Wondering why the John Deere Classic is not on the schedule? Well, it used to be on the calendar. But the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the event which has now been replaced (this year) by the Workday Charity Open, that’s all set to kick off this Thursday at Muirfield Village. Although it’s just a new tournament, the interest in it is high, especially with four of the top-10 ranked players in the world expected to tee off. The Workday Charity Open will also serve as a prequel of sorts to next week’s Memorial Tournament, which will also be held at Muirfield Village.
Among the favorites to win the Workday Charity Open are Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Cantlay, and Hideki Matsuyama. You can check out all the odds of all players here, but first here is a breakdown of the prize money.
The $6.2 million worth of total prizes to be given away at Workday Charity Open is relatively small, compared to the other PGA Tour events. Last week, the Rocket Mortgage Classic spread out a sum of $7.5 million among all participants at the event held at Detroit Golf Club. Nevertheless, the winner will still come away with $1.16 million. That’s no Patrick Mahomes money, but for four days of work, it’s not that bad, right? The runner-up, assuming he’s solo at that spot, will pocket $669,600.
The Complete Breakdown
Based on the standardized formula that the PGA Tour is using in dividing the purse for each event, here’s what the top-10 finishers in the tournament will receive.
