2022 Genesis Invitational: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner's Payout

2022 Genesis Invitational: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

Feb 20, 2022 | 2:05 PM EST

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The 2022 Genesis Invitational is currently underway at the Riviera Country Club. The host of the event, Tiger Woods, is the center of attraction even though he isn’t competing. Meanwhile, the field has star players like Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, and others.

After three rounds, the young Joaquin Niemann leads the event with a score of -19. Cameron Young is just three behind with a score of -16 and the third-placed Viktor Hovland is at -13. The rest of the field needs to up their game on the final day to increase their chances of winning.

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Meanwhile, the rumors of the Saudi League are stealing the thunder of this event. But most of the top players have already made their stance clear by supporting the PGA Tour. But what is the prize money for the 2022 Genesis Invitational? Let’s find out.

2022 Genesis Invitational prize money purse

The 2022 Genesis Invitational prize money purse is set for $12 million. Moreover, the winner of this event will receive $2,160,000, which is the standard 18 percent payout according to the PGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart. The winner will receive a trophy from the host of the event who is Tiger Woods.

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Apart from monetary benefits, there are plenty of other perks, especially for the winner. The winner of this event will receive 500 FedExCup points and 70 OWGR points. Furthermore, he will also get a three-season exemption on the PGA Tour and get qualified for the 2022 Masters and PGA Championship.

Hence, winning this event will provide some incredible benefits, especially for a player who hasn’t won an event yet. Even though there are 120 players in the field but only the top 65 and ties have made it to the weekend. So, only those players who compete in all four rounds will receive a share from the total $12 million prize money purse.

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Here’s the complete breakdown of the $12 million prize money purse from the winner’s place to the last place of the 2022 Genesis Invitational.

Complete breakdown of the prize money purse from winners place to last place

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1	$2,160,000
2	$1,308,000
3	$828,000
4	$588,000
5	$492,000
6	$435,000
7	$405,000
8	$375,000
9	$351,000
10	$327,000
11	$303,000
12	$279,000
13	$255,000
14	$231,000
15	$219,000
16	$207,000
17	$195,000
18	$183,000
19	$171,000
20	$159,000
21	$147,000
22	$135,000
23	$125,400
24	$115,800
25	$106,200
26	$96,600
27	$93,000
28	$89,400
29	$85,800
30	$82,200
31	$78,600
32	$75,000
33	$71,400
34	$68,400
35	$65,400
36	$62,400
37	$59,400
38	$57,000
39	$54,600
40	$52,200
41	$49,800
42	$47,400
43	$45,000
44	$42,600
45	$40,200
46	$37,800
47	$35,400
48	$33,480
49	$31,800
50	$30,840
51	$30,120
52	$29,400
53	$28,920
54	$28,440
55	$28,200
56	$27,960
57	$27,720
58	$27,480
59	$27,240
60	$27,000
61	$26,760
62	$26,520
63	$26,280
64	$26,040
65	$25,800