This year’s edition of the Rocket Classic has seen a significant increase in prize money compared to last year’s edition. The PGA Tour event comes with a $9.6 million prize purse, an increase of $400,000 over last year’s tournament, which was won by Australian Cam Davis. Davis took home $1,656,000 for his remarkable victory.
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What Will The Winners And Runners-Up Earn At The Rocket Classic?
Aldrich Potgieter defeated Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk in a playoff to win his first PGA Tour title. Potgieter will walk away with $1,728,000 for the victory. This payout reflects the standard 18 percent share of the total purse. The runner-up, Max Greyserman, will go home with $1,046,000. The difference between first and second remains significant, but both positions guarantee life-changing paydays. Third-place finisher Chris Kirk will earn $662,400.
The payouts continue to reward strong finishes down the leaderboard. Fourth place will secure $470,400, while fifth place earns $393,600. The sixth-place finisher will take home $348,000. Players who finish seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth will collect $324,000, $300,000, $280,800, and $261,600, respectively.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic also offers solid payouts for those outside the top ten. Players who finish between 11th and 20th will earn between $127,200 and $223,200. Positions 21 through 25 will bring in payouts ranging from $84,960 to $117,600.
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Every player who makes the cut will leave Detroit with prize money. Those who finish between 26th and 40th will earn between $41,760 and $77,280. The prize money drops steadily for players further down the leaderboard, but even those lower in the standings will take home a portion of the $9.6 million purse.
Full List of Payout For All Players At The Rocket Classic
WINNER: $1.728 million
2: $1.046 million
3: $662,400
4: $470,400
5: $393,600
6: $348,000
7: $324,000
8: $280,000
9: $261,600
10: $242,400
11: $223,200
12: $204,000
13: $184,800
14: $175,200
15: $165,600
16: $156,000
17: $146,400
18: $136,800
19: $136,800
20: $127,200
21: $117,600
22: $108,000
23: $100,320
24: $92,640
25: $84,960
26: $77,280
27: $74,400
28: $71,520
29: $68,640
30: $65,760
31: $62,880
32: $60,000
33: $57,120
34: $54,720
35: $52,320
36: $49,920
37: $47,520
38: $45,600
39: $43,680
40: $41,760
41: $39,840
42: $37,920
43: $36,000
44: $34,080
45: $32,160
46: $30,240
47: $28,320
48: $26,784
49: $25,440
50: $24,672
51: $24,096
52: $23,520
53: $23,136
54: $22,752
55: $22,560
56: $22,368
57: $22,176
58: $21,984
59: $21,792
60: $21,600
61: $21,408
62: $21,216
63: $21,024
64: $20,832
65: $20,640
66: $20,448
67: $20,256
68: $20,064
69: $19,872
70: $19,680
71: $19,488
72: $19,296
73: $19,104
74: $18,912
75: $18,720
76: $18,528
77: $18,336
78: $18,144
79: $17,952
80: $17,760
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