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.
On Sunday evening the winner of the year’s final Major championship will be paid $US1,095,000, which is $225,000 more than Anna Nordqvist earned for winning at Carnoustie 12 months ago.
The USGA will divvy up $US17.5 million for the players who made the cut at the US Open, and here are all the individual payouts at The Country Club at Brookline.
The US Women’s Open is adding a presenting partner that will allow the USGA to nearly double the championship’s prizemoney payout to $US10 million in 2022, the association announced on Saturday.
The story was buried deep in the New York Times sports section on November 15, 1988. Jammed into the bottom corner of the page next to the college football scores, the short piece carried the headline, “Strange Wins Playoff.” With due respect, the editor whiffed on the headline. Yes, Strange beat Tom Kite with a Read more…
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