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While the PGA Tour struggles through the weather at the TPC Scottsdale, its counterpart and ally, is nearing its Middle-Eastern end in Qatar. In just a few hours, the winner of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters will be announced, and they will be taking home a six-figure check. However, as surprising as it may seem, the prize purse for this year’s event is comparatively lower than last year’s. Thus, the winner will earn less than the defending champion, Sami Valimaki. But there’s a silver lining.
The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is the last stop for the international swing before it moves to South Africa for the Magical Kenya Open in the coming weeks. It started on February 8th, and through the second-day cut, only 77 players qualified for the last two rounds. The Qatar Masters boasts prize money of $2.5 million, which is $1.25 million less than last year. But there are extra perks that were not available for the past season!
The winner will get a 17% cut from the total prize pool, the first runner-up will get an 11% cut, and the bottom of the table will receive $4,750. Moreover, the event winner will get a chance to earn the $200,000 bonus given to the International Swing winner.
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Prize money breakdown:
| 1st | $425,000 |
| 2nd | $275,000 |
| 3rd | $157,500 |
| 4th | $125,000 |
| 5th | $105,000 |
| 6th | $87,500 |
| 7th | $75,000 |
| 8th | $62,500 |
| 9th | $56,000 |
| 10th | $50,000 |
| 11th | $46,000 |
| 12th | $43,000 |
| 13th | $40,250 |
| 14th | $38,250 |
| 15th | $36,750 |
| 16th | $35,250 |
| 17th | $33,750 |
| 18th | $32,250 |
| 19th | $31,000 |
| 20th | $30,000 |
| 21st | $39,000 |
| 22nd | $28,250 |
| 23rd | $27,500 |
| 24th | $26,750 |
| 25th | $26,000 |
| 26th | $25,250 |
| 27th | $24,500 |
| 28th | $23,750 |
| 29th | $23,000 |
| 30th | $22,250 |
| 31st | $21,500 |
| 32nd | $20,750 |
| 33rd | $20,000 |
| 34th | $19,250 |
| 35th | $18,500 |
| 36th | $17,750 |
| 37th | $17,250 |
| 38th | $16,750 |
| 39th | $16,250 |
| 40th | $15,750 |
| 41st | $15,250 |
| 42nd | $14,750 |
| 43rd | $14,250 |
| 44th | $13,750 |
| 45th | $13,250 |
| 46th | $12,750 |
| 47th | $12,250 |
| 48th | $11,750 |
| 49th | $11,250 |
| 50th | $10,760 |
| 51st | $10,250 |
| 52nd | $9,750 |
| 53rd | $9,250 |
| 54th | $8,750 |
| 55th | $8,500 |
| 56th | $8,250 |
| 57th | $8,000 |
| 58th | $7,750 |
| 59th | $7,500 |
| 60th | $7,250 |
| 61st | $7,000 |
| 62nd | $6,750 |
| 63rd | $6,500 |
| 64th | $6,250 |
| 65th | $6,000 |
| 66th | $5,750 |
| 67th | $5,500 |
| 68th | $5,250 |
| 69th | $5,000 |
| 70th | $4,750 |
Other than this, there are 3000 Race to Dubai Rankings points up for grabs for the field, out of which the winner will get 500 points. The winner will also be eligible for the Rolex Series event, the Genesis Scottish Open, and all of the Back 9 events, starting in October with the Betfred British Masters.
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Moreover, a $1 million prize pool is kept for the top 10 players on the Race to Dubai Rankings at the end of the Global Swings. With all this talk around the winnings…
Who could be a potential winner at the 2024 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters?
The top three who are closest to winning the Qatar Masters as of now are French golfer Ugo Coussad, Japanese golfer Rikuya Hoshino, and Scottish golfer Scott Jamieson. Coussad, with 12 and under, following his 71-68-67, with one bogey and three birdies till now, is leading the charge, with Hoshino and Jamieson staying in touch to take home the top prize as well.
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At solo fourth is Tom McKibbin as of now, with former event winner Antoine Rozner and last year’s runner-up Jorge Campillo cutting in close at T6 and T5, respectively. The defending champion, Sami Valimaki, is currently playing and trying his luck on the PGA Tour at the Phoenix Open. Who will come out as the winner? Stay tuned to this space to find out!
