Rocket Classic Full Prize Money Payout 2026

Michael Thorbjornsen held off some big names to win the title

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The Rocket Classic offered plenty of incentives for the players, from the fact that it was the penultimate tournament in the battle for a place in the FedEx Cup Playoffs to the eye-catching prize money available.

That overall purse was raised $400,000 from when Aldrich Potgieter won last year, meaning $10 million was available in 2026.

In the end, Michael Thorbjornsen carded an epic final round of 63 to claim his maiden PGA Tour title, holding off big names including Xander Schauffele and Cameron Young in the process.

As well as various perks, including a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour and the honor of winning the final edition of the Rocket Classic, Thorbjornsen also benefits from a huge payout.

Xander Schauffele at the Rocket Classic — Xander Schauffele finished runner-up

Thanks to the increased prize money, Thorbjornsen earned $1,800,000 for his victory - the largest pay check of his career.

Schauffele finished solo runner-up at the event, giving him prize money of $1,090,000, which should ease the sting of defeat.

Everyone who finished inside the top 25 not only had a chance of improving their FedEx Cup ranking but also picking up a check for more than $100,000.

Below is what each player won at the Rocket Classic.

ROCKET CLASSIC PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN

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Position	Player	Prize Money
1st	Michael Thorbjornsen	$1,800,000
2nd	Xander Schauffele	$1,090,000
3rd	Davis Riley	$690,000
4th	Rasmus Hojgaard	$490,000
T5	Hideki Matsuyama	$370,000
T5	Matt Wallace	$370,000
T5	Kristoffer Ventura	$370,000
T8	Davis Thompson	$252,500
T8	Ryan Gerard	$252,500
T8	Patrick Cantlay	$252,500
T8	Michael Kim	$252,500
T8	Chris Kirk	$252,500
T8	Rickie Fowler	$252,500
T8	Cameron Young	$252,500
T15	Doug Ghim	$162,500
T15	Keegan Bradley	$162,500
T15	Sungjae Im	$162,500
T15	Rico Hoey	$162,500
T15	Michael Brennan	$162,500
T20	Chandler Blanchett	$109,500
T20	Ricky Castillo	$109,500
T20	Corey Conners	$109,500
T20	Keita Nakajima	$109,500
T20	Russell Henley	$109,500
T20	Luke Clanton	$109,500
T26	Stephan Jaeger	$74,500
T26	Ben Kohles	$74,500
T26	Kevin Roy	$74,500
T26	Jacob Bridgeman	$74,500
T26	Mac Meissner	$74,500
T31	Emiliano Grillo	$57,214
T31	Jackson Koivun	$57,214
T31	Brandt Snedeker	$57,214
T31	Jordan Spieth	$57,214
T31	Jordan Smith	$57,214
T31	David Lipsky	$57,214
T31	Kevin Yu	$57,214
T38	Thorbjorn Olesen	$44,500
T38	Austin Eckroat	$44,500
T38	Justin Lower	$44,500
T38	Ben James	$44,500
T42	Joe Highsmith	$37,500
T42	Hank Lebioda	$37,500
T42	Si Woo Kim	$37,500
T45	Gordon Sargent	$29,780
T45	Marco Penge	$29,780
T45	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	$29,780
T45	Adrien Saddier	$29,780
T45	Beau Hossler	$29,780
T50	Neal Shipley	$23,860
T50	Max Greyserman	$23,860
T50	Adam Schenk	$23,860
T50	JJ Spaun	$23,860
T50	Patrick Fishburn	$23,860
T50	Zac Blair	$23,860
T50	Jackson Suber	$23,860
T50	Matt Kuchar	$23,860
T50	Ryo Hisatsune	$23,860
T50	Matt McCarty	$23,860
60th	Johnny Keefer	$22,500
T61	Nicolai Hojgaard	$22,000
T61	Ben Campbell	$22,000
T61	Nick Taylor	$22,000
T61	Mark Hubbard	$22,000
T65	Karl Vilips	$21,300
T65	Zecheng Dou	$21,300
T65	Dylan Wu	$21,300
T68	Peter Malnati	$20,800
T68	William Mouw	$20,800
70th	Adam Svensson	$20,500
T71	Tony Finau	$20,200
T71	Harris English	$20,200
73rd	Marcelo Rozo	$19,900

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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