Will we see history being repeated at the ISCO Championship? When Jim Herman clinched victory in 2019, he became the only player to ever win the ISCO Championship on their debut, defeating Kelly Kraft by just one stroke. Five years later, it looks like Pierceson Coody has taken it upon himself to become the second golfer to do it. And if he does, while there isn’t a bonus for winning an event on your debut, there sure is significant prize money guaranteed.

After three successful rounds, Coody has maintained his streak of being on top of the leaderboard, one stroke ahead of Harry Hall and Rico Hoey. Although there’s a good chance the 24-year-old can get his first win on the PGA Tour, we could be heading to a playoff just as we did last year. In 2023, Vincent Norrman won against Nathan Kimsey in a playoff and took home $6,84,000. So, what is at stake for the winner this year?

Taking place at the same time as the Genesis Scottish Open, the ISCO Championship – a PGA Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned event – began with a field of 155 players. After the second round, more than half the players missed the cut. Only 67 players will be heading to the ultimate round on Sunday.

The event hosted at the Keene Trace Golf Club in Kentucky has a total purse of $4 million. The winner gets a whopping $720000 from the purse. And the runner-up and the second runner-up will take home $436000 and $276000, respectively! With this prize purse, there will also be other perks available to the winner. But for now, here is the detailed prize money distribution for the 2024 ISCO Championship.

The winner will receive 300 FedEx Cup points and 25.2 OWGR points. They will also receive a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. That said, this is the third year that the ISCO Championship is being co-sanctioned, and well, it’s not just players breaking records. The event in itself is setting new bars! Despite scoring an impressive 7-under 137 after the first two rounds of the tournament, Chesson Hadley had to walk back home on Friday. But why so?

The ISCO Championship has set a new record!

Chesson Hadley carded a total of 11 birdies and an eagle in the first 2 rounds. After a 1-under 71, he bagged an impressive 6-under 66 on Friday. But that was his last game for the week, as he went home halfway through the event. The ISCO Championship has set the record for the lowest cut in the history of the PGA Tour. The players would only qualify to move on to Round 3 if they scored at least an 8-under 136 in the first 2 rounds.

The last time the cut record on the PGA Tour was broken was in 2020. The Shriner’s Children Open increased the cutline to a 7-under. However, 8-under might be a bit too much. “8-under cut at the Isco champ (sic) is craaazzyyy,” posted Michael Kim on his X account, after shooting 71-67. Even he missed the cut by two strokes and had to leave the event disheartened.

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