2010 PGA Tour | Fed Ex Cup Playoffs | FedEx | Barclays Classic | Deutsche Bank USA Classic | BMW Championship | Tour Championship | Bonus Pool Prize Money | Points Leaders
$ 5,000,000 Sample Base Purse
1..$ 900,000 21..$ 60,000 41..$ 20,500 61..$ 10,900 Divide the the 1st place prize of the particular
2..$ 540,000 22..$ 56,000 42..$ 19,500 62..$ 10,800 event being contested by $900,000. Use the result
3..$ 340,000 23..$ 52,000 43..$ 18,500 63..$ 10,700 to multiply individual place prizes.
4..$ 240,000 24..$ 48,000 44..$ 17,500 64..$ 10,600
5..$ 200,000 25..$ 44,000 45..$ 16,500 65..$ 10,500 18%-1st Place, 70-place purse
6..$ 180,000 26..$ 40,000 46..$ 15,500 66..$ 10,400
7..$ 167,500 27..$ 38,500 47..$ 14,500 67..$ 10,300
8..$ 155,000 28..$ 37,000 48..$ 13,700 68..$ 10,200
9..$ 145,000 29..$ 35,500 49..$ 13,000 69..$ 10,100
10..$ 135,000 30..$ 34,000 50..$ 12,600 70..$ 10,000
11..$ 125,000 31..$ 32,500 51..$ 12,300
12..$ 115,000 32..$ 31,000 52..$ 12,000 When more than 70 professionals make the 36-hole cut (54 holes
13..$ 105,000 33..$ 29,500 53..$ 11,800 at Pebble Beach, 72 holes at Bob Hope) prize payouts continue
14..$ 95,000 34..$ 28,250 54..$ 11,600 as follows ....
15..$ 90,000 35..$ 27,000 55..$ 11,500
16..$ 85,000 36..$ 25,750 56..$ 11,400 71..$ 9,900
17..$ 80,000 37..$ 24,500 57..$ 11,300 72..$ 9,800
18..$ 75,000 38..$ 23,500 58..$ 11,200 73..$ 9,700
19..$ 70,000 39..$ 22,500 59..$ 11,100 74..$ 9,600
20..$ 65,000 40..$ 21,500 60..$ 11,000 75..$ 9,500 .. and so on down to the last professional.
NOTE: The distribution method shown above does not apply to all official PGA Tour events For more information, click-on any one of the events shown below.
Ties -- Other than First Place
Ties involving any place other than first are handled as shown in the following examples ...
* A three-way tie for second - the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place prizes ($540,000 + $340,000 + $240,000) are
added together, then divided by three. The result of $373,333.33 is awarded to each player.
* A seven-way tie for 22nd - the 22nd thru 28th place prizes ($56,000 + $ 52,000 + $48,000 + $44,000
+ $40,000 + $38,500 + $37,000) are added together, then divided by seven. The result of $45,071.42
is awarded to each player.
Ties for First Place
If, at the end of regulation play in any given tournament, there is a tie for the championship, which is
in effect first place, a playoff will occur. If the playoff has just two participants, then the playoff
winner is awarded first place money and the loser second place money. If the playoff has three or more
participants, then the winner gets first place money while the losers, who are deemed to be tied for
second place, receive equal shares of consolation money, using the rules described in the "Ties: Other
than First Place" section above.
In any playoff with three-or-more participants, it matters not if a given participant is eliminated before
the playoff's final outcome is decided. Imagine in a three-way playoff that one participant is eliminated
after one or two holes, and then the other two continue on, say, two more holes before one wins outright.
The player that was eliminated from the playoff first is still considered tied for second with the other
playoff loser. All losers of 3-or-more man playoffs are always considered tied for second no matter which
point in the playoff they are eliminated.
Sample Purse of $ 748,000 : 93.5% of $ 800,000 total advertised purse
NOTE: LPGA reserves 6.5% of the total advertised purse for administrative purposes
NOTE
This chart is based on information from an LPGA Tour season prior to 2008. Actual prize
payouts in any given event may be different.
1..$ 120,000 21..$ 8,880 41..$ 4,000 61..$ 1,960 Divide the 1st place prize of the particular event
2..$ 73,060 22..$ 8,560 42..$ 3,840 62..$ 1,920 being contested by $120,000. Use the result to
3..$ 53,000 23..$ 8,240 43..$ 3,680 63..$ 1,880 multiply individual place prizes.
4..$ 41,000 24..$ 7,920 44..$ 3,520 64..$ 1,840
5..$ 33,000 25..$ 7,640 45..$ 3,400 65..$ 1,800 Total 93.5%
6..$ 27,000 26..$ 7,360 46..$ 3,280 66..$ 1,760 Advertised Actual
7..$ 22,600 27..$ 7,080 47..$ 3,160 67..$ 1,720 -----------------------
8..$ 19,800 28..$ 6,800 48..$ 3,040 68..$ 1,680 $1,000,000 - $ 935,000 Listing of purses does not
9..$ 17,800 29..$ 6,520 49..$ 2,920 69..$ 1,640 $1,200,000 - $1,122,000 include the U.S. Women's
10..$ 16,200 30..$ 6,280 50..$ 2,800 70..$ 1,600 $1,400,000 - $1,309,000 Open or any limited field
11..$ 15,000 31..$ 6,040 51..$ 2,720 71..$ 1,580 $1,600,000 - $1,496,000 event. Each of those events
12..$ 14,000 32..$ 5,800 52..$ 2,640 72..$ 1,560 $1,800,000 - $1,683,000 use an unconventional place
13..$ 13,120 33..$ 5,560 53..$ 2,560 73..$ 1,540 $2,000,000 - $1,870,000 prize payout plan.
14..$ 12,320 34..$ 5,320 54..$ 2,480 74..$ 1,520 $2,200,000 - $2,057,000
15..$ 11,600 35..$ 5,120 55..$ 2,400 75..$ 1,500 $2,400,000 - $2,244,000 15%-1st Place / 75-Places
16..$ 10,960 36..$ 4,920 56..$ 2,320
17..$ 10,400 37..$ 4,720 57..$ 2,240 NOTE -- The LPGA does not have a reserve fund to dip into when more than
18..$ 9,920 38..$ 4,520 58..$ 2,160 75 pros make the cut. So to compensate, money is taken out of
19..$ 9,520 39..$ 4,320 59..$ 2,080 existing place prizes. Therefore, some individual prize payouts
20..$ 9,200 40..$ 4,160 60..$ 2,000 may not be equal to those originally projected for a given event.
8-a .. Suggested Revision of LPGA Tour Purse Distribution
This type of purse distribution has NOT been officially adopted by the LPGA.
Q from: Joe Duavit, Honolulu -- Is there a mathematical formula used to divide up PGA Tour prize money?
A from: Gary Von Sickle, CNN-SI.Com -- Yes. For PGA Tour events (not the major championships or special events like the NEC Invitational and
Tour Championship), it goes like this: first place gets 18% of the total purse ($540,000 for a $3 million event); second, 10.8%; third, 6.8%; fourth, 4.8%;
fifth, 4.0%; sixth, 3.6%; seventh, 3.35%; eighth, 3.1%; ninth, 2.9%; 10th, 2.7%; on down to 70th, 0.20%. For further details, contact the IRS.
Suggested Revisions of the PGA Tour Exemption Categories!!!!
Top 125 money winner threshold is reduced to Top 90. More playing chances are provided for Nationwide Tour and Q-School players.
The points-based Fed Ex Cup is replaced with a money-based Season Championship. Also, there is a hypothetical 2010 PGA Tour
schedule that is based on the suggested revisions.
Proposal: The 80-50 Cut!!!!
A proposed double-cut method designed to relieve congestion and speed up play for weekend fields at PGA Tour events. Also presented is a restructured prize money distribution formula, as well as examples of the 80-50 cut in action.
Mercedes-Benz Championship • Winners Challenge • Sony-Hawaiian Open • FBR Phoenix Open • AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am • Bing Crosby Clambake • Buick-San Diego Open
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic • Northern Trust Los Angeles Open • Nissan • Accenture Match Play • Chrysler Tucson Home of the Sun Open • Mayakoba Classic • Doral Open • Genuity • Ford
CA-Doral Invitational • Honda Classic • Bay Hill Classic by MasterCard • PODS • Transitions Tampa Bay Classic • Puerto Rico Open by Banco Popular
Shell's Wonderful Houston Open • Zurich-New Orleans Open • Arnold Palmer • Jack Nicklaus • Sam Snead • Ben Hogan • Gene Sarazen
Masters Tournament • Bobby Jones • Harry Vardon • Tom Morris • Jimmy Demaret • Alan Shepard • Carl Spackler • Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sea Pines Heritage Classic • EDS • HP Byron Nelson Classic • Wachovia • Quail Hollow Golf Classic • Players Championship • AT&T Atlanta Classic • BellSouth • Georgia-Pacific
Colonial National Invitation by Crowne Plaza • Bank of America • SouthernWestern Bell • Morgan Stanley • Memorial Tournament • Stanford • St Jude Memphis Children's Classic
United States (U.S.) Open • Western Open • Sprint • Motorola • Cialis • US Bank-Greater Milwaukee Open - US Bank Championship • Travelers Hartford Open
John Deere Classic • The British Open - Open Championship • AT&T National • B.C. Open • Canadian Open by RBC • Buick Open • PGA Championship • Wyndham Greensboro Open
Bridgestone Invitational • NEC • Reno-Tahoe Open • Barclays Classic • Westchester • Deutsche Bank - USA Classic • BMW Championship • Tour Championship • Coca-Cola
Grand Finale • Fed Ex Cup • Fried Eggs Kupp • Right Said Fred Couples Kup • Some thing that Tiger Woods won't kiss • ADT • NBC • ABC • CBS • Warner Brothers • RCA • All the Others
Viking Classic • Southern Farm Bureau • Turning Stone Resort Classic • Valero Texas Open • LaCantera • Las Vegas Classic • Invensys • Michelin • Wardrobe Ripper
Fry's Electronics • Southwestern Classic • Ginn Sur Mer Classic • Walt Disney Classic • FUNAI • Oldsmobile • Olds • Children's Miracle Network • Walmart • Panasonic • GTE
Anheuser-Busch Classic • Buick Challenge • Southern Open • CVS Pleasant Valley Classic • American Optical • AVCO • Centel • Tallahassee Open • Monsanto Pensacola Open
Ohio Kings Island Open • IVB-Philadelphia Classic • Hardee's Quad Cities Open • Hall of Fame Tournament • Dow Jones Open • Colgate • Nabisco • Pepsi • AMC • American Motors
American Express • Andersen Consulting • Uranus Corporation • Author of A Tale of Two Cities • Kessler's Whistler • Indianapolis 500 • Manufacturers Hanover • Verizon • MCI
Florida Citrus Open • Cajun Classic • Kemper Insurance Open • Sahara Invitational • Thunderbird Classic • Rubber City Open • WGC-World Cup • Ryder Cup • Presidents Cup
Kaiser International • Lucky International • Danny Thomas Diplomat • North and South Open • Bahamas Classic • St. Louis Classic • Liggett and Myers Open • Sammy Davis, Jr.
Andy Williams • Glen Campbell • Joe Garagiola • Dean Martin • Sam Snead Festival • First NBC • USF&G • Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic • Jacksonville Open • Firestone
Kingsmill • Ohio Kings • World Series of Golf • CBS Golf Classic • Skins Game • Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout • Kapalua International • Target-Williams World Challenge • Amex
LPGA Championship • Kraft-Nabisco Dinah Shore Winner's Circle Classic • Titleholders Championship • Women's International • Solheim Cup • New Zealand Open • Oklahoma City Open
Charles Schwab Cup • The Tradition • Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf • Vantage Championship • PGA Seniors Championship • Japan Open • Hong Kong Open • Magnolia Classic
Volvo Masters Andalucia • Johnny Walker Classic • Dubai Desert Classic • Teiheyo Pacific Masters • Canada Cup • Irish Open • Australian Open • South African Open • Sun City
World Golf Championships • WGC • U.S. Amateur • British Amateur • Curtis Cup • Walker Cup • NCAA Championship • Amateur Public Links • Junior Amateur • Chattanooga Classic
purse • distribution • breakdown • payout • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • first • second • third • fourth • fifth • final round • quarterfinals • semi-finals • finals • Air Canada Vancouver Open
