We’re only a couple of days away from the start of the Memorial Tournament and excitement is definitely building for this lucrative PGA Tour event. It’s bound to be one thrilling competition with talented trio Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy headlining the 120-man field.
Considering that the Memorial is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the PGA Tour calendar, it stands to reason that this event 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 at Jack Nicklaus’ event this week? Let’s 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 Memorial tournament right after this.
There is money to be made at Muirfield Village. The Memorial Tournament boasts a total purse of $8.5 million, with a hefty $1.53 million of that going to the eventual winner. That’s great news for this week’s field considering the total payout last year amounted to only $6.2 million.
To put into perspective the difference in prize money, defending champion David Lingmerth earned just $1.116 million in cash last year. That’s $414,000 less than the amount the Memorial champion will receive this year. Additionally, the Memorial purse will increase by $200,000 each year through 2021.
Finishing second in this event ain’t that bad either with the runner-up receiving a payout of $918,000. On the other end of the leaderboard, the 70th or so golfer to make the cut this week will earn around $17,000.
The Complete Breakdown
Finish
Payout Amount
1st
$1,530,000
2nd
$918,000
3rd
$578,000
4th
$408,000
5th
$340,000
6th
$306,000
7th
$284,750
8th
$263,500
9th
$246,500
10th
$229,500
11th
$212,500
12th
$195,500
13th
$178,500
14th
$161,500
15th
$153,000
16th
$144,500
17th
$136,000
18th
$127,500
19th
$119,000
20th
$110,500
21st
$102,000
22nd
$95,200
23rd
$88,400
24th
$81,600
25th
$74,800
26th
$68,000
27th
$65,450
28th
$62,900
29th
$60,350
30th
$57,800
31st
$55,250
32nd
$52,700
33rd
$50,150
34th
$48,450
35th
$45,900
36th
$44,200
37th
$41,650
38th
$39,950
39th
$38,250
40th
$36,550
41st
$34,850
42nd
$33,150
43rd
$31,450
44th
$29,750
45th
$28,050
46th
$26,350
47th
$24,650
48th
$22,950
49th
$22,100
50th
$21,250
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