FedEx St. Jude Championship payout distribution 2024: Purse, winner's prize money
The FedEx St. Jude Championship welcomed the Top 70 golfers this week for the first leg of the 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs. 70 will become 50 next week as 20 players will see their season come to an abrupt end in Memphis, Tennessee.
Heading into this year's FedEx St. Jude Championship, all eyes were on World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and this year's PGA and British Open champion, Xander Schauffele, to see if the two could further increase their substantial leads atop of the FedEx Cup Standings. While both got off to good starts at TPC Southwind, it was Hideki Matsuyama who took control of the first event of this year's playoffs during the third round.
Fresh off of winning the bronze medal at the Olympics in his last start, Matsuyama kicked off his playoff run in style with consecutive rounds in the 60s before a 6-under 64 on Moving Day which, Per Justin Ray, ensured he would take the largest 54-hole lead of the season into the final round of this year's FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Hideki Matsuyama will carry a 5-shot lead into the final round at TPC Southwind, the largest 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour this season.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) August 17, 2024
Hideki leads the field in average approach shot proximity to the hole and strokes gained putting. Decent combo.
Hideki Matsuyama would look to keep his foot on the pedal with a host of big names, including the World No.1, looking to capitalize on any slip-ups by the leader during what was sure to be an enthralling final round of action at this year's FedEx St. Jude Championship.
While FedEx Cup glory and collecting the massive prize at East Lake is the ultimate goal for all involved in this year's playoffs, there is still substantial prize money up for grabs along the way. Whether it was Matsuyama, Scheffler, or any one of the chasing pack, whoever emerged victorious at the FedEx St. Jude Championship would earn a winning share of one of the season's most lucrative prize purses. But exactly how much was at stake at TPC Southwind in 2024? Let's take a look at this year's purse and payout structure for the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
FedEx St. Jude Championship purse 2024: Total purse and winner's prize money
The total purse for the FedEx St. Jude Championship is set at a whopping $20 million for 2024 with the winner of the year's first playoff event taking home a winner's share of $3.6 million; just under 20% of the overall prize purse in Tennessee. For the second year running, the FedEx St. Jude Championship will divvy out $20 million in prize money to its playoff field, this is an increase from the $15 million that was up for grabs in 2022 and matches the massive figures that were paid out at each of the season's eight signature events on the PGA Tour; only surpassed by the Players Championship and U.S. Open in 2024.
FedEx St. Jude Championship payout distribution by finishing position in 2024
Here is a look at the full payout distribution breakdown by finishing position for the first event of the 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Finishing Position | 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship Prize Money |
|---|---|
2024 FedEx St. Jude Champion | $3,600,000 |
2nd | $2,160,000 |
3rd | $1,360,000 |
4th | $960,000 |
5th | $800,000 |
6th | $720,000 |
7th | $670,000 |
8th | $620,000 |
9th | $580,000 |
10th | $540,000 |
11th | $500,000 |
12th | $460,000 |
13th | $420,000 |
14th | $380,000 |
15th | $360,000 |
16th | $340,000 |
17th | $320,000 |
18th | $300,000 |
19th | $280,000 |
20th | $260,000 |
21st | $240,000 |
22nd | $224,000 |
23rd | $208,000 |
24th | $192,000 |
25th | $176,000 |
26th | $160,000 |
27th | $154,000 |
28th | $148,000 |
29th | $142,000 |
30th | $136,000 |
31st | $130,000 |
32nd | $124,000 |
33rd | $118,000 |
34th | $113,000 |
35th | $108,000 |
36th | $103,000 |
37th | $98,000 |
38th | $94,000 |
39th | $90,000 |
40th | $86,000 |
41st | $82,000 |
42nd | $78,000 |
43rd | $74,000 |
44th | $70,000 |
45th | $66,000 |
46th | $62,000 |
47th | $58,000 |
48th | $54,800 |
49th | $52,000 |
50th | $50,400 |
51st | $49,200 |
52nd | $48,000 |
53rd | $47,200 |
54th | $46,400 |
55th | $46,000 |
56th | $45,600 |
57th | $45,200 |
58th | $44,800 |
59th | $44,400 |
60th | $44,000 |
61st | $43,600 |
62nd | $43,200 |
63rd | $42,800 |
64th | $42,400 |
65th | $42,000 |
66th | $41,600 |
67th | $41,200 |
68th | $40,800 |
69th | $40,400 |
70th | $40,000 |
Boasting one of the season's largest purses, the FedEx St. Jude Championship will pay its field handsomely. The Top 36 finishers will take home six figures while the Top 11 will all earn at least $500,000. Meanwhile, the Top 3 at TPC Southwind will come away with seven figures and be in great position moving forward in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Even finishing in 70th place at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship is worth 40k.
Not only will this year's champion of the FedEx St. Jude Championship earn a significant portion of the massive prize purse, in addition to all of the other benefits that come with winning a PGA Tour event, they will also earn 2,000 FedEx Cup points; quadrupling the normal amount and leaving them in great stead going forward. Meanwhile, the Top 50 players who advance to the second leg of this year's FedEx Cup Playoffs at the BMW Championship will also cement their signature event status going into next season.
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