We’re only a few days away from the start of the FedEx St. Jude Classic and excitement is definitely building for this lucrative PGA Tour event. It’s bound to be one blockbuster event with five-time major winner Phil Mickelson and world no. 8 Dustin Johnson headlining the tough 156-man field.
Considering that the FedEx St. Jude Classic is one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour calendar, it stands to reason that this golf tournament is bound to reward its participants in a more handsome manner than the other tour stops on schedule. Exactly how much cash is at stake in Memphis this week? Let’s all find out below.
And for an in-depth look at the upcoming action on the greens, check out our complete preview and sleeper picks for the FedEx St. Jude Classic right after this.
There is money to be made at TPC Southwind. The FedEx St. Jude Classic boasts a total purse of $6.2 million, with a hefty $1.116 million of that prize going to the eventual winner. That’s excellent news for the 156-man field considering the total payout last year amounted to only $6 million.
To put into perspective the difference in prize money, defending champion Fabian Gomez earned $1.08 million in this golf event last year. That’s $36,000 less than the amount the St. Jude Classic champion will receive this year. Finishing second in this tournament ain’t bad either with the runner-up receiving a cash payout of $670,000. On the other end of the table, the 70th or so golfer to make the cut this week will earn around $12,400.
The Complete Breakdown
Finish
Payout Amount
1st
$1,116,000
2nd
$670,000
3rd
$422,000
4th
$298,000
5th
$248,000
6th
$223,000
7th
$212,000
8th
$192,000
9th
$180,000
10th
$167,400
11th
$155,000
12th
$142,600
13th
$130,200
14th
$117,800
15th
$111,600
16th
$105,400
17th
$99,200
18th
$93,000
19th
$86,800
20th
$80,600
21st
$74,400
22nd
$69,440
23rd
$64,480
24th
$59,520
25th
$54,560
26th
$49,600
27th
$47,740
28th
$45,880
29th
$44,020
30th
$42,160
31st
$40,300
32nd
$38,440
33rd
$36,580
34th
$35,340
35th
$33,480
36th
$32,240
37th
$30,380
38th
$29,140
39th
$27,900
40th
$26,660
41st
$25,420
42nd
$24,180
43rd
$22,940
44th
$21,700
45th
$20,460
46th
$19,220
47th
$17,980
48th
$16,740
49th
$16,120
50th
$15,500
** Amateurs are not entitled to receive prize money. Any supposed earnings by an amateur golfer at the FedEx St. Jude Classicwill be evenly-distributed among the professional golfers that made the cut.
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