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The 2022 Saudi International is currently underway. The Asian Tour event has plenty of PGA Tour stars in the field. Moreover, the field has stars like Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, and others. And after round three, Harold Varner III leads the event with a score of -12.
Additionally, going into the final round, Tommy Fleetwood is just two strokes behind, while Dustin Johnson is T-5 with a score of -7. However, the other prominent names aren’t in contention to lift the trophy.
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Bryson, after round one, withdrew from the event as he suffered an injury to his left wrist and hip. But this is probably a controversial event as the Saudis are looking to set up a rival league. They are offering a huge sum to the PGA Tour players to compete in the rival league. But what is the prize money for the 2022 Saudi International? Let’s find out.
2022 Saudi International prize money purse
The 2022 Saudi International has a prize money purse of $5 million. Moreover, the winner of the event will receive $900,000, which is the standard 18 percent payout according to the Asian Tour’s prize money distribution chart. Notably, this is one of the highest prize money purses on the Asian Tour.
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Meanwhile, the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, apart from the monetary benefits, the winner will receive some incredible other perks as well. The winner will get 50 OWGR points and a two-season exemption on the Asian Tour.
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Furthermore, there were 120 players on the field for the event. But there was a cut line after 36 holes to filter out players as only the top 65 players and ties will make it to the weekend. And only the players who play all four rounds will receive a share of the $5 million prize money purse.
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So here’s the complete breakdown of the prize money of the 2022 Saudi International from winner’s place to last place.
Complete breakdown of the prize money from winner’s place to last place
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| 1 | $900,000 |
| 2 | $550,000 |
| 3 | $315,000 |
| 4 | $250,000 |
| 5 | $205,000 |
| 6 | $166,500 |
| 7 | $142,500 |
| 8 | $122,500 |
| 9 | $107,000 |
| 10 | $95,500 |
| 11 | $87,250 |
| 12 | $81,250 |
| 13 | $75,750 |
| 14 | $72,250 |
| 15 | $69,250 |
| 16 | $66,250 |
| 17 | $63,250 |
| 18 | $60,250 |
| 19 | $57,750 |
| 20 | $55,750 |
| 21 | $54,500 |
| 22 | $53,000 |
| 23 | $51,500 |
| 24 | $50,000 |
| 25 | $48,500 |
| 26 | $47,000 |
| 27 | $45,500 |
| 28 | $44,000 |
| 29 | $42,500 |
| 30 | $41,000 |
| 31 | $40,500 |
| 32 | $39,000 |
| 33 | $38,000 |
| 34 | $37,000 |
| 35 | $36,000 |
| 36 | $35,000 |
| 37 | $34,000 |
| 38 | $33,000 |
| 39 | $32,000 |
| 40 | $31,000 |
| 41 | $30,250 |
| 42 | $29,250 |
| 43 | $28,250 |
| 44 | $27,250 |
| 45 | $26,750 |
| 46 | $26,500 |
| 47 | $25,500 |
| 48 | $24,500 |
| 49 | $23,500 |
| 50 | $22,500 |
| 51 | $21,500 |
| 52 | $20,500 |
| 53 | $19,500 |
| 54 | $19,000 |
| 55 | $18,500 |
| 56 | $18,000 |
| 57 | $17,500 |
| 58 | $17,000 |
| 59 | $16,500 |
| 60 | $16,000 |
| 61 | $15,500 |
| 62 | $15,000 |
| 63 | $14,500 |
| 64 | $14,000 |
| 65 | $13,500 |
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