There’s an eclectic group at the top of the leaderboard at the Honda Classic entering the final round. Veteran Chris Kirk, a four-time PGA Tour winner whose last victory came in 2015, holds a two-stroke lead over rookie Eric Cole with another first-year tour member, Justin Suh, trailing by three.
Every event in the 2023 Webex Players Series will now be worth a minimum of $250,000 after an increase of prizemoney announced on the eve of TPS Victoria at Rosebud Country Club.
Traditionally, the PGA Tour awards 18 percent of the total purse to the winner, with second place receiving about 11 percent, third place 7 percent, and so on. Scott’s idea would drastically alter that breakdown.
While playing on the PGA Tour, Cameron Smith earned $US3.6 million for his victory at the Players Championship in March, $2.5 million for winning the Open Championship in July and $1.476 million for his triumph at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January.
Played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in July, the Amundi Evian Championship will award its winner $US1 million. In 2021, the winner – Australia’s Minjee Lee – took home $US675,000.
With two wins in his past four PGA Tour starts, Scottie Scheffler had been looking like the best golfer in the world. On Monday (AEDT), he officially earned the title.