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How much prize money did Jhonattan Vegas win at the 2024 3M Open?
The tournament began with no Schauffele, Scheffler nor McIlroy, but there was still plenty of interest around with a sizeable prize pot on offer.
The 2024 3M Open got underway on Thursday July 25 and culminated in a win for Jhonattan Vegas as Sunday July 28 drew to a close, seeing him take home the 1st prize of $1.494 million. Coming into the final day at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, near Minneapolis, it was Vegas who led the way, with Matt Kuchar and Maverick McNealy one and two shots back, respectively.
It’s fair to say that the previous week’s 2024 Open Championship, the final major of the year, played its part in lightening the field of some of the game’s top stars, but there was a purse of over $8 million still up for grabs. The winner at Scotland’s challenging Royal Troon course, Xander Schauffele, along with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and others, chose to skip the 3M Open to get some rest before the FedEx Cup playoffs, which get underway with the FedEx St. Jude Championship on August 18.
Those that did make it to the Twin Cities included The Open joint runner-up Billy Horschel and also fourth placed Thriston Lawrence. Recently appointed Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley was another name in the line-up along with the likes of Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala and Akshay Bhatia.
What was the 2024 3M Open purse and prize breakdown?
While $8 million may sound like a lot to many people, it’s some way off the more lucrative events on the PGA tour. In fact, if we exclude the additional events – those played in the same week as major tournaments – there are only three ‘regular’ events on this year’s schedule which have a smaller prize purse. That said, it’s hardly pocket change.
The exact purse sat at $8.3 million, which was then shared out among the field depending on final position. Below is the full split.
2024 3M Open payouts per position:
1: $1,458,000
2: $882,900
3: $558,900
4: $396,900
5: $332,100
6: $293,625
7: $273,375
8: $253,125
9: $236,925
10: $220,725
11: $204,525
12: $188,325
13: $172,125
14: $155,925
15: $147,825
16: $139,725
17: $131,625
18: $123,525
19: $115,425
20: $107,325
21: $99,225
22: $91,125
23: $84,645
24: $78,165
25: $71,685
26: $65,205
27: $62,775
28: $60,345
29: $57,915
30: $55,485
31: $53,055
32: $50,625
33: $48,195
34: $46,170
35: $44,145
36: $42,120
37: $40,095
38: $38,475
39: $36,855
40: $35,235
41: $33,615
42: $31,995
43: $30,375
44: $28,755
45: $27,135
46: $25,515
47: $23,895
48: $22,599
49: $21,465
50: $20,817
51: $20,331
52: $19,845
53: $19,521
54: $19,197
55: $19,035
56: $18,873
57: $18,711
58: $18,549
59: $18,387
60: $18,225
61: $18,063
62: $17,901
63: $17,739
64: $17,577
65: $17,415
66: $17,253
67: $17,091
68: $16,929
69: $16,767
70: $16,605
71: $16,443
72: $16,281
73: $16,119
74: $15,957
Focus now turns to the golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics (August 1-4) followed by the Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, North Carolina (August 8-11).