By raising money for the Tiger Woods’ TGR Foundation, the Hero World Challenge has a charitable component that cannot be overlooked and shouldn’t be forgotten. But for the 20 men participating in the year-end event, there is a reality to competing at Albany Golf Club that is awfully appealing. As Golf Digest’s Dan Rapaport wrote earlier in the week, for all intents and purpose this is a paid vacation in a tropical paradise for those in the field, a reward for their accomplishments—10 of the 12 members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team are here—during a long 2021 season.
Indeed, the overall prize money payout in the Bahamas was $3.5 million with winner Viktor Hovland taking home $1 million and nobody walking away with less than $100,000 in the no-cut tournament.
Suffice it to say, Hovland’s win was anything but easy—or ordinary. Collin Morikawa started the day with a five-shot lead and seemed destined to win and jump to World No. 1 in the process. But out of nowhere he shot a front-nine 41 (and a 76 total), and suddenly it was anybody’s tournament.
Three others grabbed a share of the lead at some point during the round, but all ran into hurdles. Meanwhile, Hovland made back-to-back eagles on the back nine and survived bogeys on his last two holes to win for a closing 66. His 18-under total was one stroke lower than runner-up Scottie Scheffler.
Here’s the prize money payout for every golfer as they wrapped up their paid vacations.
2: Scottie Scheffler, -17, $375,000
T-3: Sam Burns, -15, $187,500
T-3: Sam Burns, -15, $187,500
T-5: Justin Thomas, -14, $127,500
T-5: Collin Morikawa, -14, $127,500
T-7: Tony Finau, -13, $114,000
T-7: Tony Finau, -13, $114,000
T-9: Justin Rose, -11, $110,333
T-9: Tyrrell Hatton, -11, $110,333
T-9: Brooks Koepka, -11, $110,333
T-12: Xander Schauffele, -10, $107,500
T-12: Matt Fitzpatrick, -10, $107,500
T-14: Abraham Ancer, -8, $105,000
T-14: Harrris English, -8, $105,000
T-14: Bryson DeChambeau, -8, $105,000
17: Webb Simpson, -7, $103,000
18: Rory McIlroy, -6 $102,000
19: Henrik Stenson, +1, $101,000
20: Jordan Spieth, +6, $100,000
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