We made it. This week is the Wyndham Championship, the 34th and final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season. Most of the top names in the sport are not at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., but those who are playing have a lot on the line. Mostly, postseason aspirations.
For starters, Cam Young is the defending champion, winning his first tour event here last year. Look at him now? He leads the pack competing for the $8.5 million purse, with $1.53 million going to the winner.
Then there’s the magic number (70), which is the number of people who advance to the first FedEx Cup playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. We’ve documented the drama on this website the past few days, but essentially Jackson Koivun is at No. 70, and major champions like Keegan Bradley (72), Jason Day (75) and Brooks Koepka (86) have work to do. (Read about all the scenarios here.)
Other notables playing are PGA champion Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Alex Fitzpatrick and Tony Finau.
Bubbles will be burst and there will be plenty of drama late Sunday.
Check back here after play is complete for updates.
Here’s the prize payout in Carolina
WIN: $1.53 million
2: $926,500
3: $586,500
4: $416,500
5: $348,500
6: $308,125
7: $286,875
8: $265,625
9: $248,625
10: $231,625
11: $214,625
12: $197,625
13: $180,625
14: $163,625
15: $155,125
16: $146,625
17: $138,125
18: $129,625
19: $121,125
20: $112,625
21: $104,125
22: $95,625
23: $88,825
24: $82,025
25: $75,225
26: $68,425
27: $65,875
28: $63,325
29: $60,775
30: $58,225
31: $55,675
32: $53,125
33: $50,575
34: $48,450
35: $46,325
36: $44,200
37: $42,075
38: $40,375
39: $38,675
40: $36,975
41: $35,275
42: $33,575
43: $31,875
44: $30,175
45: $28,475
46: $26,775
47: $25,075
48: $23,715
49: $22,525
50: $21,845
51: $21,335
52: $20,825
53: $20,485
54: $20,145
55: $19,975
56: $19,805
57: $19,635
58: $19,465
59: $19,295
60: $19,125
61: $18,955
62: $18,795
63: $16,615
64: $18,445
65: $18,275
66: $18,105
67: $17,935
68: $17,765
69: $17,595
70: $17,425
71: $17,255
72: $17,085
73: $16,915
74: $16,745
75: $16,575
76: $16,405
77: $16,235
78: $16,065
79: $15,895
80: $15,725
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
