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Golf – The 2020 Ryder Cup – Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. – September 23, 2021 Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington stands on the 5th green during a practice round REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Golf – The 2020 Ryder Cup – Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. – September 23, 2021 Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington stands on the 5th green during a practice round REUTERS/Mike Segar
While the American golfers will be vying for the FedEx Championship, the European players will be competing at the D+D Real Czech Masters which is an annual European Tour golf tournament played in the Czech Republic. The tournament started a decade ago in 2014. It is always played in the month of August at the Albatross Golf Club in Prague. This time around, it will start on 24th August and will finish on 27th August.
This will be the 9th edition of the tournament. The event follows the general stroke play format which will also include cuts and playoffs if required. Last year, the event was won by Maximilian Kieffer. He shot 66 shots (-6) and won by one shot over Gavin Green of Malaysia with a total score of -16. This year players are also hoping to secure a spot on the Ryder Team with this win.
Who is playing at the Real Czech Masters?
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Golf – The 2020 Ryder Cup – Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. – September 25, 2021 Team Europe’s Shane Lowry reacts during the Four-balls REUTERS/Mike Segar
The players who will be gracing the event for the first time are the current Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, 2018 Italian Ryder Cup winner Francesco Molinari and Shane Lowry, 2019 Open Championship winner. The last he appeared was in the Wyndham Championship.
Other famous European players like Pádraig Harrington, Adrian Meronk and Jamie Donaldson have also arrived in Prague to showcase their skills. Defending Champion Maximilian Kieffer will be on the course in search of another win.
The Czech Masters is this year’s penultimate qualifying tournament for the upcoming Ryder Cup and the European players will try their best to secure a position on the team. Lowry in particular will try to earn a spot in the Ryder Cup through a top performance here. Scotland’s Robert McIntyre will have similar ambitions.
What will be the prize money distribution?
The prize purse is an impressive $2 million and $340,000 will go to the winner, which is 17% of the prize purse. The second and third prizes are $220,000 and $125,000 respectively. Out of 156 golfers, 65th position and ties will head to the weekend action. Below is the prize money breakdown for the 2023 Real Czech Masters.
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| Position | Prize Money |
| 1st | $340,000 |
| 2nd | $220,000 |
| 3rd | $125,000 |
| 4th | $100,000 |
| 5th | $84,800 |
| 6th | $70,000 |
| 7th | $60,000 |
| 8th | $50,000 |
| 9th | $44,800 |
| 10th | $40,000 |
| 11th | $36,800 |
| 12th | $34,400 |
| 13th | $32,200 |
| 14th | $30,600 |
| 15th | $29,400 |
| 16th | $28,200 |
| 17th | $27,000 |
| 18th | $25,800 |
| 19th | $24,800 |
| 20th | $24,000 |
| 21st | $23,200 |
| 22nd | $22,600 |
| 23rd | $22,000 |
| 24th | $21,400 |
| 25th | $20,800 |
| 26th | $20,200 |
| 27th | $19,600 |
| 28th | $19,000 |
| 29th | $18,400 |
| 30th | $17,800 |
| 31st | $17,200 |
| 32nd | $16,600 |
| 33rd | $16,000 |
| 34th | $15,400 |
| 35th | $14,800 |
| 36th | $14,200 |
| 37th | $13,800 |
| 38th | $13,400 |
| 39th | $13,000 |
| 40th | $12,600 |
| 41st | $12,200 |
| 42nd | $11,800 |
| 43rd | $11,400 |
| 44th | $11,000 |
| 45th | $10,600 |
| 46th | $10,200 |
| 47th | $9,800 |
| 48th | $9,400 |
| 49th | $9,000 |
| 50th | $8,600 |
| 51st | $8,200 |
| 52nd | $7,800 |
| 53rd | $7,400 |
| 54th | $7,000 |
| 55th | $6,800 |
| 56th | $6,600 |
| 57th | $6,400 |
| 58th | $6,200 |
| 59th | $6,000 |
| 60th | $5,800 |
| 61st | $5,600 |
| 62nd | $5,400 |
| 63rd | $5,200 |
| 64th | $5,000 |
| 65th | $4,800 |
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