We’re still a little over a month away before the US Open tees off from Erin Hills, but we’re actually in for another rather lucrative tournament ahead with the Wells Fargo Championship in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Exactly how much cash is up for grabs this week at Eagle Point Golf Club? Let’s find out below.
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The Total Payout
With a total purse amounting to $7.5 million and support from one of the country’s biggest financial institutions, it stands to good reason that the Wells Fargo Championship is one of the more profitable non-major, non-WGC tournaments on the PGA Tour calendar. In fact, this week’s event shares the same purse value as another prestigious tournament, the AT&T Byron Nelson, and it even has a larger pot compared to another famous AT&T-sponsored event held earlier this February in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am ($7.2 million).
What’s better is that this year’s edition of the Wells Fargo Championship saw an increase of $200,000 in total prize money from last season. In turn, this Sunday’s winner will take home 18 percent of the total purse, which amounts to a cool $1.35 million. That’s about 40 Gs more than what was written on the massive check for 2016’s champion, James Hahn (1,314,000).
The Prize Money Breakdown for the Top Eight Finishers
