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How much prize money did Patton Kizzire win at the 2024 Procore Championship?
Kizzire secured his first PGA tour win in almost seven years at the 2024 Procore Championship but will take home a smaller cash prize than last year’s winner.
Patton Kizzire clinched the third PGA tour win of his career on Sunday, holding his nerve to claim the 2024 Procore Championship in Napa - the first of eight FedEx Cup Fall events.
Kizzire keeps his nerve on the final day
Kizzire started Sunday’s final round with a commanding four-stroke lead. The 38-year-old shot a 5-under 67 including six birdies and a bogey to head into the final day 18-under ahead of David Lipsky (-14) and four players tied on -13: Mackenzie Hughes, Greyson Sigg, Corey Conners, and Patrick Fishburn.
He managed to maintain that four-stroke lead while being pushed all the way by $414,000, who cut the advantage to two with a two-shot swing on the 11th hole after Kizzire was unlucky to see his effort ricochet off the flagstick at the 10th. He recovered with straight birdies, going on to finish the day -20, five ahead of Lipsky.
Before this weekend’s tournament, Kizzire occupied 257th place in the Official World Golf Ranking on 26.7708 points. This victory at Silverado Resort will not only boost his position but also have a substantial impact on his bank balance. For winning the 2024 Procore Championship, he will bank a cool $1.08 million - an 18 percent cut of the total purse. Lipsky will take a cash prize of $654,000 for finishing second while Patrick Fishburn collects $414,000 in third.
Sponsorship changes hands
This year’s prize money is a decrease compared to what was on offer in the 2023 event. Last year’s champion Sahith Theegala took home $1.512 million from a purse of $8.4 million but the 2024 prize purse is less due to a change in sponsorship over the summer. The previous event sponsors Fortinet pulled out in July, with Procore stepping in to secure a two-year arrangement.
The big difference is the purse which has shrunk by over a quarter from $8.4 million to $6 million.
One thing that hasn’t changed is the points up for grabs, with the winner obtaining 500 FedEx Cup Fall points plus 35.2 OWGR points - the same applies to all of this year’s remaining FedEx Cup Fall events. The winner will also get a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, a place at next year’s Masters, PGA Championship and Players Championship.
Another perk is that players who finish ranked 126-150 will have conditional status for 2025 while those who finish outside of that cutoff line must boost their status via qualifying.
Kizzire adds the 2024 Procore Championship title to his list of honors which includes wins at the OHL Classic (World Wide Technology Championship) in 2017 and the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2018.