• The Wyndham Championship, the last PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup playoffs, offers an $8.4 million purse.
  • Nineteen of the top 50 PGA Tour money leaders are competing in the tournament.
  • The tournament is being held in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The last PGA Tour competition before the FedEx Cup Playoffs is here. Greensboro’s annual tournament, the Wyndham Championship, is the last chance for professionals to gain FedEx Cup points and have themselves a chance to enter the playoffs that start on Aug 7.

The Wyndham Championship is entering its 86th annual year and the tournament is due to be filled with notable pros. There are nine golfers in the top 30 standings of the FedEx Cup and there is so much to play for.

Other than points, there is money on the table for the 156-player field and with a check of over $1 million awarded to the winner, the intensity will sure to be high. Let’s have a look at the Wyndham Championship’s purse:

Wyndham Championship purse

The final PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup playoffs has $8.4 million up for grabs in Greensboro, North Carolina. The winner will be rewarded $1.48 million.

  • 1st – $1.476,000
  • 2nd – $893,300
  • 3rd – $565,800
  • 4th – $401,800
  • 5th – $336,200
  • 6th – $297,250
  • 7th – $276,750
  • 8th – $256,250
  • 9th – $239,850
  • 10th – $223,450

PGA Tour money leaders in the field

Within the top 50, 19 of the top PGA Tour Money Leaders will play in Greensboro for a chance at $1.48 million. Here is a list of those players:

  • 7: Ben Griffin
  • 12: Andrew Novak
  • 25: Lucas Glover
  • 26: Sungjae Im
  • 28: Sam Stevens
  • 31: Ryan Fox
  • 32: Ryan Gerard
  • 33: Thomas Detry
  • 35: Michael Kim
  • 36: Jacob Bridgeman
  • 38: Denny McCarthy
  • 39: Akshay Bhatia
  • 40: Cameron Young
  • 41: Si Woo Kim
  • 42: Brian Campbell
  • 43: Matt Fitzpatrick
  • 47: Jake Knapp
  • 49: Wyndham Clark
  • 50: Max Greyserman

Wyndham Championship past winners

Over the past 85 years, the Wyndham Championship has had various winners. Lucas Glover captured the title in 2023 and has a chance to win his first title since the FedEx St. Jude Championship in 2023.

  • 2024: Aaron Rai
  • 2023: Lucas Glover
  • 2022: Tom Kim
  • 2021: Kevin Kisner
  • 2020: Jim Herman
  • 2019: J.T. Poston
  • 2018: Brandt Snedeker
  • 2017: Henrik Stenson
  • 2016: Si Woo Kim
  • 2015: Davis Love III
  • 2014: Camillo Villegas

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