Rory McIlroy returned to Scotland looking to defend his title at the Genesis Scottish Open, while also looking to shake off the disappointment of his U.S. Open finish last month, playing for the first time since finishing second place to Bryson DeChambeau at Pinehurst No. 2.
This is the third year that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour have co-sanctioned the event at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, with 75 players from each tour making up the field. They’re playing for a $9 million overall purse, with the winner taking home $1.62 million for his victory on Sunday.
A year ago, McIlroy birdied the last two holes to top Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre by a shot, with MacIntyre looking to win his beloved home open. A plaque was created for this year on the 18th fairway to commemorate McIlroy’s approach into the 72nd hole when he hit a 2-iron from 202 yards into a nasty wind to 10 feet to get up the winning birdie.
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler opted to pass on playing this week and will return next week for the British Open at Royal Troon.
PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele is in action, looking to continue his great season that has produced 11 top-10 finishes in 16 events. Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa and Victor Hovland are the other top-10 players in the field.
Last week’s winner of the John Deere Classic, Davis Thompson, is in action after collecting three straight top-10 finishes.
Here is the rundown of what each player will earn who makes the cut. Check back here shortly after play is complete on Sunday 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
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
