The prize pool for the 2022 BMW PGA Championship is $8 million, with the winner’s share coming in at $1,333,330, or the regular 16.67 percent payment in accordance with the European Tour’s prize money distribution system.
Rory McIlroy, Billy Horschel, Jon Rahm, and more elite golfers are in the lineup at the BMW PGA Championship.
On the 2022 European Tour schedule, the BMW PGA Championship is the 34th competition of the year.
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The prize money for each golfer at the 2022 BMW PGA Championship is listed below.
On Sunday, two Irishmen engaged in a duel to the finish of the BMW PGA Championship in England’s Wentworth. Shane Lowry emerged victorious, defeating Rory McIlroy by one stroke.
Due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, the DP World Tour’s premier tournament had to be cut to 54 holes. On Sunday, Lowry came back with a seven-under-par 65. He had no bogeys and seven birdies, including a four on the final par-five hole. On the 18th hole, McIlroy (67) had a chance to tie but missed his eagle putt.
Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy played early and achieved a 10-under 62, which included two eagles, for a total of 17 under, one shot better than Lowry. American Talor Gooch, who has switched allegiances to LIV Golf, finished the round with a 67 and alone in fourth place.
Out of a $8 million total prize pool, $1.36 million went to the winner outside of London. The prize money for each player who made the cut this week is listed below.
A preview of the FedEx St. Jude Championship’s final round
Players are vying for positions in the top-30 of the FedEx Cup standings in order to go to East Lake and next week’s Tour Championship in addition to the $15 million reward. Additionally, the BMW is the final chance for players to earn Presidents Cup points and place in the top-6 (for American players) or top-8 (for international players) to secure automatic spots on their respective teams.
Patrick Cantlay, the defending winner, is ahead after 54 holes at 12-under. Last year, Cantlay defeated Bryson DeChambeau at Caves Valley, close to Baltimore, in a six-hole playoff. But prior to this week’s tournament, Cantlay criticized the PGA Tour’s approach of choosing courses that favor long hitters and the course design at this week’s event at Wilmington Country Club.
Xander Schauffele, Cantlay’s close friend and teammate for their victory at the Zurich Classic earlier this season, sits one shot behind him at 11-under. As a result of his 5-under 66 on the last day, Schauffele shot up the leaderboard. Scott Stallings, who also shot 66 on Saturday, is tied with Schauffele at 11-under.
Scottie Scheffler is one shot down at 10-under and appears set to retake the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings going into East Lake, giving him a two-shot lead to begin the tournament. Adam Scott, who leads after 36 holes, is also at 10-under and needs a strong finish to return to the Tour Championship for the first time since 2019.
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Update 3:45 pm on Sunday As players exit the course during the final round, you can follow along with the live update of where they will finish the FedEx Cup points race for the 2021–22 season here.
The BMW Championship continues to rank among the most lucrative competitions on the PGA TOUR, with a substantial $15 million prize fund guaranteeing a winner $2.7 million. The 2022 TOUR Championship will begin on Thursday in Atlanta, but the fight for FedEx Cup points is a different story, with the top 30 finishers in the season-long competition traveling there.
At Wilmington Country Club, a total of $15 million is up for grabs this week, with the last-place finisher earning $30,600. That will be former FedEx Cup points leader Will Zalatoris, who withdrew from the round on Saturday due to a back ailment after winning the St. Jude Championship the previous week.
A poor season can quickly improve because the St. Jude and BMW Championships each award four times as many FedEx Cup points as the majority of PGA TOUR regular-season competitions. A finish in the Top 10 at East Lake Golf Club for the TOUR Championship is more than possible with the 2000 points for winning at either the St. Jude or BMW. Additionally, the top 30 players in FedEx Cup points will get a combined $57,925,000 from the TOUR Championship, with $18 million going to the champion.
However, players at the BMW who don’t advance to the next round and place between 31st and 70th are still entitled to an additional $175,000 to $250,000 as their portion of the FedEx Cup prize fund, which will be deposited into their PGA TOUR retirement accounts.
All 70 players who qualified for the BMW Championship are already exempt from the PGA TOUR’s rules for the next season, but the victor of this competition guarantees that exemption for the 2024 campaign as well. If they aren’t already exempt, the BMW winner also receives a spot in the 2023 Masters and PGA Championship as well as an invitation to the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii in January.
Total prize pool and purse for the competition
The 2022 BMW PGA Championship will have a $8 million purse. The winner will receive $1,333,330 as their portion of the total prize money. The players at this year’s tournament, however, have more to look forward to! Nearly 38 Official World Golf Ranking points will go to the victor. The winner will also receive a European Tour exemption for a period of more than two years. The sum of each reward awarded to those who were chosen this year is listed below:
The winner of the BMW PGA Championship will be revealed in a few days. Fans hope that their favorite athletes will triumph. But this year’s competition clearly distinguishes between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
How much money does the BMW Golf Championship champion take home?
The defending FedEx Cup winner won the second leg of the playoffs at Delaware’s Wilmington Country Club for the second year in a row.
The BMW Championship, which was played for the first time at Wilmington Country Club in Delaware, continued the PGA Tour playoffs. For the Tour Championship in Atlanta, only the top 30 of the FedEx Cup standings were invited.
Patrick Cantlay won the BMW for the second year running and will finish behind Scottie Scheffler in the points standings in Atlanta. From the $15 million pool, Cantlay takes home $2.7 million.
Do golfers have to pay to compete in events?
Professional golfers must pay entry fees to participate in tournaments, with the exception of the highest levels. A player at the top of the golf food chain frequently doesn’t have to pay an entry fee because costs for prestigious tournaments are funded by sponsors and TV networks, which may seem illogical.
In part because the entry fees pay for the tournament’s prize fund, entry prices frequently rise as you advance down golf’s success ladder. The prices shown below are accurate as of the publication date.
What do professional golfers provide their caddies?
PGA Tour caddies typically earn between $1,500 and $3,000 per tournament in base pay, plus a portion of the prize money (assuming the player makes the cut): 10% for a win, 7% for a top-ten finish, and 5% for all other finishes. Although customary, caddies’ pay is frequently negotiated with the player.
A professional caddy and a part-time country club caddy are very different. The pay for PGA Tour caddies also varies widely, notably for those who work for the top 5 players in the world.
What does FedEx pay out to the PGA Tour?
In golf this year, only one thing has dominated: money. That won’t change this week at the Tour Championship, the FedEx Cup Playoffs’ penultimate event, which is scheduled to honor everyone who qualified to compete at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Will Zalatoris withdrew, leaving just 29 men in the race. As a result, the minimum payout this week is a cool $510,000, with Zalatoris receiving the $50,000 last-place reward.
Each of Patrick Cantlay and Zalatoris received $2.7 million for winning the first two postseason competitions. The winner’s share from Memphis and Wilmington, while more than that of the regular season, is still nothing in comparison to that of Atlanta because it would not even rank among the top five payouts for the Tour Championship. At the postseason finale, there will be a $75 million total purse up for grabs between prize money and FedEx Cup bonuses.
The overall reward for the winner of the Tour Championship will be $18 million, up from the previous two weeks’ payout of $15 million. To put this amount in perspective, consider that in 2022 it will be more than the combined on-course earnings of Cameron Smith and Xander Schauffele, who between them have won six tournaments, including the Players Championship and The Open.
This week’s $18 million grand prize is up for grabs, and the amounts below represent on-course earnings for the whole season that almost equal that value.
To provide even more context, we will break down how much each Tour Championship competitor would value $18 million below, as it is unquestionably not the same for Rory McIlroy as it is for Sahith Theegala, for instance. The prize money is even more outrageous when compared to their lifetime on-course earnings, which exclude prior FedEx Cup victories because they are considered bonuses.
What is the 2022 FedEx Cup prize money?
The Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta marked the conclusion of the 2021–22 PGA Tour season, a season that in many ways won’t soon be forgotten. Will Zalatoris withdrew from the competition on Tuesday due to a back issue, leaving a field of 29 players, who were placed in order of FedEx Cup points on the leaderboard.
With a weekend score of 63-66, Rory McIlroy defeated top seed Scottie Scheffler to win the FedEx Cup for the third time and earn a $18 million bonus.