2024 Tour Championship money: Here’s the amount that each player earned
Find out how much each player on the field walked away with from the 2024 Tour Championship, played at East Lake Golf Club.
By Nick Piastowski
Sep 01, 2024 05:06 PM
Scottie Scheffler on Saturday at East Lake Golf Club.
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Scottie Scheffler, the man who has earned more in the past than other PGA Tour player this season is talking about money.
It’s a hot subject in golf, obviously, and on Tuesday in advance of next week’s Tour Championship The highest-paying tournament on the Tour, Scheffler had been asked the following question by one of the reporters:
“If the Tour came to you — you said you’ll play how the sponsors want it. If the sponsors or Strategic Sports Group came in and wanted to completely change things up and make it a match-play event or under the lights, how open do you think Tour players would be to deviating from 72-hole stroke play? Obviously not every week, but in something like if they made the playoffs and they went way outside the box? “
Scheffler responded that he considered the conversation “a really in-depth conversation,” and the rest of his reply was in line with that.
He stated that he wanted to receive a fair amount of money. He also said he didn’t mind about what he would get from being the winner of at the Masters.
Here’s his full response:
“Well, it’s a really in-depth conversation,” Scheffler began. “At the end of the day, in regards to sponsors I’d take part in a number of tournaments I participate in during the season if fees were considerably less. I’d pick and pick a little more than I do, but if it’s the Masters I’m definitely going to be playing the Masters. I’m hoping for the chance to be a winner of the major championship. I don’t care whether you’re paying me to win the Masters. I don’t really care.
“But at the time of the day in terms of events it’s just a matter of wanting to be the amount that you believe would be fair. Also, in terms of what sponsors are looking for If you’ve received FedEx offering the amount of funds they’re providing for this tournament, players are likely to turn at the event to take part.
“It’s an enterprise that’s for sure. It’s a part in the sport. It’s something that will appeal to many people. It’s entertainment for all however at the end of the day, I’m still on the my golf clubs. They will always be my source of entertainment. If you’d like to watch my golf game, that’s exactly what we’ll see. If you’re there for a game, you’ll see the golfers I play. I’m not planning to walk out at the beginning of the tee to dance and party in a wild way. I’m going to try my best to be competitive in a golf event. In any tournament where the best players are playing in, I will be showing at those events because I enjoy the contest. This is my favorite thing to do.
“As regards the game’s format is concerned it’s a hilarious game. There’s no guarantee to get it right. There’s no best way to win a golf tournament that is the most enjoyable product and the one which attracts the best player every time. Many times in golf, the player who is the most successful could not even be the winner that week. With regards to the smallest bounces, it’s a flimsy game. It’s a difficult game. We’re open for suggestions. I still believe 72 rounds of stroke-play are the most appropriate method for a tournament of golf however, when a sponsor wishes to join in and shake the game a slightly, I’m all for it and would love to be victorious when we return home playing Wolf for four hours and I’m offering 20 strokes to a man.
“I don’t want to give him money towards the close of the workday, no matter if it’s $500 or $5. I don’t intend to pull out my wallet to give him money at the close to the work day. It’s not my style. I’d like to win whether you’re playing Ping-Pong, or whatever it is.
“Whatever the format, I’m going to show up and try and do my best. That’s really all it is.”
Here is the full breakdown of payouts in the upcoming Tour Championship, played at East Lake Golf Club.
How much each player earned at the 2024 Tour Championship
1. Scottie Scheffler $25 million
2. Collin Morikawa $12.5 million
3. Sahith Theegala $7.5 million
T4. Russell Henley $4,833,333
Adam Scott $4,833,333
Xander Schauffele $4,833,333
7. Sungjae Im $2.75 million
8. Wyndham Clark $2.25 million
T9. Rory McIlroy $1,608,333
Hideki Matsuyama $1,608,333
Shane Lowry $1,608,333
T12. Viktor Hovland $1 million
Sam Burns $1 million
T14. Taylor Pendrith $905,000
Justin Thomas $905,000
16. Ludvig Aberg $795,000
T17. Robert MacIntyre $755,000
Patrick Cantlay $755,000
Matthieu Pavon $755,000
20. Tommy Fleetwood $715,000
T21. Keegan Bradley $660,000
Byeong Hun An $660,000
T23. Billy Horschel $615,000
Aaron Rai $615,000
Tony Finau $615,000
26. Akshay Bhatia $590,000
T27. Chris Kirk $575,000
Sepp Straka $575,000
T29. Christiaan Bezuidenhout $555,000
Tom Hoge $555,000
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Nick Piastowski
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