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The PGA Tour season 2022-2023 is beginning with the most awaited Fortinet Championship. The tournament is being hosted at Silverado in Napa, California. And previous year’s champion and four-time PGA Tour winner, Max Homa, is back this year to defend his title. The players are excited to compete for the huge prize money of the event. But how much is the total purse this year? And what will the winner’s payout be?

Top players playing for the 2022 Fortinet Championship

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The list begins with last year’s winner, Max Homa, who took advantage of Maverick McNealy in the previous tournament. But McNealy is also back this year to show his fans that his skills are still amazing. However, some of the top players in the world have decided to sit this one out to prepare themselves for other events. But there are still some amazing golfers who are participating.

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The top-ranked player for the tournament is Hideki Matsuyama who sits at the 16th rank worldwide. Moreover, Cameron Champ, who won the tournament in 2019, will also be joining in this time in hopes to make it to the title again. Corey Conners is also among the players expected to perform well in the championship.

Prize money and winner’s share for the championship

Like most other tournaments, the prize money for this one has also seen a commendable raise. The 2022 Fortinet Championship is set at a purse of $8 million, which is $1 million more than last year. And out of this huge purse, the winner is going to take home $1.44 million along with the title for the championship.

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Here is the individual prize money for all the players who will make the cut this year:

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

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Other benefits for the players

The golfers will not only win the prize money if they make the cut for the tournament. There are also some other benefits for the golfers this year, especially for the winner. The one who manages to win the championship will receive 500 FedEx Cup points at the end of the tournament.

Read More: 2022 Sanford International: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

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The winner will also get 30 OWGR points after scoring the win. And along with that, he will also get other perks including field berths in future tournaments as well as a two-year plus exemption on the PGA Tour.

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