Not a trivia question, I just thought this was interesting. Biggest pro golf purses in order:
Tour Championship, $40M
Players Championship, $25M
Masters, $22.5M
U. S. Open, $21.5M
PGA Championship, $19M
British Open, $17M
PGA Signature Events all have $20 million prize money:
Arnold Palmer Invitational / Orlando, Bay Hill
AT&T Pro-Am / Pebble Beach
Cadillac Championship / Doral, Miami
Genesis Invitational / Riviera
Memorial / Muirfield Village, Dublin OH
RBC Heritage / Hilton Head
Travelers Championship / TPC River Highlands, CT
Truist Championship / Quail Hollow, Charlotte
Most other PGA Tour non-major events are between $8.8 mms. (John Deere) and $10.3 mms. (Byron Nelson). There are some smaller events on the regular PGA Tour, including Bank of Utah ($6M), Biltmore ($5M), Butterfield Bermuda ($6M), VidantaWorld Mexico ($6M), WorldWide Tech ($6M), Hero World ($5M), Grant Thornton ($4.1M).
Korn Ferry Tour (Ben Hogan Tour from 1989-1992, Nike Tour from 1993-99, buy.com from 2000-02, Nationwide from 2003-2012, web.com from 2012-2019, Korn Ferry from 2019 through 2028) consists of 25 events, purses of first 21 are $1 million, last four events are $1.5 million.
Tour Championship, $40M
Players Championship, $25M
Masters, $22.5M
U. S. Open, $21.5M
PGA Championship, $19M
British Open, $17M
PGA Signature Events all have $20 million prize money:
Arnold Palmer Invitational / Orlando, Bay Hill
AT&T Pro-Am / Pebble Beach
Cadillac Championship / Doral, Miami
Genesis Invitational / Riviera
Memorial / Muirfield Village, Dublin OH
RBC Heritage / Hilton Head
Travelers Championship / TPC River Highlands, CT
Truist Championship / Quail Hollow, Charlotte
Most other PGA Tour non-major events are between $8.8 mms. (John Deere) and $10.3 mms. (Byron Nelson). There are some smaller events on the regular PGA Tour, including Bank of Utah ($6M), Biltmore ($5M), Butterfield Bermuda ($6M), VidantaWorld Mexico ($6M), WorldWide Tech ($6M), Hero World ($5M), Grant Thornton ($4.1M).
Korn Ferry Tour (Ben Hogan Tour from 1989-1992, Nike Tour from 1993-99, buy.com from 2000-02, Nationwide from 2003-2012, web.com from 2012-2019, Korn Ferry from 2019 through 2028) consists of 25 events, purses of first 21 are $1 million, last four events are $1.5 million.
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