Alright, let’s talk about tracking down the money situation at the Phoenix Open. I get curious about this stuff, especially with big tournaments. You see the crowds, the excitement, and you wonder, what’s the actual cash prize these players are fighting for?
My Digging Process
So, I sat down and started looking into it. Wasn’t super complicated, but you gotta know where to poke around. First thing I usually do is just hit up the main sports news sites right after the event wraps up. They often post articles breaking down the winner’s share and the total purse pretty quickly. Sometimes the official PGA Tour site has it too, but you might have to navigate through a few menus.
I remember clicking through a few pages, checking different sports sections. You see the headlines, ‘So-and-so wins Phoenix Open’, but I wanted the full payout list, or at least a good summary of how the prize money gets distributed down the leaderboard. Took a little bit of patience, scrolling past the game analysis and highlights.
Finding the Numbers
Eventually, I landed on a reliable breakdown. Often it’s a dedicated article or a table published by a major sports network or golf-specific news outlet. They usually list the total purse first. For a recent one, I recall seeing the total pot was quite large, something like $8.8 million for the WM Phoenix Open. That’s a serious chunk of change on the line.
Then comes the interesting part – how it’s divided:
- The winner always gets the headline number. Found it was typically around 18% of the total purse. So for that $8.8 million, the winner walks away with a hefty sum, well over a million bucks.
- It’s not just the winner, though. Second place still gets a massive payout, often close to a million itself.
- The money keeps flowing down the list. Third place gets a big check, fourth, fifth, and so on.
- I looked further down the list they published. It usually pays out to everyone who makes the cut, which is often the top 65 players and ties.
- Even the players finishing near the bottom of those who made the cut get paid. It might be something like $18,000 or $20,000. Doesn’t sound huge compared to the winner, but it covers expenses and then some for the week’s work.
Final Thoughts
Seeing the actual payout structure really shows what’s at stake with every shot, especially on Sunday. A few strokes difference can mean tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. It’s not just about the trophy; that prize money is a huge motivator. Anyway, that was my process for digging up the Phoenix Open payout info. Just involved a bit of searching online until I found a reliable source with the full breakdown. Pretty straightforward once you find that list.
