The 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic began at the Detroit Golf Club on July 28, Thursday. Notably, it is one of the last championships of the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season, and Tour will get its 44th champion this week!
Started in 2019, the Classic will have its fourth edition being played at the flattest course on the Tour. Due to its unique design, the tournament uses 17 holes on the North course and one hole on the South course to play.
Nate Lashley (-25), Bryson DeChambeau (-23), and Cam Davis (-18) were the winners of the 2019, 2020, and 2021 editions, respectively. And as one can see from the scores of the champions, the course is famous for getting low scores on the PGA Tour, making it an interesting tournament to watch!
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Other than the history and uniqueness of the golf course, the purse the tournament offers this year is different from other PGA Tour events. Before the 4th champion acquires the title this Sunday, let’s find out about the prize money distribution and other winner benefits the event provides this week!
The purse and the winner’s payout of the tournament
The purse money of the Open Championship is $8.4 million. The champion would bag the $1,512,000 out of the purse money, which is the standard 18 percent payout according to the PGA Tour Champion’s prize money distribution chart.
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A cut is made after Round 2 of the tournament at the field led by players like Tony Finau, Max Homa, and Will Zalatoris. And only the Top 65 and the ties will advance to the last two rounds. Notably, players who finish all four rounds will get their share of prize money.
Apart from his share of the total purse, the Classic champion will get 500 FedEx Cup points. He will also receive 26 Official World Golf Ranking points, which will help him achieve a good ranking.
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Furthermore, the winner will get a 2+ season exemption on the PGA Tour. Winning the championship will also get him free berths to the 2023 Masters, PGA Championship, and the Sentry Tour of Champions.
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The purse distribution at the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Below is the list that contains the winner’s payout for the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic:
| POSITION | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1 | $1,512,000 |
| 2 | $915,600 |
| 3 | $579,600 |
| 4 | $411,600 |
| 5 | $344,400 |
| 6 | $304,500 |
| 7 | $283,500 |
| 8 | $262,500 |
| 9 | $245,700 |
| 10 | $228,900 |
| 11 | $212,100 |
| 12 | $195,300 |
| 13 | $178,500 |
| 14 | $161,700 |
| 15 | $153,300 |
| 16 | $144,900 |
| 17 | $136,500 |
| 18 | $128,100 |
| 19 | $119,700 |
| 20 | $111,300 |
| 21 | $102,900 |
| 22 | $94,500 |
| 23 | $87,780 |
| 24 | $81,060 |
| 25 | $74,340 |
| 26 | $67,620 |
| 27 | $65,100 |
| 28 | $62,580 |
| 29 | $60,060 |
| 30 | $57,540 |
| 31 | $55,020 |
| 32 | $52,500 |
| 33 | $49,980 |
| 34 | $47,880 |
| 35 | $45,780 |
| 36 | $43,680 |
| 37 | $41,580 |
| 38 | $39,900 |
| 39 | $38,220 |
| 40 | $36,540 |
| 41 | $34,860 |
| 42 | $33,180 |
| 43 | $31,500 |
| 44 | $29,820 |
| 45 | $28,140 |
| 46 | $26,460 |
| 47 | $24,780 |
| 48 | $23,436 |
| 49 | $22,260 |
| 50 | $21,588 |
| 51 | $21,084 |
| 52 | $20,580 |
| 53 | $20,244 |
| 54 | $19,908 |
| 55 | $19,740 |
| 56 | $19,572 |
| 57 | $19,404 |
| 58 | $19,236 |
| 59 | $19,068 |
| 60 | $18,900 |
| 61 | $18,732 |
| 62 | $18,564 |
| 63 | $18,396 |
| 64 | $18,228 |
| 65 | $18,060 |
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With the Detroit Golf Club offering a low-scoring course, it is sure that the golf world will get to watch a fierce tournament. The only thing that is unsure as of now is who among the young golfers would win the title and thus win the prize money and the winner’s benefits!
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