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2023 Tour Championship Final Payouts, Prize Money From East Lake: Viktor Hovland Wins $18 Million

• Author: Jeff Ritter

The 2022-23 PGA Tour season is officially in the books, and Viktor Hovland is the FedEx Cup champion.

The Norwegian won the last two events of the three-week playoffs, including a romp at the finale at East Lake. He began the event two shots behind Scottie Scheffler in the staggered-strokes format, then won the event by five over Xander Schauffele . He was also 11 shots clear of third-place Wyndham Clark.

Hovland banked $18 million from a $75 million FedEx bonus pool. Here are the final payouts for the 2023 Tour Championship:

2023 Tour Championship Prize Money

WIN. Viktor Hovland, 27 under: $18,000,000

2. Xander Schauffele, 22 under: $6,500,000

3. Wyndham Clark, 16 under: $5,000,000

4. Rory McIlroy , 14 under: $4,000,000

5. Patrick Cantlay , 13 under: $3,000,000

T6. Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler, Keegan Bradley; 11 under: $2,000,000

T9. Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Adam Schenk, Keegan Bradley; 10 under: $990,000

T14. Russell Henley, Sepp Straka; 9 under: $780,000

T16. Rickie Fowler, Tyrrell Hatton; 8 under: $710,000

T18.  Lucas Glover, Jon Rahm ; 7 under: $670,000

T20. Si Woo Kim, Tony Finau, Tom Kim; 6 under: $620,000

23. Brian Harman, 4 under: $580,000

24. Sungjae Im, 3 under: $565,000

25.  Nick Taylor, 2 under: $550,000

26. Corey Conners, 1 under: $540,000

27. Jordan Spieth, 1 over: $530,000

28. Jason Day, 3 over: $520,000

T29. Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore; 6 over: $505,000

Rory McIlroy rallies to win Tour Championship, third FedEx Cup title

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ATLANTA -- This year it became easy to overlook Rory McIlroy 's four majors, 30 wins on four continents and two years at No. 1 in the world. He has been viewed mostly as the strongest voice and staunchest defender of the PGA Tour in its battle against Saudi-funded LIV Golf.

So perhaps it was only fitting that a most tumultuous year for the PGA Tour culminated Sunday with McIlroy holding its biggest prize.

He had the final say with his clubs.

Six shots behind before the Tour Championship started, 10 shots back after two holes, McIlroy rallied from a six-shot deficit in the final round against the No. 1 player in the world and closed with a 4-under 66 to become the first three-time winner of the FedEx Cup.

"It's been a tumultuous time for the world of men's professional golf in particular,'' he said. "I've been in the thick of things. I guess every chance I get, I'm trying to defend what I feel is the best place to play elite professional golf in the world.

"It's in some ways fitting that I was able to get this done today to sort of round off a year that has been very, very challenging and different.''

It came at the expense of Masters champion Scottie Scheffler , the No. 1 player in the world who birdied four of six holes Sunday morning to finish the storm-delayed third round at 66 and build a six-shot lead. Not even McIlroy, who birdied the last two holes in the morning to get into the final group, thought he had a great chance.

But then Scheffler never regained his groove, missing fairways and greens and par putts. He made only one birdie in a closing round of 73 and tied the PGA Tour record for losing a six-shot lead in the final round.

"I just didn't get off to a good start early, but after that I grinded as hard as I could,'' Scheffler said. "For whatever reason my swing wasn't where it had been the first few days this week.''

McIlroy had a 17-under 263 for his raw score, the best of the week. He started at 4 under as the No. 7 seed and finished at 21 under to capture the $18 million bonus.

Sungjae Im fell back with a double bogey on the 14th hole and still managed a 66 to tie for second with Scheffler.

McIlroy referred to the final round as a "spectacle," and not just because of the pro-McIlroy crowd that chanted his name along the closing holes.

"Two of the best players in the world going head-to-head on the best tour," he said.

McIlroy needed plenty of help from Scheffler, who never trailed until the 70th hole. Scheffler looked out of sorts early, and McIlroy capitalized. With three straight birdies, he tied Scheffler on the seventh hole. And then it was a nail-biter to the end.

It was a stunning display at East Lake that turned on two shots.

McIlroy holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th hole to tie for the lead.

After he flew the green by some 20 yards, his pitch was running fast and headed off the front of the green when it hit the pin and settled 7 feet away. He saved par. Scheffler blasted out of a bunker to just inside 10 feet and missed, making bogey that put him behind for the first time all week.

Scheffler badly misread a 10-foot birdie chance on the 17th to tie, sending the Tour Championship to the final hole with $18 million on the line.

Scheffler's 4-iron on the par-5 18th sailed short and right into a bunker, and he blasted out over the green. McIlroy went left against the grandstand, took relief and got onto the green for an easy par.

"I wanted to win the season-long title,'' Scheffler said. "I've had a really great year and I wanted to finish it off with a win here, and unfortunately I wasn't able to do that.''

McIlroy won the FedEx Cup in 2016 in a playoff. He won the FedEx Cup again in 2019, the first year of a staggered start. This might have been the sweetest of all, coming off a year in which the PGA Tour has been in a nasty battle with LIV Golf, which already has attracted some two dozen players and now is part of an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.

It was McIlroy who has declared fierce loyalty to the PGA Tour over the past few years when rival leagues were coming into view. And it was McIlroy who joined Tiger Woods in leading a momentous player-only meeting last week that led to significant changes ahead for the tour.

So, yes, this had an extra level of satisfaction. And no, he didn't mind the burden he carried as the de facto voice of the tour.

"If you believe in something I think you have to speak up, and I believe very strongly about this. I really do,'' McIlroy said. "I hate what it's doing to the game of golf. I hate it.

"I think when you believe that what you're saying is the right things, you're happy to stick your neck out on the line.''

Even at the Tour Championship, typically a celebration of the end of the year, there was talk all weekend of more defections coming in the next few days. The Daily Telegraph reported three weeks ago that British Open champion Cameron Smith was leaving for LIV Golf, and sources confirmed his expected move to ESPN .

Harold Varner III , Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri also are expected to leave, sources told ESPN. Cameron Tringale announced his decision on Twitter.

Still to be determined is Joaquin Niemann , whose manager said the Chilean golfer would discuss the options with his father later Sunday.

"Everyone on tour has had to deal with a lot," McIlroy said. "Even the guys that have went to LIV have had to deal with a lot. It's just been a very tumultuous sort of era in our game. This is the best place in the world to play golf. It's the most competitive. It's got the best players. It's got the deepest fields. I don't know why you'd want to play anywhere else.''

With all that speculation, the Tour Championship that looked to be a runaway turned into a dynamic show. And in the end, the tour's biggest voice had its biggest trophy.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Payday at East Lake

Here's the FedEx Cup prize money payout for each golfer at the 2022 Tour Championship

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For all the debate this summer about rapidly rising prize money payouts in professional golf, it was crazy to think what was on the line this week at the Tour Championship. The winner on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club was going to earn $18 million for his victory.

Let’s repeat this: $18 million.

By comparison, for their entire PGA Tour careers, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, winners of 25 majors and 135 tour titles, earned a combined $7,595,888.

And that winner, fittingly, was Rory McIlroy, the man who has served as the de facto face of the PGA Tour in 2022. As LIV Golf has risen to prominence and created a schism in men’s pro golf this summer, McIlroy has been the calming presence the PGA Tour needed, rallying some of the biggest names to try to keep the tour together.

McIlroy began the tournament six shots back of Scottie Scheffler, was 10 shots back after two holes (when he opened with a triple bogey, bogey), nine back after 36 holes and a six back to start the final round. But with rounds of 67-67-63-66 to get to 21 under, he rallied for a third career FedEx Cup title to the ones won in 2014 and 2019.

Technically speaking, the money on the line in Atlanta is not tournament prize money, but rather the payout for the $75 million FedEx Cup bonus pool that players are receiving for their finishes in the season-long points race. No player’s career earnings will increase as a result of their performance in the 2021-22 season finale.

MORE: 'What if' the PGA Tour used its staggered-stroke format since the inception of the FedEx Cup? Here's an alternate history

Here then is the prize money payout for each golfer in the final FedEx Cup standings after the conclusion of the Tour Championship. As with regular PGA Tour events, money is split equally among players if there are ties for different places in this last event of the 2021-’22 PGA Tour season. We’ll update this list shortly after Sunday’s finish to include individual names with their earnings.

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One additional note: Every player in the FedEx Cup top 150 earns some distribution from the bonus pool. It’s why the list below has far more names than just the 30 competing in the Tour Championship.

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Win: Rory McIlroy, -21, $18,000,000

T-2: Scottie Scheffler, -20, $5,750,000

T-2: Sungjae Im, -20, $5,750,000

4: Xander Schauffele, -18, $4,000,000

T-5: Max Homa, -17, $2,750,000

T-5: Justin Thomas, -17, $2,750,000

T-7: Sepp Straka, -16, $1,750,000

T-7: Patrick Cantlay, -16, $1,750,000

9: Tony Finau, -15, $1,250,000

10: Tom Hoge, -14, $1,000,000

T-11: Joaquin Niemann, -13, $925,000

T-11: Hideki Matsuyama, -13, $925,000

T-13: Jordan Spieth, -12, $825,000

T-13: Aaron Wise, -12, $825,000

T-15: Viktor Hovland, -11, $710,000

T-15: Matt Fitzpatrick, -11, $710,000

T-15: J.T. Poston, -11, $710,000

T-15: Jon Rahm, -11, $710,000

19: Cameron Young, -10, $660,000

20: Cameron Smith, -9, $640,000

T-21: Brian Harman, -8, $600,000

T-21: Billy Horschel, -8, $600,000

T-21: Collin Morikawa, -8, $600,000

24: Sam Burns, -7, $565,000

25: Adam Scott, -4, $550,000

26: Corey Conners, -3, $540,000

27: K.H. Lee, -1, $530,000

28: Sahith Theegala, +1, $520,000

29: Scott Stallings, +3, $510,000

30: Will Zalatoris, $500,000

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31: Shane Lowry, $250,000

32: Trey Mullinax, $236,000

33: J.J. Spaun, $228,000

34: Joohyung Kim, $221,000

35: Davis Riley, $214,000

36: Denny McCarthy, $211,000

37: Maverick McNealy, $209,000

38: Kevin Kisner, $208,000

39: Keith Mitchell, $207,000

40: Kurt Kitayama, $206,000

41: Lucas Glover, $205,000

42: Seamus Power, $204,000

43: Lucas Herbert, $203,000

44: Russell Henley, $202,000

45: Andrew Putnam, $201,000

46: Taylor Pendrith, $200,000

47: Cameron Tringale, $199,000

48: Tyrrell Hatton, $198,000

49: Mito Pereira, $197,000

50: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $196,000

51: Luke List, $195,000

52: Emiliano Grillo, $194,000

53: Keegan Bradley, $193,000

54: Sebastián Muñoz, $192,000

55: Cam Davis, $191,000

56: Mackenzie Hughes, $190,000

57: Si Woo Kim, $189,000

58: Marc Leishman, $188,000

59: Brendan Steele, $187,000

60: Troy Merritt, $186,000

61: Adam Hadwin, $185,000

62: Tommy Fleetwood, $185,000

63: Chez Reavie, $185,000

64: Matt Kuchar, $185,000

65: Taylor Moore, $185,000

66: Chris Kirk, $175,000

67: Harold Varner III, $175,000

68: Alex Noren, $175,000

69: Alex Smalley, $175,000

70: Wyndham Clark, $175,000

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71: Anirban Lahiri, $140,000

72: Lee Hodges, $140,000

73: John Huh, $140,000

74: Brendon Todd, $140,000

75: Gary Woodland, $140,000

76: Beau Hossler, $140,000

77: Lanto Griffin, $140,000

78: Brandon Wu, $140,000

79: Matthew NeSmith, $140,000

80: Chad Ramey, $140,000

81: Adam Long, $140,000

82: Dylan Frittelli, $140,000

83: Ryan Palmer, $140,000

84: David Lipsky, $140,000

85: Adam Schenk, $140,000

86: Daniel Berger, $130,000

87: Joel Dahmen, $130,000

88: Aaron Rai, $130,000

89: Stephan Jaeger, $130,000

90: Patrick Rodgers, $130,000

91: Russell Knox, $130,000

92: Adam Svensson, $130,000

93: Kevin Streelman, $130,000

94: Mark Hubbard, $130,000

95: Peter Malnati, $130,000

96: Danny Lee, $130,000

97: Michael Thompson, $130,000

98: Hayden Buckley, $130,000

99: C.T. Pan, $130,000

100: Justin Rose, $130,000

101: Martin Laird, $120,000

102: Sam Ryder, $120,000

103: Vince Whaley, $120,000

104: Tyler Duncan, $120,000

105: Jhonattan Vegas, $120,000

106: Nate Lashley, $120,000

107: James Hahn, $120,000

108: Greyson Sigg, $120,000

109: Robert Streb, $120,000

110: Scott Piercy, $120,000

111: Callum Tarren, $120,000

112: Max McGreevy, $120,000

113: Chesson Hadley, $120,000

114: Nick Watney, $120,000

115: Jason Day, $120,000

116: Doug Ghim, $120,000

117: Stewart Cink, $120,000

118: Kevin Tway, $120,000

119: Ryan Brehm, $120,000

120: Matthias Schwab, $120,000

121: Patton Kizzire, $120,000

122: Webb Simpson, $120,000

123: Rickie Fowler, $120,000

124: Nick Taylor, $120,000

125: Kramer Hickok, $120,000

126: Matt Wallace, $85,000

127: Austin Smotherman, $85,000

128: Justin Lower, $85,000

129: Doc Redman, $85,000

130: Danny Willett, $85,000

131: Kelly Kraft, $85,000

132: Nick Hardy, $85,000

133: Cameron Champ, $85,000

134: Brian Stuard, $85,000

135: Michael Gligic, $85,000

136: Harry Higgs, $85,000

137: Francesco Molinari, $85,000

138: Martin Trainer, $85,000

139: Erik van Rooyen, $85,000

140: Zach Johnson, $85,000

141: Rory Sabbatini, $85,000

142: Hank Lebioda, $85,000

143: Cameron Percy, $85,000

144: Henrik Norlander, $85,000

145: Andrew Novak, $85,000

146: Garrick Higgo, $85,000

147: Brice Garnett, $85,000

148: Jonathan Byrd, $85,000

149: Austin Cook, $85,000

150: Charley Hoffman, $85,000

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FedEx Cup earnings: How much each golfer in the 2023 Tour Championship field has made in his career

An $18 million grand prize goes to the winner of the tour championship.

The prize money on the PGA Tour has never been bigger, and the same will ring true this week at the 2023 Tour Championship. The final event of the FedEx Cup is set to reward the top 30 golfers this year, all of whom have qualified for action at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Between prize money and FedEx Cup bonuses, a total purse of $75 million will be one the line at the postseason finale.

Lucas Glover and Viktor Hovland each collected $3.6 million for their victories in the first two playoff events, but that is nothing compared to the $18 million awarded to the winner of the FedEx Cup. In fact, all competitors will see at least $500,000 hit their bank accounts following the completion of play with those inside the top 10 cashing in on seven-figure paydays and those in the top five collecting at least $3 million each.

To contextualize the $18 million winner's purse, only one player on the PGA Tour this season (Scottie Scheffler) has surpassed this money total entering the Tour Championship. The seasons of Brian Harman and Keegan Bradley -- who boast a major championship, designated event and another victory to boot between them -- would roughly add up to this figure.

Providing even further context, below we dissect just how much $18 million would mean to each participant in the Tour Championship (as it is surely not the same to Rory McIlroy as it is Adam Schenk, for example). Looking at their career on-course earnings -- excluding past FedEx Cup winnings as they are classified as bonuses -- the prize money becomes even more obscene.

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Looking at what winning $18 million would mean to each golfer remaining in the FedEx Cup Playoffs chase.

Scheffler just about doubled his on-course earnings this season, and the addition of $18 million to his career earnings would pull him close to his fellow Texan, Jordan Spieth, at $60 million. Spieth ranks behind only McIlroy in this field in career earnings and ahead of the likes of Jason Day, Jon Rahm and Rickie Fowler, all of whom check in inside the top 20 for most money earned on the PGA Tour.

Only six of the 30 players in the field would more than double their career earnings with a victory. Wyndham Clark may be the most surprising of the group as he ranks fifth on the money list for this season at nearly $11 million thanks to wins at the U.S. Open and the Wells Fargo Championship. That means he earned roughly $5 million across his four other seasons on tour. 

Valspar Championship winner Taylor Moore would make the biggest splash by more than doubling his earnings. Schenk, Nick Taylor, Tom Kim and Sepp Straka round out this group of six. 

Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Sungjae Im and Schenk make up those players to not win this season and qualify for the Tour Championship. Their first trophy and winner's check of the year couldn't come at a better time with so much on the line at East Lake.

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The winner of the Tour Championship will take home HUGE money

Patrick Cantlay has the chance for an all-time payday at the Tour Championship.

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After a LONG 2021 season, we’ve finally reached the finish line: the final event of the 2021 PGA Tour season, the Tour Championship. Below, find everything you need to know about the Tour Championship’s massive money prize, including purse, payout information and winner’s share.

Tour Championship final round preview

As it turns out, holding a hefty lead at the beginning of a golf tournament is a fairly accurate predictor for success in that golf tournament. The FedEx Cup Playoff format , which spots the leaders a handful of strokes heading into the Tour Championship, has worked like a charm in 2021. Through three rounds at the Tour Championship, the leader is the exact same person who entered the tournament in first place, and at 10 under: Patrick Cantlay. Cantlay (-20) has held onto his two-stroke lead heading into the weekend, but he’ll have to bring his A-game on Sunday to hold off a host of challengers highlighted by Jon Rahm.

Rahm (-18) is back in the hunt in a big-time event for the first time since winning the U.S. Open in June , and is looking for his first-ever FedEx Cup victory. Behind him, Justin Thomas (-15) is looking to mount a late charge, but has significant ground to make up at East Lake on Sunday.

Brooks Koepka withdraws from Tour Championship with wrist injury

Further back, Bryson DeChambeau (-9) is looking to make up ground on Sunday. His foil, B r ooks Koepka , withdrew from the Championship on Saturday with an undisclosed wrist injury.

Below, find the complete payout information, including winner’s share, for the Tour Championship’s mammoth $46 million (!) purse; you can catch the action all afternoon long on NBC.

Tour Championship payout information, winner’s share

1. $15,000,000

2. $5,000,000

3. $4,000,000

4. $3,000,000

5. $2,500,000

6. $1,900,000

7. $1,300,000

8. $1,100,000

9. $950,000

10. $830,000

11. $750,000

12. $705,000

13. $660,000

14. $620,000

15. $595,000

16. $570,000

17. $550,000

78. $535,000

19. $520,000

20. $505,000

21. $490,000

22. $478,000

23. $466,000

24. $456,000

25. $445,000

26. $435,000

27. $425,000

28. $415,000

29. $405,000

30. $395,000

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Tour Championship Purse, Prize Money And Field 2023

The PGA Tour season finale sees defending champion Rory McIlroy among a field of 30 competing for the FedEx Cup

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Tour championship field and starting positions.

The PGA Tour season draws to a close with the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings competing at East Lake in Georgia. 

As well as a far smaller field than other events on the PGA Tour, the Tour Championship also has a unique scoring system based on each player's FedEx Cup standings before the tournament. 

Sitting at the top of the list is World No.1 Scottie Scheffler . Thanks to that achievement, he starts with a two-shot advantage over his nearest competitor on 10-under.

The player closest to him is Viktor Hovland, thanks largely to his win in second FedEx Cup Playoff tournament, the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields. The Norwegian claimed victory in some style, too. In the final round, he carded a 61, the lowest in FedEx Cup Playoff history. Meanwhile, it was also the lowest of his career and a course record.

Given he's heading into this week's tournament on the back of such an impressive performance, it's unlikely Scheffler will feel comfortable at the top despite his two-shot head start.

Viktor Hovland begins two shots off the lead

One shot behind Hovland is Rory McIlroy , who starts at seven under. The 34-year-old is aiming for a record fourth FedEx Cup title as he attempts to replicate his win at East Lake last season, when he edged out Sungae Im and Scheffler in a thrilling final round . Given McIlroy's form of late, which has included top-10 finishes in each of his last nine starts, few would bet against him winning.

While each of the top three have good reason to believe they can lift the trophy on Sunday evening, there are several other realistic candidates. One is Masters champion Jon Rahm , who starts four shots off the lead. The Spaniard began 2023 in scintillating form, and if he can return to his best this week, he'll be in with an excellent chance of securing his first FedEx Cup title.

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Lucas Glover, at five under, will also be hoping to continue a hot streak that has brought two wins in the last month, including the opening FedEx Cup PlayOff tournament, the FedEx St. Jude Championship . There is added incentive for the American to perform well as he still has a chance of persuading Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson he is worthy of a wildcard for the match.

Beyond those players, others looking to eat into Scheffler's lead will be 2021 FedEx Cup winner Patrick Cantlay , who starts at four under, along with Max Homa , who ranks seventh in the world, Open champion Brian Harman . US Open winner Wyndham Clark and the player who won the Major in 2022, Matt Fitzpatrick, also begin six off the lead.

Other big names in the field include Tommy Fleetwood , Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele , who each begin at three under, while 2015 FedEx Cup winner Jordan Spieth begins 10 off the lead.

The tournament boasts a purse of $75m, with the winner taking home a huge $18m, while the runner-up will win $6.5m.

Below is the prize money, field and starting positions for the Tour Championship at East Lake.

• -10 Scottie Scheffler 
• -8 Viktor Hovland
• -7 Rory McIlroy
• -6 Jon Rahm 
• -5 Lucas Glover
• -4 Max Homa, Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick
• -3 Tommy Fleetwood, Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele
• -2 Tom Kim, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau, Corey Conners, Si Woo Kim
• -1 Taylor Moore, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day
• E Sam Burns, Emiliano Grillo, Tyrrell Hatton, Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka

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These are the top 20 in pga tour champions career prize money payouts, share this article.

In 1978, the first Legends of Golf was held at Onion Creek Country Club in Austin, Texas.

Two years later, the Senior PGA Tour had its first two official tournaments. Don January and Arnold Palmer won those first events.

From there, the circuit grew and in 1990, Lee Trevino became the first golfer to win $1 million in a season. In 2002, the tour was rebranded as the Champions Tour. In 2015, it took on its current name, the PGA Tour Champions.

Bernhard Langer became the winningest golfer in Champions history in 2023 when he got to No. 46, breaking a mark long held by Hale Irwin. Langer is also the top money-winner all-time on the tour.

He’s one of three players to reach the $20 million mark. Six players on this list have surpassed the $15 million mark. There are 31 at $10 million.

As you make your way through this list, keep in mind:

• Gary Player is 90th all-time with $6,049,029
• Jack Nicklaus ranks 147th with $3,372,207
• Arnold Palmer is 211th with $1,765,795

There are 649 names listed in all, with Mike Balliet bringing up the rear with $736 in career tour earnings.

Check out this list of the all-time money winners on the PGA Tour Champions. Updated through the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Source: PGATour.com .

20 Colin Montgomerie – $12,414,158

Team Europe’s Colin Montgomerie tees off at The Concession Golf Club. (Photo: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports)

19 Jeff Sluman – $12,808,605

Jeff Sluman tees off the second hole during the first round of the 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Golf Club. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

18 Fred Funk – $12,843,703

Fred Funk plays his shot on the second hole on the first hole during the first round of the 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf. (Photo: Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

17 Jerry Kelly – $12,850,136

Jerry Kelly plays his shot from the sixth tee during the third round of the 2024 Galleri Classic at Mission Hills Country Club. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

16 Fred Couples - $13,280,234

Fred Couples at the 2024 Galleri Classic pro-am in Rancho Mirage, California, at Mission Hills Country Club. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/Desert Sun)

15 Allen Doyle - $13,401,250

Allen Doyle watches a tee shot during the first round of the 2008 Principal Charity Classic at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo: G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images)

14 Tom Lehman - $13,495,032

Tom Lehman and his son Thomas at the 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. (Photo: Elise Tallent/PGA Tour Champions)

13 Loren Roberts - $13,642,664

Loren Roberts hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the 2016 Chubb Classic. (Photo: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

12 Tom Jenkins - $13,821,866

Tom Jenkins at the 2012 Insperity Championship at The Woodlands Country Club. (Photo: Darren Carroll/Getty Images)

11 Jim Thorpe - $13,936,083

Jim Thorpe hits a shot during the first round of the 2013 SAS Championship at Prestonwood Country Club. (Photo: Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

10 Miguel Angel Jimenez - $14,265,321

Miguel Angel Jimenez poses with the conquistador helmet after winning the 2022 Cologuard Classic at Omni Tucson National. (Photo: Todd Kelly/Golfweek)

9 Larry Nelson - $14,637,172

Larry Nelson hits a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the 2019 Mastercard Japan Championship at Narita Golf Club. (Photo: Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

8 Bruce Fleisher - $14,878,986

Bruce Fleisher hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge. (Photo: Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

7 Dana Quigley - $14,898,463

Dana Quigley hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2010 Ensure Classic at the Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, North Carolina. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

6 Tom Watson - $15,074,227

Tom Watson during the final round of the Senior Open played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. (Photo: Phil Inglis/Getty Images)

5 Tom Kite - $16,303,747

Tom Kite has 19 PGA Tour victories and 10 PGA Tour Champions wins. (Photo: USA TODAY)

4 Jay Haas - $19,922,514

Jay Haas watches his shot down the fairway on the 13th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players at Firestone Country Club. (Photo: Akron Beacon Journal)

3 Gil Morgan - $20,631,930

Gil Morgan tees off on the seventh hole during the first round of the Champions tour in 2012 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo: Getty Images)

2 Hale Irwin - $27,158,515

Hale Irwin hits his tee ball at No. 1 during the first round of the Father/Son Challenge at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando. (Photo: Getty Images)

1 Bernhard Langer - $35,989,514

The Charles Schwab trophy shows Bernhard Langer during an interview after the conclusion of the final round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship golf tournament at Phoenix Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports

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2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans final results: Prize money payout, PGA Tour leaderboard and how much each golfer won

T he 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans final leaderboard is headed by winners Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry , who top the PGA Tour leaderboard this week and with a win at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.

McIlroy and Lowry won the two-man team event after they finished tied in regulation on 25-under 263 with Martin Trainer and Chad Ramey, who finished two hours ahead of the Irish duo.

In the playoff hole, played in the alternate-shot format, McIlroy and Lowry made a par on the par-5 18th to the Ramey and Trainer team bogey to win the title.

Garrick Higgo and Ryan Fox finished in solo third, a shot out of the playoff.

McIlroy and Lowry won the $2,572,100 winner's share of the $8,900,000 purse.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans recap notes

McIlroy and Lowry earned no Official World Golf Ranking points with the win in the 72-hole stroke-play championship, as team events do not allow for OWGR points.

McIlroy and Lowry earned 400 FedEx Cup points each, with the PGA Tour points offered at the combined standard level for this event.

A total of 80 (of 160) players finished the tournament after a 36-hole cut was made in this team event.

The 2024 PGA Tour schedule continues next week with the 2024 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson .

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2022 Tour Championship purse, winner’s share, prize money payout

The 2022 Tour Championship purse is set for $57.925 million, with the winner's share coming in at $18,000,000 -- not the standard 18 percent payout according to the PGA Tour's prize money distribution chart .

At the end of the Tour Championship, the top 150 players in the final FedEx Cup standings will be paid from the 2022 FedEx Cup bonus pool , with the winner getting $18 million.

While there is technically no purse for the Tour Championship, the fate of the tournament decides the FedEx Cup bonus pool payout for the top 30 players. The sum of money on the line is $57.925 million.

The Tour Championship field is headed by Scottie Scheffler , Patrick Cantlay , Rory McIlroy , Justin Thomas and Cam Smith . There are 30 players in this no-cut event, which is the final leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

The event is played this year at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.

What else is on the line: FedEx Cup points, OWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner of this event will win the FedEx Cup and earn $18 million as the season-long champion of the PGA Tour.

The winner of the 72-hole tournament without starting strokes gets 38.44 Official World Golf Ranking points, with the points available based on field strength. There is no official win or money associated with that achievement.

Winning comes with other big benefits, including a five-plus season exemption on the PGA Tour, as well berths into the 2022 Masters and 2022 PGA Championship, as well next year's Sentry Tournament of Champions.

2022 Tour Championship purse, winner's share, prize money payout

For 2022 Tour Championship results and payout , see our final leaderboard

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PGA TOUR winner, beloved Masters analyst Peter Oosterhuis dies at age 75

Peter Oosterhuis made his PGA TOUR debut in 1971. (David Cannon/Getty Images)

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Peter Oosterhuis was probably best known to U.S. sports fans as the longtime voice of the 17th hole at Augusta National during CBS’s annual coverage of the Masters. Golf fans, however, knew that “Oosty” was worth a listen because he could really play. The Englishman was a member of six consecutive Ryder Cup teams, first representing Great Britain and Ireland in 1971 and later competing alongside continental Europeans in the biennial tournament. Among the Americans Oosterhuis beat in singles are World Hall of Fame members Arnold Palmer, Johnny Miller and Gene Littler, and he defeated Palmer twice.

Oosterhuis parlayed his stylish game and charming British accent into a long announcing career with several networks, including CBS, for more than 15 years following his playing career. Oosterhuis retired from broadcasting in 2014 to deal with the effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Oosterhuis passed away peacefully this morning, one day shy of what would have been his 76th birthday.

Born in London in 1948 as the country was rebuilding from World War II, Oosterhuis enjoyed a stellar amateur golf career; he became the first schoolboy to represent Great Britain & Ireland at the Walker Cup and was a member of the Eisenhower Trophy team. He turned professional in the late 1960s and won the 1969 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award on the DP World Tour. Oosterhuis dominated the Tour by winning the Harry Vardon Trophy as leading its Order of Merit in four consecutive seasons (1971-74).

Peter Oosterhuis at Royal St George's Golf Club in Kent, England, in 1975. (Dennis Oulds/Getty Images)

After Oosterhuis won tournaments in Africa and Europe – including the national opens of France (twice, in 1973 and 1974) and Spain, seven DP World Tour titles and three on the Southern Africa Tour all told – he made his way to the States. He qualified for the PGA TOUR and played full time from 1975 to 1986.

Oosterhuis made his PGA TOUR debut at the 1971 Masters Tournament and eventually went on to play in 343 official tournaments. Oosterhuis is still tied for the all-time lead in Ryder Cup singles victories for either side with six.

Peter Oosterhuis posing with the 1979 European Ryder Cup team at the 23rd Ryder Cup in West Virginia. (Getty Images)

In 1981, Oosterhuis enjoyed his best PGA TOUR season as he finished 28th on the final money list. He had been a steady money-winner, with three runner-up finishes to his credit, before he broke through at the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club outside Toronto. Trailing by three shots entering the final round, Oosterhuis fired a final-round 70 in difficult conditions to beat Jack Nicklaus, Bruce Lietzke and Andy North by one shot. The first-prize check of $76,500 was more than he had earned in any previous season.

“What a way to win after watching those big names come in and mine still staying up there on the leaderboard,” he said. “I am fortunate that the course is so tough. It allows no one to make a powerful finish.”

The following year, he finished runner-up for the second time at The Open Championship, falling to Gary Player by four shots at Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s. Oosterhuis never won again, though, and eventually explored other careers in the game.

From 1987 through 1993, Oosterhuis was the Director of Golf at Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg, NJ and famed Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles. After working as the lead analyst for The Golf Channel’s incipient coverage of the DP World Tour, Oosty became a fixture on CBS’s broadcasting of the PGA TOUR, working the Masters from 1997 through 2014.

Peter Oosterhuis (middle) with Frank Nobilo (left) and Jim Kelly (right) at the 2004 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. (Chris Condon/PGA Tour)

Having moved with his second wife Ruth Ann to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was a member at Quail Hollow Club, he retired from broadcasting following CBS’s coverage of the 2014 PGA Championship and later revealed he was battling with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He is survived by his wife, sons Rob and Rich, stepsons Byron and Matt and four grandchildren Peyton, Turner, Sutton and Lachlan.