The PGA Tour has arrived in Florida for a monthlong stay that begins this week with the newly named Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. Formerly the Honda Classic, the event remains on the Champions course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens.
The 144-player field is competing for a $9 million overall purse, with the winner taking home $1.62 million for his victory.
Local resident Rory McIlroy is the top draw in the field, starting a three-week stretch that continues next week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then moves north to the Players Championship. He hasn’t played this event since 2018.
Chris Kirk and Eric Cole are both back after finding themselves in a playoff last year which Kirk won. Kirk already is a winner this season, after winning the season-opening Sentry event at Kapalua. Cole was the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year last year and has five top-25 finishes in his seven starts in 2024.
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Jake Knapp, the former nightclub bouncer who won the Mexico Open last week, is back in action after his life-altering victory. He’s making his debut here, in this, only his 10th PGA Tour start.
Victorious European Ryder Cup teammates Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka are also in the field.
Here is the prize money breakdown for every player who makes the cut. Check back here Sunday shortly after the tournament is over for updates.
WIN: $1.62 million
2: $981,000
3: $621,000
4: $441,000
5: $369,000
6: $326,250
7: $303,750
8: $281,250
9: $263,250
10: $245,250
11: $227,250
12: $209,250
13: $191,250
14: $173,250
15: $164,250
16: $155,250
17: $146,250
18: $137,250
19: $128,350
20: $119,350
21: $110,250
22: $101,250
23: $94,050
24: $86,850
25: $79,650
26: $72,450
27: $69,750
28: $67,050
29: $64,350
30: $61,650
31: $58,950
32: $56,250
33: $53,550
34: $51,300
35: $49,050
36: $46,800
37: $44,550
38: $42,750
39: $40,950
40: $39,150
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41: $37,350
42: $35,550
43: $33,750
44: $31,950
45: $30,150
46: $28,350
47: $26,550
48: $25,110
49: $23,850
50: $23,130
51: $22,590
52: $22,050
53: $21,690
54: $21,330
55: $21,150
56: $20,970
57: $20,790
58: $20,610
59: $20,430
60: $20,250
61: $20,070
62: $19,890
63: $19,710
64: $19,530
65: $19,350
66: $19,170
67: $18,890
68: $18,810
69: $18,630
70: $18,450
71: $18,270
72: $18,090
73: $17,910
74: $17,730
75: $17,550
76: $17,370
77: $17,190
78: $17,010
79: $16,830
80: $16,650
81: $16,470
82: $16,290
83: $16,110
84: $15,930
85: $15,750
86: $15,570
87: $15,390
88: $15,210
89: $15,030
90: $14,850
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
