The 2023 Barbasol Championship has returned this week at the Keene Trace Golf Club in Kentucky. This event will be a four-day strong play co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. As the Open championship is taking place a week ahead of this, the world’s best players are already competing at the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club. Since Barbasol is taking place opposite that event, which is why it will miss out on the big names of the PGA Tour. 

Despite all odds, the event still has 156 players to feature, who will compete for the prize money and title. And with the handsome prize money, let’s find out what’s at stake at the 2023 Barbasol Championship.

Who is playing and what is the format of the Barbasol Championship?

The field will comprise of 156 players. Last year the victory was received by Trey Mullinax. But this year it is likely to see fresh faces like the world no. 112 Lucas Glover, who was the 2009 U.S. Open champion and had the top ten best finishes at this year’s Rocket Mortgage Classic and John Deere Classic. He also holds the top position in the power rankings. Alongside him, would be world no. 113 Taylor Pendrith, who is in search of his first PGA Tour title after finishing at T14 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Another one to notice would be 21-year-old Akshay Bhatia, who finished T35 at the 2023 John Deere Classic. Other than this, four past Barbasol winners will return including Grayson Murray. 

Even this year, the Barbasol Championship format remains unchanged. It is a 72-hole event and in the beginning two rounds, the threesomes will remain paired. A cut after 32 holes will get the top 65 players and ties.

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On the other hand, Barbasol Championship has a sudden-death playoff format, with playoff holes being 18,18, 9, and then 18 played repeatedly by qualifying players. 

What will be the prize money distribution?

The championship has been giving out trophies since 2015. As compared to the previous year, when the total purse was $3.7 million and the winner amount was $66,000, this year’s event has a purse of $3.8 million, and the top contender will bag a winner’s amount of $684,000. Along with this hefty paycheck, the winner will also get 300 FedEx Cup points and 24 OWGR points. In addition to this, the winner will also have a two years PGA Tour exemption.

As per the report, the breakdown of $3.7million and how much each of the individual 65 finishes will receive is shown below:

Who is your pick to win this year? Let us know in the comments below.

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