definitely helps. That’s something hopefully I can ride on this weekend as well.”

After firing a third-round 65, Woodland looked ahead to the final 18 holes and what could lie at the end of the road if he can best Hojgaard on Sunday.

“I’ve just got to take a deep breath,” Woodland said Saturday. “I’ll have a good night ahead of me tonight to recover and rest, and tomorrow just don’t get ahead of yourself. I’m here, I put myself in this position for a reason, so take a deep breath and maintain what I’m doing.”

A win on Sunday will also come with a $1.782 million winner’s check. The 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open has a total purse of $9.9 million.

You can see the full 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open payout breakdown below. For details on final round tee times, click here.

2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open payout for every player

Win: $1,782,000

2: $1,079,100

3: $683,100

4: $485,100

5: $405,900

6: $358,875

7: $334,125

8: $309,375

9: $289,575

10: $269,775

11: $249,975

12: $230,175

13: $210,375

14: $190,575

15: $180,675

16: $170,775

17: $160,875

18: $150,975

19: $141,075

20: $131,175

21: $121,275

22: $111,375

23: $103,455

24: $95,535

25: $87,615

26: $79,695

27: $76,725

28: $73,755

29: $70,785

30: $67,815

31: $64,845

32: $61,875

33: $58,905

34: $56,430

35: $53,955

36: $51,480

37: $49,005

38: $47,025

39: $45,045

40: $43,065

41: $41,085

42: $39,105

43: $37,125

44: $35,145

45: $33,165

46: $31,185

47: $29,205

48: $27,621

49: $26,235

50: $25,443

51: $24,849

52: $24,255

53: $23,859

54: $23,463

55: $23,265

56: $23,067

57: $22,869

58: $22,671

59: $22,473

60: $22,275

61: $22,077

62: $21,879

63: $21,681

64: $21,483

65: $21,285

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2026 Valspar Championship purse: Payout breakdown, winner's share

Jessica Marksbury — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:05:20 +0000

On Sunday at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, the Valspar Championship stage is set for a dramatic finish.

Sungjae Im (-11) leads the field by two shots heading into the final round. The 27-year-old from South Korea’s recent form has been interrupted by military training and a wrist injury, and a win in Florida would mark his first since 2021 — nearly four-and-a-half years ago.

Just behind Im, two PGA Tour veterans occupy second place: Brandt Snedeker, the 45-year-old U.S. Presidents Cup captain, has nine wins on his resume, but the most recent was eight years ago, in 2018.

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And 37-year-old David Lipsky, who has three international wins to his credit, has teed it up on the PGA Tour in 144 tournaments without a victory — so far.

A bit farther down the leaderboard, three shots behind Im, you have Marco Penge and Matt Fitzpatrick. Penge, too, is seeking his maiden PGA Tour victory, while Fitzpatrick, a U.S. Open champion, is looking for his third PGA Tour win.

In addition to the prestige of a PGA Tour title, these players are also battling for a hefty prize fund.

The Valspar Championship’s $9.1 million total purse awards $1.638 million to the champion and $991,900 to the runner-up, with the top 22 players earning a six-figure payout.

You can see the full 2026 Valspar Championship payout breakdown below. For details on how to watch the final round, click here.

2026 Valspar Championship payout for every player

Win: $1.638 million

2: $991,900

3: $627,900

4: $445,900

5: $373,100

6: $329,875

7: $307,125

8: $284,375

9: $266,175

10: $247,975

11: $229,775

12: $211,575

13: $193,375

14: $175,175

15: $166,075

16: $156,975

17: $147,875

18: $138,775

19: $129,675

20: $120,575

21: $111,475

22: $102,375

23: $95,095

24: $87,815

25: $80,535

26: $73,255

27: $70,525

28: $67,795

29: $65,065

30: $62,335

31: $59,875

32: $56,875

33: $54,145

34: $51,870

35: $49,595

36: $47,320

37: $45,045

38: $43,225

39: $41,405

40: $39,585

41: $37,765

42: $35,945

43: $34,125

44: $32,305

45: $30,485

46: $28,665

47: $26,845

48: $25,389

49: $24,115

50: $23,387

51: $22,841

52: $22,295

53: $21,931

54: $21,567

55: $21,385

56: $21,203

57: $21,021

58: $20,839

59: $20,657

60: $20,475

61: $20,293

62: $20,111

63: $19,929

64: $19,747

65: $19,565

66: $19,383

67: $19,201

68: $19,019

69: $18,837

70: $18,655

71: $18,473

72: $18,291

73: $18,109

74: $17,927

75: $17,745

76: $17,563

77: $17,381

78: $17,199

79: $17,017

80: $16,835

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2026 Players Championship money: Here’s how much every player made

Josh Schrock — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:49:06 +0000

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have dominated the Players Championship over the last three years. The PGA Tour’s flagship event hasn’t had a “breakthrough” winner since Cameron Smith’s 2022 win propelled him up the world rankings and set the stage for his Open Championship win later that summer.

But the 2026 edition was set up to have a different kind of winner after three years of the world’s best hoisting the trophy — no matter how it ended.

Twenty-six-year-old Ludvig Åberg entered Sunday at TPC Sawgrass with a three-shot lead over 24-year-old Michael Thorbjornsen. Åberg grabbed the Players Championship lead with a sizzling 9-under 63 on Friday, and he backed that up with a 71 on Saturday to put himself on the cusp of the biggest win of his young career.

“I think about winning a lot,” Åberg said on Saturday, “I think a lot about what it would look like, what it would feel like. I think a lot about the different scenarios that might happen, and I did that in college, when I turned pro, and I still do it. I think I’m trying to embrace it. I’m trying to be okay with all those things that comes with it, which is why we play golf. We spend so much time practicing, playing, training, preparing, so why wouldn’t we think of what it would actually mean to win? So naturally that’s what I’m going to do tonight. But does it change anything for me tomorrow? I don’t think so.”

Åberg won last year’s Genesis Invitational, but a win at the Players would have been the kind of “Hello world!” win we’ve been expecting from the smooth-swinging Swede.

It would’ve been Thorbjornsen’s first win on the PGA Tour, and would’ve been the first player since Tim Clark in 2010 to have their first-career win come at the Players.

But it was not to be for Åberg or Thorbjornsen.

Thorbjornsen faded early on the front nine, but Åberg maintained his lead until he reached the par-5 11th hole. Åberg split the fairway with his drive, but then lost his approach shot right into the pond and made a bogey. A double bogey at the par-5 12th followed, and Åberg faded from the tournament spotlight.

But while Åberg and Thorbjornsen were struggling to keep the train on the tracks at TPC Sawgrass, Cameron Young and Matthew Fitzpatrick took control of the tournament. Fitzpatrick grabbed the lead after Åberg’s double at 12. Young finally tied him with a birdie on the famed 17th hole.

They went to the 72nd hole all tied at 13 under.

Young blistered a 375-yard drive down the center of the fairway and hit his approach to 14 feet. Fitzpatrick lost his drive left and had to play out to the front of the green. His chip up left him eight feet for par. When Young’s birdie attempt slid by the hole, Fitzpatrick had a chance to send the Players to a playoff. But his par putt just missed low, and Young tapped in for a closing par to seal the biggest win of his career.

Young’s win comes with a $4.5 million winner’s check. The purse for the Players is $25 million.

How much every player made at the 2026 Players Championship

WIN. Cameron Young, $4,500,000

2. Matthew Fitzpatrick, $2,725,000

3. Xander Schauffele, $1,725,000

4. Robert MacIntyre, $1,225,000

T5. Ludvig Åberg, $925,000
Jacob Bridgeman, $925,000
Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $925,000

T8. Tommy Fleetwood, $731,250
Sepp Straka, $731,250
Justin Thomas, $731,250

T11. Patrick Rodgers $606,250
Brian Harman, $606,250

T13. Viktor Hovland, $409,027
Brooks Koepka, $409,027
Sam Burns, $409,027
Akshay Bhatia, $409,027
Ryo Hisatsune, $409,027
Justin Rose, $409,027
Russell Henley, $409,027
Austin Smotherman, $409,027
Corey Conners, $409,027

T22. Scottie Scheffler, $271,250
Michael Thorbjornsen, $271,250

T24. William Mouw, $221,250
J.J. Spaun, $221,250
Alex Smalley, $221,250

T27. Hideki Matsuyama, $178,750
Chris Kirk, $178,750
Nicolai Hojgaard, $178,750
Ryan Gerard, $178,750
Chad Ramey, $178,750

T32. Jordan Spieth, $128,350
Eric Cole, $128,350
Bud Cauley, $128,350
Patrick Cantlay, $128,350
Alex Noren, $128,350
Andrew Putnam, $128,350
Max Homa, $128,350
Min Woo Lee, $128,350
Maverick McNealy, $128,350
Sahith Theegala, $128,350

T42. Rickie Fowler, $91,250
Wyndham Clark, $91,250
Nick Taylor, $91,250
Joe Highsmith, $91,250

T46. Rory McIlroy, $72,125
Taylor Pendrith, $72,125
Keith Mitchell, $72,125
Matti Schmid, $72,125

T50. Si Woo Kim, $61,083
Keegan Bradley, $61,083
J.T. Poston, $61,083
Taylor Moore, $61,083
Max McGreevy, $61,083
Zach Bauchoi, $61,083

T56. Adam Scott, $58,000
Chris Gotterup, $58,000

58. Sam Stevens, $57,250

T59. Jason Day, $56,250
Kevin Roy, $56,250
Lee Hodges, $56,250

T62. Danny Walker, $54,500
Steven Fisk, $54,500
Rico Hoey, $54,500
Stephan Jaeger, $54,500

T66. Daniel Berger, $52,750
Nico Echavarria, $52,750
Kristofer Reitan, $52,750

69. Michael Brennan, $51,750

T70. Tony Finau, $50,750
Seamus Power, $50,750
Ricky Castillo, $50,750

73. Takumi Kanaya, $49.750

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2026 Players Championship purse: Payout breakdown, winner's share

Kevin Cunningham — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:07:06 +0000

On Sunday at TPC Sawgrass, players will be fighting for the enormous 2026 Players Championship purse, with payouts breaking seven figures for several finishers.

With 18 holes to play, Ludvig Aberg seems to have his eye on his first Players Championship trophy. With a victory, Aberg would take home the largest Players payout of them all, a gargantuan winner’s share of $4.5 million.

That’s the biggest winner’s check in professional golf, as it was last year when Rory McIlroy took home the Players title.

You can only extract the largest winner’s share from the biggest purse in golf; the total Players Championship purse equals $25 million.

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Aberg’s biggest winner’s prize so far in his career came at the 2025 Genesis Invitational. That week he took home $4 million for his troubles. Heading into Players week, Aberg’s career earnings on the PGA Tour stood at $22,793,388.

That means if he hoists the Players trophy on Sunday at TPC Sawgrass, he’ll increase his career earnings by nearly 20 percent.

Michael Thorbjornsen heads into Sunday in second place, three shots behind Aberg. If Thorbjornsen were to overcome Aberg and steal the win, the impact on his career earnings would be even more dramatic.

A 24-year-old Ohio native, Thorbjornsen has already played 51 PGA Tour events in his career (Aberg, 26, has played 61 events). Over those tournaments, he’s earned $4,281,178.

A Players Championship triumph on Sunday for Thorbjornsen, which would be his first PGA Tour win, would more than double his career Tour earnings.

But if he plays well, Thorbjornsen will do just fine even if he doesn’t beat Aberg. Payouts for the top-five finishers at this year’s Players Championship all exceed $1 million.

You can see the full 2026 Players Championship payout breakdown below.

2026 Players Championship payout for every player

1st: $4,500,000
2nd: $2,725,000
3rd: $1,725,000
4th: $1,225,000
5th: $1,025,000
6th: $906,250
7th: $843,750
8th: $781,250
9th: $731,250
10th: $681,250
11th: $631,250
12th: $581,250
13th: $531,250
14th: $481,250
15th: $456,250
16th: $431,250
17th: $406,250
18th: $381,250
19th: $356,250
20th: $331,250
21st: $306,250
22nd: $281,250
23rd: $261,250
24th: $241,250
25th: $221,250
26th: $201,250
27th: $193,750
28th: $186,250
29th: $178,750
30th: $171,250
31st: $163,750
32nd: $156,250
33rd: $148,750
34th: $142,500
35th: $136,250
36th: $130,000
37th: $123,750
38th: $118,750
39th: $113,750
40th: $108,750
41st: $103,750
42nd: $98,750
43rd: $93,750
44th: $88,750
45th: $83,750
46th: $78,750
47th: $73,750
48th: $69,750
49th: $66,250
50th: $64,250
51st: $62,750
52nd: $61,250
53rd: $60,250
54th: $59,250
55th: $58,750
56th: $58,250
57th: $57,750
58th: $57,250
59th: $56,750
60th: $56,250
61st: $55,750
62nd: $55,250
63rd: $54,750
64th: $54,250
65th: $53,750

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2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational money: Total purse, payout breakdown

Josh Schrock — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:19:52 +0000

Daniel Berger has been through a lot over the past handful of years. On Sunday at Bay Hill, he can notch a career-altering victory.

Berger, who was once ranked No. 12 in the Official World Golf Rankings, has battled a slew of injuries ever since the 2021 Ryder Cup. He lost 19 months to deal with a bulging disc issue in his back that took time to diagnose properly. When he came back to the PGA Tour, he found that his form had unsurprisingly slipped. He grinded back inside the top 100 in the world and then broke a finger at last year’s BMW Championship.

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After years of injuries and bad luck, Berger enters Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a one-shot lead over Akshay Bhatia. He’s three clear of Cameron Young, Sepp Straka and Collin Morikawa.

It has been five years since Berger’s last win at the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Five years is a long time. But in 18 holes on Sunday, Berger can wash all that away. He can punch his ticket to the Masters and secure a win that would be hard to put into words.

“I would think that life is, you know, you can’t control what happens,” Berger said of the last five years. “You know, you just do your best, and things happen, and I wouldn’t trade what I’ve gone through over this time for another win or whatever. I think your path is your path, and I’m here today because of what I went through over the last couple years. So I just do my best to be the best golfer that I can be, and whatever happens, happens.”

A win would also come with a $4 million winner’s check as part of the $20 million purse this week at Bay Hill.

You can check out the entire payout breakdown below:

Arnold Palmer Invitational money: Total purse, payout breakdown

1st: $4 million
2nd: $2.2 million
3rd: $1.4 million
4th: $1 million
5th: $840,000
6th: $760,000
7th: $700,000
8th: $646,000
9th: $600,000
10th: $556,000
11th: $514,000
12th: $472,000
13th: $430,000
14th: $389,000
15th: $369,000
16th: $349,000
17th: $329,000
18th: $309,000
19th: $289,000
20th: $269,000
21st: $250,000
22nd: $233,000
23rd: $216,000
24th: $200,000
25th: $184,000
26th: $168,000
27th: $161,000
28th: $154,000
29th: $147,000
30th: $140,000
31st: $133,000
32nd: $126,000
33rd: $119,000
34th: $114,000
35th: $109,000
36th: $104,000
37th: $99,000
38th: $94,000
39th: $90,000
40th: $86,000
41st: $82,000
42nd: $78,000
43rd: $74,000
44th: $70,000
45th: $66,000
46th: $62,000
47th: $58,000
48th: $56,000
49th: $54,000
50th: $52,000

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2026 Cognizant Classic payout: Here's how much every player made

Jack Hirsh — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:56:22 +0000

The Cognizant Classic once again finds itself at a crossroads in the new look PGA Tour schedule.

On the front side of its final week of February spot on the calendar, it’s preceded not only by back-to-back Signature Events, but also the WM Phoenix Open and Farmers Insurance Open, two very popular events on Tour.

On the back side, it’s followed by another Signature Event at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the PGA Tour’s flagship event at the Players Championship.

It may not have the $20 million purse of those huge events, but it’s still enough to be life-changing, no matter who the winner is.

With many stars choosing to take the week off, Shane Lowry took advantage of the chance to play an event while sleeping at home. He was searching for his first individual win on the PGA Tour in seven years at an event he loves dearly.

Lowry has also dominated PGA National the past five seasons, despite not coming up with a victory. But he came up short once again at the Cognizant, falling victim to the famous Bear Trap with back-to-back double bogeys.

Nico Echavarria capitalized by hanging on to win his third PGA Tour title.

Below is a breakdown of what everyone in the field earned this week in South Florida. The tournament has a $9.6 million purse with $1.78 million going to the winner.

What every player made at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches

WIN: Nico Echavarria $1.78 million

T2. Taylor Moore $726,400
Shane Lowry
Austin Smotherman

5. Ricky Castillo $393,600

T6. Nicolai Højgaard $324,000
William Mouw
Keith Mitchell

T9. Brooks Koepka $252,000
Rasmus Højgaard
Matti Schmid
Joel Dahmen

T13. Pontus Nyholm $170,400
Max Homa
Patton Kizzire
A.J. Ewart

T17. Matthieu Pavon $132,000
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Chad Ramey
Kristoffer Reitan
Takumi Kanaya
Zecheng Dou

T23. Jordan Smith $77,600
Ryan Gerard
Mackenzie Hughes
Kevin Roy
Zach Bauchou
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
Mark Hubbard
Aaron Rai
Beau Hossler

T32. Haotong Li $54,816
David Ford
Daniel Berger
Kevin Streelman
Jimmy Stanger

T37. Christiaan Bezuidenhout $45,600
Eric Cole
Steven Fisk

T40. Danny Walker $31,776
Max McGreevy
Hank Lebioda
Patrick Fishburn
Matt Wallace
Dan Brown
Austin Eckroat
Garrick Higgo
Ben Silverman
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Lee Hodges
Thorbjørn Olesen

T52. Carson Young $22,992
Alex Smalley
Seamus Power
Michael Brennan

T56. Emiliano Grillo $22,176
Chan Kim
Adrien Saddier

59. Tom Kim $21,792

T60. Adam Schenk $21,504
Davis Thompson

62. Billy Horschel $21,216

T63. Jackson Suber $20,832
John Parry
Chandler Phillips

66. Dylan Wu $20,448

67. Joe Highsmith $20,256

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2026 Cognizant Classic money: Total purse, payout breakdown

Zephyr Melton — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:57:03 +0000

The first event of the Florida Swing concludes Sunday as the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches will contest its final round at PGA National.

Through the 54-hole mark, two names are tied atop the leaderboard: Shane Lowry and Austin Smotherman. For Lowry, a win would represent his fourth overall PGA Tour victory and first in almost two years. Smotherman, on the other hand, is seeking his first Tour victory after a two-win campaign last season on the Korn Ferry Tour.

But surviving the Bear Trap and coming out on top won’t be easy. As the field readies for the final round in south Florida, nine players sit within five shots of the duo’s 13-under lead, including past Tour winners such as Nico Echavarria, Joel Dahmen, Keith Mitchell and Patton Kizzire.

Lowry and Smotherman are set to tee off in the final pairing at 1:45 p.m. ET, while Echavarria and Taylor Moore will go off in the penultimate pairing 10 minutes prior — and each will have their eyes on the winner’s check of $1.72 million.

Check out below for a full purse breakdown.

Cognizant Classic money: Total purse, payout breakdown

1st: $1.728 million

2nd: $1.0464 million

3rd: $662,400

4th: $470,400

5th: $393,600

6th: $348,000

7th: $324,000

8th: $300,000

9th: $280,800

10th: $261,600

11th: $242,200

12th: $223,200

13th: $204,000

14th: $184,800

15th: $175,200

16th: $165,600

17th: $156,000

18th: $146,400

19th: $136,800

20th: $127,200

21st: $117,600

22nd: $108,000

23rd: $100,320

24th: $92,640

25th: $84,960

26th: $77,280

27th: $74,400

28th: $71,520

29th: $68,640

30th: $65,760

31st: $62,880

32nd: $60,000

33rd: $57,120

34th: $54,720

35th: $52,320

36th: $49,920

37th: $47,520

38th: $45,600

39th: $43,680

40th: $41,760

41st: $39,840

42nd: $37,920

43rd: $36,000

44th: $34,080

45th: $32,160

46th: $30,240

47th: $28,320

48th: $26,784

49th: $25,440

50th: $24,627

51st: $24,096

52nd: $23,520

53rd: $23,136

54th: $22,752

55th: $22,560

56th: $22,368

57th: $22,176

58th: $21,984

59th: $21,792

60th: $21,600

61st: $21,408

62nd: $21,216

63rd: $21,024

64th: $20,832

65th: $20,640

66th: $20,448

67th: $20,256

68th: $20,064

69th: $19,872

70th: $19,680

71st: $19,488

72nd: $19,296

73rd: $19,104

74th: $18,912

75th: $18,720

76th: $18,528

77th: $18,336

78th: $18,144

79th: $17,952

80th: $17,760

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2026 Genesis Invitational money: Total purse, payout breakdown

Jessica Marksbury — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:55:05 +0000

The year’s second PGA Tour Signature Event concludes on Sunday — and with it, a boatload of money will be distributed to the top finishers.

For 54-hole leader Jacob Bridgeman, it could be a significant day indeed. The 26-year-old fired back-to-back rounds of 64 at beastly Riviera on Friday and Saturday to open up a six-shot lead. The Clemson alum has never won on the PGA Tour, but kicked his game into gear last year, when he posted nine top-25 finishes in 30 events.

Now, Bridgeman is on the cusp of his first Tour victory — but he’ll have to contend with a formidable adversary first.

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Bridgeman will play alongside his closest competitor in Sunday’s final pairing: Rory McIlroy, World No. 2, newly-minted career grand-slam winner and owner of 29 PGA Tour victories.

“I know he’s going to play well tomorrow,” Bridgeman said of McIlroy after his round on Saturday. “I know that I can’t back up at all. But I think I feel comfortable.”

In addition to a legacy-building win at Riv, there’s also a sweet payday up for grabs. Bridgeman has earned $6.9 million in 65 career events thus far. On Sunday, he’ll have a chance to take home a winner’s check worth a whopping $4 million from a $20 million purse. Second place will receive $2.2 million, with seven figures being awarded all the way down to fourth place.

You can check out the entire payout breakdown below, and you can watch the final round from 1-3. p.m. ET on Golf Channel and 3-6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

Genesis Invitational money: Total purse, payout breakdown

1st: $4,000,000
2nd: $2,200,000
3rd: $1,400,000
4th: $1,000,000
5th: $840,000
6th: $760,000
7th: $700,000
8th: $646,000
9th: $600,000
10th: $556,000
11th: $514,000
12th: $472,000
13th: $430,000
14th: $389,000
15th: $369,000
16th: $349,000
17th: $329,000
18th: $309,000
19th: $289,000
20th: $269,000
21st: $250,000
22nd: $233,000
23rd: $216,000
24th: $200,000
25th: $184,000
26th: $168,000
27th: $161,000
28th: $154,000
29th: $147,000
30th: $140,000
31st: $133,000
32nd: $126,000
33rd: $119,000
34th: $114,000
35th: $109,000
36th: $104,000
37th: $99,000
38th: $94,000
39th: $90,000
40th: $86,000
41st: $82,000
42nd: $78,000
43rd: $74,000
44th: $70,000
45th: $66,000
46th: $62,000
47th: $58,000
48th: $56,000
49th: $54,000
50th: $52,000
51st: $51,000
52nd: $50,000
53rd: $49,000
54th: $48,000
55th: $47,000
56th: $46,000
57th: $45,000
58th: $44,000
59th: $43,000
60th: $42,000
61st: $41,000
62nd: $40,000
63rd: $39,000
64th: $38,000
65th: $37,000
66th: $36,000
67th: $35,000
68th: $34,000
69th: $33,000
70th: $32,000
71st: $31,000
72nd: $30,000

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