The 2021 PGA TOUR is over and done with the Masters Tournament, where a total of $11.5 million was distributed to qualified players. Hideki Matsuyama took down the field and won himself a cool sum of $2.07 million to go with an even cooler green jacket. How about that? Matsuyama isn’t going to play this week, though, which means he’ll be missing the chance of winning the biggest cut of the purse at this event down at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Exactly how much cash is at stake in South Carolina this week? Let’s all find out below. And for a complete look at the upcoming action on the greens, check out our in-depth preview and sleeper picks for the RBC Heritage right after this.
There will be no change in the total amount to be distributed in this year’s RBC Heritage. Just like in 2020 when Webb Simpson won, the purse is set at $7.1 million for the 2021 RBC Heritage. For his win, Simpson took home a check worth $1.278 million. This event traces its roots all the way back to 1969. The winner of the inaugural Heritage Golf Classic — as it was known at that time– was the legendary Arnold Palmer. For his victory, Palmer earned $20,000 or 20 percent of the $100,000 total purse. The first time the purse in this event hit the $1 million mark was in 1990, with Payne Stewart winning his second MCI Heritage Golf Classic in a row.
The Complete Breakdown
Based on the standardized formula that the PGA Tour is using in dividing the purse for each major event, here’s what the top-10 finishers in the tournament will receive.
