How Much Did Jacob Bridgeman Win At The Genesis Invitational?

The American held off charges from Rory McIlroy and Kurt Kitayama to claim his maiden PGA Tour title, but how much money did he win?

Jacob Bridgeman with the Genesis Invitational trophy
Jacob Bridgeman won the Genesis Invitational by one
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The Genesis Invitational returned to Riviera Country Club in 2026 after a stop at Torrey Pines due to the California wildfires.

Bridgeman had a six-shot lead heading into the final round, but by the time he had two putts to win it on the 72nd hole, the advantage had been whittled down to just one.

Even then, there was late drama as Bridgeman came up short with his first putt, the nerves clearly having an impact. However, he steadied himself to do what was necessary to claim his maiden PGA Tour title at one of its biggest events.

Jacob Bridgeman and his caddie embrace after winning the Genesis Invitational

Jacob Bridgeman survived a late scare to win the title - and a payout of $4m

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The Tiger Woods-hosted tournament is one of the PGA Tour's Signature Events, and, as a result, there was some huge money on offer.

Typically, the winner earns $3.6m at Signature Events, but not at three of the eight, the Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament.

At those tournaments, the winner takes home 20% of the overall purse of $20m, handing Bridgeman a check for $4m.

That is over half the total he had earned in his PGA Tour career to that point, having claimed almost $7m in 65 starts ahead of the Genesis Invitational.

Rory McIlroy during the Genesis Invitational

Rory McIlroy pushed Jacob Bridgeman all the way, but settled for T2

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McIlroy and Kitayama had to settle for a tie for second, giving them a payday of $1.8m. Meanwhile, Adam Scott, who finished fourth, earns $920,000.

Although the Genesis Invitational is a limited field event regular, the 36-hole cut ensured not every player who began the week earned a pay check.

In terms of non-financial rewards, the Genesis Invitational winner is projected to claim around 70 OWGR points as well as being guaranteed an extremely helpful 700 FedEx Cup points.

Below is what each player who made the cut won at the Genesis Invitational.

How Much Each Player Won At The Genesis Invitational

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Position

Player

Prize Money

1st

Jacob Bridgeman

$4,000,000

T2

Kurt Kitayama

$1,800,000

T2

Rory McIlroy

$1,800,000

4th

Adam Scott

$920,000

5th

Aldrich Potgieter

$840,000

6th

Jake Knapp

$760,000

T7

Collin Morikawa

$603,200

T7

Cameron Young

$603,200

T7

Tommy Fleetwood

$603,200

T7

Ryan Fox

$603,200

T7

Xander Schauffele

$603,200

T12

Min Woo Lee

$415,000

T12

Scottie Scheffler

$415,000

T12

Jordan Spieth

$415,000

T12

Alex Noren

$415,000

T16

Sam Stevens

$319,000

T16

Pierceson Coody

$319,000

T16

Akshay Bhatia

$319,000

T16

Marco Penge

$319,000

T20

Ludvig Aberg

$259,500

T20

Robert MacIntyre

$259,500

T22

Harris English

$224,500

T22

Sahith Theegala

$224,500

T24

Shane Lowry

$178,250

T24

Matt McCarty

$178,250

T24

Matt Fitzpatrick

$178,250

T24

Max Greyserman

$178,250

T28

Rickie Fowler

$136,500

T28

Ryan Gerard

$136,500

T28

Nick Taylor

$136,500

T28

Hideki Matsuyama

$136,500

T28

Tony Finau

$136,500

T28

Aaron Rai

$136,500

T34

Si Woo Kim

$109,000

T34

Patrick Rodgers

$109,000

T34

Tom Kim

$109,000

T37

Sami Valimaki

$92,250

T37

Corey Conners

$92,250

T37

Max Homa

$92,250

T37

Patrick Cantlay

$92,250

T41

Viktor Hovland

$78,000

T41

Ben Griffin

$78,000

T41

Wyndham Clark

$78,000

44th

Jhonattan Vegas

$70,000

T45

Ryo Hisatsune

$64,000

T45

Taylor Pendrith

$64,000

T47

Andrew Novak

$57,000

T47

Denny McCarthy

$57,000

49th

Matti Schmid

$54,000

T50

Sepp Straka

$51,000

T50

Brian Harman

$51,000

Jonny Leighfield
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Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time.

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