Jonny Leighfield
There was a unique tournament on the FedEx Cup Fall section of the PGA Tour this week, with the only trip to Japan in the season for the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club.
Unlike other FedEx Cup Fall events, the field was limited to 78 players, while there was not a cut at the tournament, meaning everyone receives prize money.
The field is also stronger than we have seen so far in this phase of the season because eligibility was restricted to criteria including the top-60 in the current FedEx Cup standings.
In 2023, Collin Morikawa added a high note to what had been a disappointing season by his standards with victory. That earned him prize money of $1.53m from the overall purse of $8.5m.
There was an identical sum on offer this year, with 2024 champion Nico Echavarria earning the same amount as Morikawa in 2023. Tied for second, Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman collected somewhere in the region of $748,000 each. Meanwhile, even Kaito Onishi - who finished 77th received a payout of around $13,800.
The purse is also more than double the money available in the next most lucrative men’s elite golf event this week, the DP World Tour’s Genesis Championship.
Below is the prize money payout for the Zozo Championship.
Zozo Championship Prize Money Payout 2024
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,530,000 |
| 2nd | $918,000 |
| 3rd | $578,000 |
| 4th | $408,000 |
| 5th | $340,000 |
| 6th | $306,000 |
| 7th | $284,750 |
| 8th | $263,500 |
| 9th | $246,500 |
| 10th | $229,500 |
| 11th | $212,500 |
| 12th | $195,500 |
| 13th | $178,500 |
| 14th | $161,500 |
| 15th | $151,640 |
| 16th | $142,460 |
| 17th | $133,960 |
| 18th | $125,460 |
| 19th | $116,960 |
| 20th | $108,460 |
| 21st | $99,960 |
| 22nd | $93,160 |
| 23rd | $86,360 |
| 24th | $79,560 |
| 25th | $72,760 |
| 26th | $65,960 |
| 27th | $63,410 |
| 28th | $60,860 |
| 29th | $58,310 |
| 30th | $55,760 |
| 31st | $53,210 |
| 32nd | $50,660 |
| 33rd | $48,110 |
| 34th | $45,985 |
| 35th | $43,860 |
| 36th | $41,735 |
| 37th | $39,610 |
| 38th | $37,910 |
| 39th | $36,210 |
| 40th | $34,510 |
| 41st | $32,810 |
| 42nd | $31,110 |
| 43rd | $29,410 |
| 44th | $27,710 |
| 45th | $26,010 |
| 46th | $24,310 |
| 47th | $22,610 |
| 48th | $21,250 |
| 49th | $20,060 |
| 50th | $19,380 |
| 51st | $18,870 |
| 52nd | $18,360 |
| 53rd | $18,020 |
| 54th | $17,680 |
| 55th | $17,510 |
| 56th | $17,340 |
| 57th | $17,170 |
| 58th | $17,000 |
| 59th | $16,830 |
| 60th | $16,660 |
| 61st | $16,490 |
| 62nd | $16,320 |
| 63rd | $16,150 |
| 64th | $15,980 |
| 65th | $15,810 |
| 66th | $15,640 |
| 67th | $15,470 |
| 68th | $15,300 |
| 69th | $15,130 |
| 70th | $14,960 |
| 71st | $14,790 |
| 72nd | $14,620 |
| 73rd | $14,450 |
| 74th | $14,280 |
| 75th | $14,110 |
| 76th | $13,940 |
| 77th | $13,770 |
| 78th | $13,600 |
Who Are The Star Names In The Zozo Championship?
Hideki Matsuyama, who won the title in 2021, is one of the 78-player field
American Major winners headlined a strong field at the event, including defending champion Collin Morikawa. He beat Eric Cole and Beau Hossler by six shots a year ago and would have been hoping for a similarly dominant performance this week before finishing T54th.
He was joined by World No.2 Xander Schauffele, who won two of this year’s four Majors, while another big name in the field was 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, who was playing in his homeland and looking for his second Zozo Championship title.
Two-time PGA Champion Justin Thomas also appeared, coming up just short of victory once again after a close run in 2020, along with other big names including Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im, Max Homa, Min Woo Lee, Nick Taylor and Will Zalatoris.
Where Is The Zozo Championship?
The event takes place at Narashino Country Club, which will host this year for the fifth time in the event's six editions. The one time the event wasn't hosted at the venue came in 2020, when it was played at Sherwood Country Club in California because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
How Big Is The Field At The Zozo Championship?
Unlike the other events in the FedEx Cup Fall section of the PGA Tour season, there is a limited field in the Zozo Championship, with just 78 competing. It is also a no-cut tournament, meaning everyone will receive prize money.
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