Asian Tour
Here is the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2022 Saudi International
Oisin Keniry
Just when it seemed Harold Varner III was going to come away from the end of the Saudi International with merely another “learning experience," the 31-year-old North Carolina native pulled out the most spectacular finish of his career to walk off with his biggest title.
After squandering his 54-hole lead with a double bogey on the 14th hole and bogey on the 16th, Varner was two shots back of Bubba Watson with two holes to play at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. Varner then made a birdie on the par-4 17th before rolling in a 92-foot eagle putt from just off the green to wildly pull out the win with a final-round one-under 69 and a 13-under 267 total.
It appeared Watson would be the surprise winner on Sunday, the two-time Masters champion playing a flawless round after starting the day six back of Varner. A closing 64 included a 14-foot eagle of his own on the 18th to seemingly lock up the title before Varner, still searching for a PGA Tour win, pulled off his heroics.
While many players controversially received lucrative appearance fees to compete in the Asian Tour event, the actually prize money payout for the tournament was $5 million, with Varner earning a first-place prize of $1 million. Here’s the prize money payout break down (separate from appearance fees) for each golfer who made the cut in the event.
Win: Harold Varner III, -13, $1,000,000
2: Bubba Watson, -12, $525,000
3: Adri Arnaus, -10, $300,000
T-4: Steve Lewton, -9, $217,500
T-4: Cameron Smith, -9, $217,500
T-6: Matthew Wolff, -8, $150,500
T-6: Pablo Larrazabal, -8, $150,500
T-8: Abraham Ancer, -7, $93,125
T-8: Jhonattan Vegas, -7, $93,125
T-8: Joaquin Niemann, -7, $93,125
T-8: Dustin Johnson, -7, $93,125
T-8: Tommy Fleetwood, -7, $93,125
T-8: Ryosuke Kinoshita, -7, $93,125
T-14: Shane Lowry, -6, $68,500
T-14: Takumi Kanaya, -6, $68,500
T-14: Brad Kennedy, -6, $68,500
17: Henrik Stenson, -5, $62,500
T-18: Phil Mickelson, -4, $57,166
T-18: Xander Schauffele, -4, $57,166
T-18: Wade Ormsby, -4, $57,166
T-21: Berry Henson, -3, $52,250
T-21: Lee Westwood, -3, $52,250
T-21: Lucas Herbert, -3, $52,250
T-24: Sergio Garcia, -2, $47,000
T-24: Thomas Pieters, -2, $47,000
T-24: Justin Harding, -2, $47,000
T-24: Paul Casey, -2, $47,000
T-28: Marc Leishman, -1, $38,100
T-28: Thongchai Jaidee, -1, $38,100
T-28: Sebastian Crampton, -1, $38,100
T-28: Tyrrell Hatton, -1, $38,100
T-28: Tony Finau, -1, $38,100
T-28: Rikuya Hoshino, -1, $38,100
T-28: Matteo Manassero, -1, $38,100
T-28: Bo Kim, -1, $38,100
T-28: Kevin Na, -1, $38,100
T-28: Phachara Kongwatmai, -1, $38,100
T-38: Laurie Canter, E, $29,785
T-38: Jaco Ahlers, E, $29,785
T-38: Jarin Todd, E, $29,785
T-38: Patrick Reed, E, $29,785
T-38: Gavin Green, E, $29,785
T-38: Jovan Rebula, E, $29,785
T-45: Joohyung Kim, +1, $24,625
T-45: Andrew Dodt, +1, $24,625
T-45: Jason Kokrak, +1, $24,625
T-45: Todd Baek, +1, $24,625
T-45: JC Ritchie, +1, $24,625
T-45: Rattanon Wannasrichan, +1, $24,625
T-51: Shubhankar Sharma, +2, $20,750
T-51: Paul Peterson, +2, $20,750
T-53: Victor Perez, +3, $19,000
T-53: Ian Poulter, +3, $19,000
T-55: Viraj Madappa, +4, $17,750
T-55: Rashid Khan, +4, $17,750
T-55: Daniel Hillier, +4, $17,750
T-55: Louis James Dobbelaar, +4, $17,750
T-59: Sadom Kaewkanjana, +5, $15,500
T-59: Sihwan Kim, +5, $15,500
T-59: Rafa Cabrera Bello, +5, $15,500
T-59: Richard T. Lee, +5, $15,500
T-59: Panuphol Pittayarat, +5, $15,500
T-64: Bjorn Hellgren, +6, $13,250
T-64: Yoseop Seo, +6, $13,250
T-64: Miguel Carballo, +6, $13,250
T-64: Hongtaek Kim, +6, $13,250
T-68: Poom Saksansin, +8, $11,500
T-68: Eduard Rousaud, +8, $11,500
T-68: Shiv Kapur, +8, $11,500
71: Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a), +10, Amateur
72: Yikeun Chang, +12, $10,500
73: Ryo Hisatsune, +14, $10,000
74: Suradit Yongcharoenchai, +15, $9,500