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Player impact program

November 23rd, 2023

Rory McIlroy tops PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program, banks $23 million bonus

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August 31st, 2023

Rickie Fowler is about to get PAID in PIP money as evidenced by new PGA Tour social media data

Analytics from this season prove just how much golf fans still love the American tour star.

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April 11th, 2023

Rory McIlroy WDs from RBC Heritage, eligibility for the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program comes into question

No specific reason for McIlroy’s decision is listed, so it’s unclear why he has decided to pass on the event.

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March 2nd, 2023

PGA Tour’s popularity ranking undergoing drastic change

The PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program is undergoing its fourth change in just longer than two years of existence.

November 23rd, 2022

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and a surprise Aussie recipient from the $US100 million Player Impact Program bonus pool

The payouts are huge, and two Australians are recipients for 2022.

November 9th, 2022

Tiger Woods wins Player Impact Program again, according to Rory McIlroy

August 17th, 2022

Whatever side you’re on in the PGA Tour vs LIV battle, you’ll love this Eddie Pepperell spoof on pro golf’s drama

If there’s one device that can defuse a tense situation, something that all sides can get behind, it’s a great spoof video.

March 3rd, 2022

Tiger Woods beats – then TROLLS – Phil Mickelson after claiming Player Impact Program’s $US8 million first prize

Despite not playing a single round on the PGA Tour in 2021, Tiger Woods won the inaugural Player Impact Program and its $US8 million first prize.

December 15th, 2021

The PIP explained: PGA Tour reveals details on its controversial new program

The PGA Tour has stayed silent on its controversial new program. Until now, that is.

September 2nd, 2021

Patrick Cantlay gives an incredible response on the Bryson DeChambeau heckling issue

Cantlay, who played in the same pairing as DeChambeau in the final two rounds of last week’s BMW Championship, beating him in a six-hole playoff, offered an answer that was surprisingly long, forthright and thoughtful.

MUST-WATCH: James Nitties (yes, James Nitties!) may have just entered the PIP cash race with this hilarious video

Are social-media feuds the future of professional golf?

Editor’s letter: A more impactful way to spend $40 million

Rory McIlroy speaks out against Premier Golf League again, this time in harsher terms

OPINION: The $40 million question surrounding the PGA Tour’s new bonus program

PGA Tour pros had some funny reactions to the new Player Impact Program and are already gunning for that cash

April 21st, 2021

PGA Tour golfers react to big bonuses for the most popular players: ‘There’s a little bit of envy’

A program of this kind had been in discussion for multiple years, and the tour’s Player Advisory Council always understood the value in rewarding the tour’s highest-profile players.

April 21st, 2021

Report: PGA Tour creates $US40 million bonus pool for high-profile tour pros

Called the “Player Impact Program”, the pool appears to be a response to some of the incentives of the Premier Golf League, a proposed tour that would compete with the PGA Tour for top players.

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PosPlayerTotThruRnd
1Jon Rahm-21184
2David Puig-15184
3Josele Ballester-14184
4Scott Vincent-12184
T5Branden Grace-11184
T5Thomas Detry-11184
T5Tyrrell Hatton-11184
T5Tom McKibbin-11184
T5Matthew Wolff-11184
T10Cameron Tringale-10184
T10Marc Leishman-10184
T12Louis Oosthuizen-9184
T12Harold Varner III-9184
T12Luis Masaveu-9184
T15Dean Burmester-8184
T15Richard T. Lee-8184
T17Carlos Ortiz-7184
T17Dustin Johnson-7184
T17Victor Perez-7184
T20Charles Howell III-6184
T20Joaquin Niemann-6184
T22Yosuke Asaji-5184
T22Abraham Ancer-5184
T22Minkyu Kim-5184
T25Ian Poulter-4184
T25Sebastian Muñoz-4184
T25Byeong Hun An-4184
T25Laurie Canter-4184
T25Martin Kaymer-4184
T25Brendan Steele-4184
31Bubba Watson-3184
T32Peter Uihlein-2184
T32Sam Horsfield-2184
T32Caleb Surratt-2184
T35Paul Casey-1184
T35Lee Westwood-1184
T35Elvis Smylie-1184
38Adrian MeronkE184
T39Charl Schwartzel+2184
T39Sergio Garcia+2184
T39Cameron Smith+2184
T39Younghan Song+2184
T43Anthony Kim+3184
T43Talor Gooch+3184
45Richard Bland+4184
T46Lucas Herbert+5184
T46Anirban Lahiri+5184
T46Thomas Pieters+5184
T49Travis Smyth+6184
T49Jason Kokrak+6184
T49Miguel Tabuena+6184
T52Danny Lee+7184
T52Graeme McDowell+7184
54Björn Hellgren+8184
55Michael La Sasso+9184
56Ben Campbell+11184
Luis Carrera184
Bryson DeChambeau+23
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1LEGION XIII-45184
2FIREBALLS GC-36184
3SOUTHERN GUARDS GC-26184
4TORQUE GC-22184
5HYFLYERS GC-17184
6MAJESTICKS GC-11184
74ACES GC-10184
8CLEEKS GOLF CLUB-7184
9RANGEGOATS GC-5184
10RIPPER GC-4184
11KOREAN GOLF CLUBE184
12CRUSHERS GC+1184
13SMASH GC+7184
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Cadillac Championship - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
1Cam Young-19F4
2Scottie Scheffler-13F4
3Ben Griffin-12F4
T4S.W. Kim-11F4
T4Adam Scott-11F4
T4Sepp Straka-11F4
T7Alex Noren-10F4
T7Alex Smalley-10F4
T9Alex Fitzpatrick-9F4
T9Rickie Fowler-9F4
T9Kurt Kitayama-9F4
T9Matt McCarty-9F4
T9Nick Taylor-9F4
T14Lucas Glover-8F4
T14Aldrich Potgieter-8F4
T14Kristoffer Reitan-8F4
T14J.J. Spaun-8F4
T18Michael Kim-7F4
T18Min Woo Lee-7F4
T18Andrew Putnam-7F4
T18Jordan Spieth-7F4
T18Sam Stevens-7F4
T23Daniel Berger-6F4
T23Akshay Bhatia-6F4
T23Tommy Fleetwood-6F4
T23Nicolai Højgaard-6F4
T23Shane Lowry-6F4
T23Justin Thomas-6F4
T23Matt Wallace-6F4
T30Corey Conners-5F4
T30Ryan Fox-5F4
T30Ryan Gerard-5F4
T30Harry Hall-5F4
T30Denny McCarthy-5F4
T30Maverick McNealy-5F4
T30Sahith Theegala-5F4
T30Sudarshan Yellamaraju-5F4
T38Sam Burns-4F4
T38Bud Cauley-4F4
T38Pi Coody-4F4
T38Jason Day-4F4
T38Chris Gotterup-4F4
T38Max Greyserman-4F4
T38Brian Harman-4F4
T38Max Homa-4F4
T38Viktor Hovland-4F4
T38Taylor Pendrith-4F4
T38Gary Woodland-4F4
T49Keegan Bradley-3F4
T49Brian Campbell-3F4
T49Russell Henley-3F4
T49J.T. Poston-3F4
T53Hideki Matsuyama-2F4
T53Michael Thorbjornsen-2F4
T55Ricky Castillo-1F4
T55Nico Echavarria-1F4
T55Harris English-1F4
T55Keith Mitchell-1F4
T55Jordan Smith-1F4
T60Austin SmothermanEF4
T60Jhonattan VegasEF4
T62Joel Dahmen+1F4
T62Tom Hoge+1F4
T62Collin Morikawa+1F4
T65Jacob Bridgeman+2F4
T65Ryo Hisatsune+2F4
T65Sungjae Im+2F4
T65Andrew Novak+2F4
T65Patrick Rodgers+2F4
T65Justin Rose+2F4
71David Lipsky+4F4
72Chandler Blanchet+7F4
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