After consecutive signature events on the West Coast, the tour is now back east to start the Florida Swing. Up first is the Cognizant Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. The field is playing for a $9.6 million purse with the winner taking home $1.728 million for a victory.
The field is not as strong this year, stuck smack in the middle of so many events of bigger significance with bigger purses. The last two weeks the tour was at Pebble Beach and Riviera. The next two weeks it’ll be at Bay Hill and TPC Sawgrass. There’s just not enough room for everyone to get what they want.
RELATED: Former LIV Golf player given PGA Tour sponsor exemption
Joe Highsmith is the defending champion, topping U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun and last week’s winner Jacob Bridgeman by two shots.
Brooks Koepka, Shane Lowry, Max Homa and Billy Horschel are among the bigger names in the field. This is Koepka’s third tournament back since leaving LIV Golf as he’s not yet eligible to play in the signature events. Blades Brown, Camilo Villegas, Adam Hadwin and Harry Higgs are the sponsor exemptions.
Here’s the rundown of what each player will receive for making the cut. Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates.
WIN: $1.728 million
2: $1.0464 million
3: $662,400
4: $470,400
5: $393,600
6: $348,000
7: $324,000
8: $300,000
9: $280,800
10: $261,600
11: $242,200
12: $223,200
13: $204,000
14: $184,800
15: $175,200
16: $165,600
17: $156,000
18: $146,400
19: $136,800
20: $127,200
21: $117,600
22: $108,000
23: $100,320
24: $92,640
25: $84,960
26: $77,280
27: $74,400
28: $71,520
29: $68,640
30: $65,760
31: $62,880
32: $60,000
33: $57,120
34: $54,720
35: $52,320
36: $49,920
37: $47,520
38: $45,600
39: $43,680
40: $41,760
41: $39,840
42: $37,920
43: $36,000
44: $34,080
45: $32,160
46: $30,240
47: $28,320
48: $26,784
49: $25,440
50: $24,627
51: $24,096
52: $23,520
53: $23,136
54: $22,752
55: $22,560
56: $22,368
57: $22,176
58: $21,984
59: $21,792
60: $21,600
61: $21,408
62: $21,216
63: $21,024
64: $20,832
65: $20,640
66: $20,448
67: $20,256
68: $20,064
69: $19,872
70: $19,680
71: $19,488
72: $19,296
73: $19,104
74: $18,912
75: $18,720
76: $18,528
77: $18,336
78: $18,144
79: $17,952
80: $17,760
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
