We’re only a few days away from the start of the Wells Fargo Championship and excitement is definitely building for the start of this lucrative PGA Tour event. It’s bound to be one blockbuster event, with eight of the world’s top 12 golfers competing in this week’s tournament, including defending champion Rory McIlroy and FedExCup leader Adam Scott.
Considering that the Wells Fargo Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the PGA Tour calendar, it stands to reason that this golf 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 Quail Hollow 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 Wells Fargo Championship right after this.
There is money to be made at Quail Hollow. The Wells Fargo Championship boasts a total purse of $7.3 million, with a hefty $1.314 million of that pot going to the eventual winner. That’s great news for the 156-man field considering the total payout last year amounted to only $7.1 million.
To put into perspective the difference in prize money, defending champion Rory McIlroy earned $1.278 million in cash last year. That’s $36,000 less than the amount the Wells Fargo champion will receive this year. Finishing second in this event ain’t bad either with the runner-up receiving a payout of $788,400. On the other end of the leaderboard, the 70th or so golfer to make the cut this week will earn around $14,600.
The Complete Breakdown
Finish
Payout Amount
1st
$1,314,000
2nd
$788,400
3rd
$496,400
4th
$350,400
5th
$292,000
6th
$262,800
7th
$244,550
8th
$226,300
9th
$211,700
10th
$197,100
11th
$182,500
12th
$167,900
13th
$153,300
14th
$138,700
15th
$131,400
16th
$124,100
17th
$116,800
18th
$109,500
19th
$102,200
20th
$94,900
21st
$87,600
22nd
$81,760
23rd
$75,920
24th
$70,080
25th
$64,240
26th
$58,400
27th
$56,210
28th
$54,020
29th
$51,830
30th
$49,640
31st
$47,450
32nd
$45,260
33rd
$43,070
34th
$41,610
35th
$39,420
36th
$37,960
37th
$35,770
38th
$34,310
39th
$32,850
40th
$31,390
41st
$29,930
42nd
$28,470
43rd
$27,010
44th
$25,550
45th
$24,090
46th
$22,630
47th
$21,170
48th
$19,710
49th
$18,980
50th
$18,250
** Amateurs are not entitled to receive prize money. Any supposed earnings by an amateur golfer at the Wells Fargo Championship will be evenly-distributed among the pro-golfers that made the cut.
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