Hideki Matsuyama arrives in Glen Oaks Club looking to add more to his pace-setting FedExCup 2,869 points. Justin Thomas is right behind him with 2,689 points so Matsuyama can’t simply just relax in this tournament. Even if he’s a million points ahead, though, Matsuyama simply won’t take his foot of the pedal – not with a boatload of money at stake.
Apart from the 2,000 FedExCup points that will be rewarded to the last man standing in this tournament, a bag full of cash amounting to $1,575,000 will also be taken home by the champion. Well, just a check really. Giving someone a literal man purse stuffed with wads of dead presidents is certainly going to make that golfer a prime candidate for a Coen Brothers’ flick topic. The runner-up won’t go home with nothing to show his wife/girlfriend, as he’s also bound to haul back a cool sum of $945,000. You can even finish 70th in this tournament and still boost your earnings with $17,500. Sweet!
