We’re only a few days away from the start of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament and anticipation is building into a fever pitch for this lucrative PGA Tour event. It’s bound to be one thrilling competition with world no. 1 Jason Day headlining the 156-man field.
Considering that the Zurich Classic is one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour calendar, it stands to reason that this 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 at TPC Louisiana 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 Zurich Classic right after this.
2016 Zurich Classic Purse and Prize Money Payout Breakdown
The Total Payout
There is money to be made in the Bayou State. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans boasts a total purse of $7 million, with a hefty $1.26 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 $6.9 million.
To put into perspective the difference in prize money, defending champion Justin Rose earned $1.242 million in cash last year. That’s $18,000 less than the amount the Zurich Classic champion will receive this year. Finishing second in this event ain’t bad either with the runner-up receiving a payout of $756,000. On the other end of the leaderboard, the 70th or so golfer to make the cut this week will earn around $14,000.
The Complete Breakdown
Finish
Payout Amount
1st
$1,260,000
2nd
$756,000
3rd
$476,000
4th
$336,000
5th
$280,000
6th
$252,000
7th
$234,500
8th
$217,000
9th
$203,000
10th
$189,000
11th
$175,000
12th
$161,000
13th
$147,000
14th
$133,000
15th
$126,000
16th
$119,000
17th
$112,000
18th
$105,000
19th
$98,000
20th
$91,000
21st
$84,000
22nd
$78,400
23rd
$72,800
24th
$67,200
25th
$61,600
26th
$56,000
27th
$53,900
28th
$51,800
29th
$49,700
30th
$47,600
31st
$45,500
32nd
$43,400
33rd
$41,300
34th
$39,550
35th
$37,800
36th
$36,050
37th
$34,300
38th
$32,900
39th
$31,500
40th
$30,100
41st
$28,700
42nd
$27,300
43rd
$25,900
44th
$24,500
45th
$23,100
46th
$21,700
47th
$20,300
48th
$19,180
49th
$18,200
50th
$17,640
51st
$17,220
52nd
$16,800
53rd
$16,520
54th
$16,240
55th
$16,100
56th
$15,960
57th
$15,820
58th
$15,680
59th
$15,540
60th
$15,400
61st
$15,260
62nd
$15,120
63rd
$14,980
64th
$14,840
65th
$14,700
66th
$14,560
67th
$14,420
68th
$14,280
69th
$14,140
70th
$14,000
** Amateurs are not entitled to receive prize money. Any supposed earnings by an amateur golfer at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans will be evenly-distributed among the pro-golfers that made the cut.
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