Scottie Scheffler is here and that’s the story this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at heralded Colonial Country Club. While it could’ve been just as easy for him to rest following an exhausting week, and win, at the PGA Championship last week, he’s in Fort Worth looking to win his third consecutive event. He won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, also in Texas, two weeks before the PGA.
Also impressive is that Scheffler opted to miss the Truist Championship, a signature event, so that he would be able to play this week, when most of the other tops players are taking a rest. He’s always been partial to the events in his home state.
Scheffler leads the field playing for the $9.5 million purse. The winner will take home $1.71 million for a victory.
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Meanwhile, Hideki Matsuyama (7) is the only other top-10 player in the world in the field. He missed the cut last week at the PGA Championship, ending the longest streak on the tour. Maverick McNealy (11), Tommy Fleetwood (14), Harris English (17), Robert MacIntyre (23), Brian Harman (24) and Daniel Berger (25) are all inside the top 25.
Among the sponsor exemptions playing are Blades Brown, who just turned 18, Neal Shipley, Danny Willett and Michael Block.
This is a busy time of year for the top players. Next week is the Memorial Tournament, followed by the Canadian Open and the U.S. Open. The week after Oakmont is another signature event, the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.
Here’s the rundown of what each player will earn this week who makes the cut. Check back here Sunday after play is over for updates.
WIN: $1.71 million
2: $1.035 million
3: $655,500
4: $465,500
5: $389,500
6: $344,375
7: $320,625
8: $296,875
9: $277,875
10: $258,875
11: $239,875
12: $220,875
13: $201,875
14: $182,875
15: $173,375
16: $163,875
17: $154,375
18: $144,875
19: $135,375
20: $125,875
21: $116,375
22: $106,875
23: $99,275
24: $91,675
25: $84,075
26: $76,475
27: $73,625
28: $70,775
29: $67,925
30: $65,075
31: $62,225
32: $59,375
33: $55,337
34: $54,150
35: $51,775
36: $49,400
37: $47,025
38: $45,125
39: $43,225
40: $41,325
41: $39,425
42: $37,525
43: $35,625
44: $33,725
45: $31,825
46: $29,925
47: $28,025
48: $26,505
49: $25,175
50: $24,415
51: $23,845
52: $23,275
53: $22,895
54: $22,515
55: $22,325
56: $22,135
57: $21,954
58: $21,755
59: $21,565
60: $21,375
61: $21,185
62: $20,995
63: $20,805
64: $20,615
65: $20,425
66: $20,235
67: $20,045
68: $19,855
69: $19,655
70: $19,475
71: $19,285
72: $19,095
73: $18,905
74: $18,715
75: $18,525
76: $18,335
77: $18,145
78: $17,955
79: $17,765
80: $17,575
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
