The PGA Tour is currently in Vegas as the third PGA-sanctioned tournament of the 2022-23 season, Shriners Children’s Open is being contested at the TPC at Summerlin. Here, you will find all the necessary information regarding the Shriners Children’s Open 2022 purse, payout, and prize Money Breakdown.
Shriners Children’s Open 2022 is already underway, having started on the 6th of October. The 4-day event is close to its conclusion, with only the final round remaining to be played. After the first three days, the tournament leaderboard is topped by Kim Joo-Hyung and Patrick Cantlay as they are tied for first place.
A total of 144 golfers have arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to participate in this year’s edition. Some of the biggest names in the player field are; Patrick Cantlay, Joo-Hyung Kim, Sungjae Im, and Max Homa. Sungjae Im came to this event as the defending champion.
Such a talented field with 12 top 50 golfers are providing the fans with exciting golf. We just need to wait for another day to find out who gets to clinch the glory of getting the first prize.
Shriners Children’s Open 2022 Purse and Payout:
The PGA announced the Shriners Children’s Open 2022 Purse to be $8 million US dollars, with the winner receiving $1,440,000. The winner’s share is the standard 18% of the overall purse in accordance with the PGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart.
In the 2021 PGA Tour Season, Shriners Children’s Open’s total prize pool was set at 7,000,000, while the winner, Im Sung-Jae, bagged 1,260,000 for himself.
As evident from the numbers above, there has been a significant bump in the purse and payout. Compared to last year, the purse increased by $1 million. The winner of the tournament will also get an extra $180,000.
The 2nd and the 3rd placed finisher will be awarded a handsome sum of $872,000 and $552,000, respectively. To be eligible for a share of the prize money, a player needs to make the 36-hole cut placing inside the top 65.
Along with the lucrative prize money, there are some extra benefits on the line as well. The winner of the event will acquire 500 FedEx Cup points in addition to 40 Official World Golf Ranking points.
Shriners Children’s Open 2022 Purse and Prize Money Breakdown:
Let’s check out the prize money breakdown of the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open:
| Position | Prize Money |
| 1 | $1,440,000 |
| 2 | $872,000 |
| 3 | $552,000 |
| 4 | $392,000 |
| 5 | $328,000 |
| 6 | $290,000 |
| 7 | $270,000 |
| 8 | $250,000 |
| 9 | $234,000 |
| 10 | $218,000 |
| 11 | $202,000 |
| 12 | $186,000 |
| 13 | $170,000 |
| 14 | $154,000 |
| 15 | $146,000 |
| 16 | $138,000 |
| 17 | $130,000 |
| 18 | $122,000 |
| 19 | $114,000 |
| 20 | $106,000 |
| 21 | $98,000 |
| 22 | $90,000 |
| 23 | $83,600 |
| 24 | $77,200 |
| 25 | $70,800 |
| 26 | $64,400 |
| 27 | $62,000 |
| 28 | $59,600 |
| 29 | $57,200 |
| 30 | $54,800 |
| 31 | $52,400 |
| 32 | $50,000 |
| 33 | $47,600 |
| 34 | $45,600 |
| 35 | $43,600 |
| 36 | $41,600 |
| 37 | $39,600 |
| 38 | $38,000 |
| 39 | $36,400 |
| 40 | $34,800 |
| 41 | $33,200 |
| 42 | $31,600 |
| 43 | $30,000 |
| 44 | $28,400 |
| 45 | $26,800 |
| 46 | $25,200 |
| 47 | $23,600 |
| 48 | $22,320 |
| 49 | $21,200 |
| 50 | $20,560 |
| 51 | $20,080 |
| 52 | $19,600 |
| 53 | $19,280 |
| 54 | $18,960 |
| 55 | $18,800 |
| 56 | $18,640 |
| 57 | $18,480 |
| 58 | $18,320 |
| 59 | $18,160 |
| 60 | $18,000 |
| 61 | $17,840 |
| 62 | $17,680 |
| 63 | $17,520 |
| 64 | $17,360 |
| 65 | $17,200 |
