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Syndication: The Augusta Chronicle Apr 6, 2023 Augusta, Georgia, USA Jon Rahm picks up his ball after putting on the second green during the first round of The Masters golf tournament. Augusta GA , EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xRobxSchumacher,xRobxSchumacherx 20408533
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Syndication: The Augusta Chronicle Apr 6, 2023 Augusta, Georgia, USA Jon Rahm picks up his ball after putting on the second green during the first round of The Masters golf tournament. Augusta GA , EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xRobxSchumacher,xRobxSchumacherx 20408533
Jon Rahm is having a good year. Recently, at Augusta, he got his name etched in history by winning the 87th Masters and wearing the iconic green jacket. This was indeed one of the most highlighted moments of Rahm’s life. His 2022-2023 season has been incredible so far, and his winning purses have been amazing too. Let’s dive deeper into Jon Rahm’s 2022-23 season to see how close he is to beating last years Masters winner, Scottie Scheffler’s all time earnings record.
How close is Jon Rahm to beating Scheffler’s earnings record?
Jon Rahm has played 11 events in the season so far and has made the cut in 10 out of 11 events. Rahm has won 4 out of the 11 events played and has finished in the top 10 in 7 events.
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The recent Masters Champion is currently number 1 on the FedEx and OWGR ratings with around 2683 points to his name. Not only this, Rahm has won a little over $13 Million this season and he still has 5 months remaining. The Spanish golfer has won $13,623,540 to be precise.
Scottie Scheffler won $14 million last year, setting a new single-season PGA Tour earnings record.
But Jon Rahm ($13.6 million) and Scheffler ($12.5 million) are about to pass that number…with 5 months left in the season.
The jump in prize money this year has been huge. pic.twitter.com/eERfsUVzy2
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) April 20, 2023
As far as Scottie Scheffler is concerned, he won $14 million last year. His winnings helped him set a new single-season PGA Tour earnings record. Rahm is on track to breaking Scheffler’s record of the highest earnings in one single season with less than $400,000 to win. The hike in the prize money has been humongous this season.
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With 5 months remaining till the season’s conclusion, it is anticipated that the Spanish golfer will break the record and finally steal Scheffler’s fame!
Jon Rahm is not alone
Rahm is not the only one who is having a good year, the PGA Tour is also having an immensely incredible year.
The numbers for this year’s season have been off the charts. The viewership of the Tour’s events has gone up by 14%. Not just that, but the Tour is being noticed by 31% more people on social media. Prize money for the tour has gone up by a whopping 88%.
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The PGA Tour is having a big year:
• TV viewership is up 14%
• Social media viewership is up 31%
• Prize money is up 88%There are many factors at play — COVID, LIV, Netflix, scheduling — so I broke it all down during yesterday's podcast.
Listen: https://t.co/IDBgoy8dOo
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) April 20, 2023
PGA Tour also introduced the concept of designated PGA events which will have high purses as compared to non-designated events which have highly contributed to the jump in the prize money.
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What is your take on Rahm beating Scheffler’s record? Let us know in the comments below.
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