Hideki Matsuyama is strolling away with extra than simply $3.6 million.
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Hideki Matsuyama began his week on the best way to the FedEx St. Jude Championship by getting robbed of his pockets, and the end result robbed him of his caddie and coach for the week.
Secure to say, he’ll have the ability to change the pockets after this week’s payout from the primary FedEx Cup Playoff occasion.
This week isn’t all concerning the cash, although. The 70-player subject doesn’t get minimize throughout the week, but it surely does get trimmed to 50 through the FedEx Cup stands, which determine not solely which 50 transfer on to subsequent week’s BMW Championship, but additionally which 50 are exempt for all eight PGA Tour Signature Occasions in 2025.
Matsuyama was already assured of that, coming into the week ranked inside the highest 10 of the standings, the place he’s been since profitable the Genesis Invitational in February.
However his week was thrown into chaos when he was robbed on the London Airport when touring again from the Olympics. Matsuyama’s pockets was stolen, however his caddie, Shota Hiyato, and coach, Mikhito Kuromiya, each had their passports taken and wanted to return to Japan to get new ones.
On the course, Matsuyama and fill-in caddie Taiga Tabuchi have been enterprise as often. He’s torn aside TPC Southwind this week and is nicely on his option to not solely changing that pockets, however standing to earn much more in two weeks time on the Tour Championship.
With that, right here is the whole payout breakdown for this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, performed at TPC Southwind. The full purse is $20 million.
How a lot each participant made on the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship
(Remaining payouts can be up to date upon conclusion of the ultimate spherical)
1. $3.6 million
2. $2.16 million
3. $1.36 million
4. $960,000
5. $800,000
6. $720,000
7. $670,000
8. $620,000
9. $580,000
10. $540,000
11. $500,000
12. $460,000
13. $420,000
14. $380,000
15. $360,000
16. $340,000
17. $320,000
18. $300,000
19. $280,000
20. $260,000
21. $240,500
22. $223,500
23. $207,500
24. $191,500
25. $175,500
26. $159,500
27. $153,000
28. $147,000
29. $141,000
30. $135,000
31. $129,000
32. $123,000
33. $117,000
34. $112,000
35. $107,000
36. $102,000
37. $97,000
38. $93,000
39. $89,000
40. $85,000
41. $81,000
42. $77,000
43. $73,000
44. $69,000
45. $65,000
46. $61,000
47. $57,000
48. $53,500
49. $51,000
50. $50,000
51. $49,000
52. $48,000
53. $47,000
54. $46,500
55. $46,000
56. $45,500
57. $45,000
58. $44,500
59. $44,000
60. $43,500
61. $43,000
62. $42,500
63. $42,000
64. $41,500
65. $41,000
66. $40,500
67. $40,000
68. $39,500
69. $39,000
70. $38,500
