The 21st tournament in the World Golf Championships history will be played starting this week down in the beautiful country of Mexico, where some of the best golfers from all over the planet will converge and compete for the prestigious honor of becoming the WGC-Mexico Championship winner. Trophies aside, it’s also the money that’s drawing the golfers’ attention. A total of $10.5 million will be scattered around in New Mexico for this tournament, with the winner, of course, getting the biggest share. Among the players expected to be part of the WGC-Mexico Championship Field are Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, and last year’s winner, Dustin Johnson.
Players from the European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and Asian Tour are also invited to play at the WGC-Mexico, provided that they meet the qualifications, mostly in terms of their rankings in the respective main circuit they are playing in.
Updated Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for the World Golf Championships (WGC) Mexico Championship PGA Golf Tournament Running from February 20 to 23, 2020
Where: Club de Golf Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico
When Tigers Woods won the inaugural WGC-Mexico (then known as the WGC-American Express Championship), the total purse was at $5 million and the legendary golfer took home a cool sum of $1 million. This year, the total purse will be at its highest ever and so will the winner’s share be. The total money in the pot is $10.5 million with the winner set to pocket $1.785 million. Last year, Johnson won his third WGC-Mexico Championship title, cashing in $1.745 million. Johnson has won the tournament three times (2015, 2017, 2019). Woods has the all-time record for most WGC-Mexico Championship titles ever with seven. In addition to his 1999 win, Woods also came out on top in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2013.
The Complete Breakdown
Other than announcing that the top-placer for the 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship will get $1.785 million, the PGA has not yet released the exact breakdown of the purse for the tournament. However, by applying the exact same percentage-increase formula (yes, we did the calculations) that they employ for all other tournaments, we find the following breakdown for 2020:
