A second major title, halfway to the Career Grand Slam, the Claret Jug, and over $3 million in earnings, Xander Schauffele’s visit to Royal Troon was memorable for many reasons.
Schauffele’s season-long earnings are now just shy of $16 million, meaning only Scottie Scheffler has earned more, but with two major titles to Scheffler’s one, the world number one and world number two are locked in a genuine battle to see who’s crowned PGA Tour player of the year.
Billy Horschel’s 72nd hole birdie was worth almost $400,000 as he climbed into a tie for second alongside Justin Rose, and each player took home just under $1.5 million, but it is scant consolation for two former FedEx Cup winners, one of whom was seeking his first ever major title and the other who was looking for a second major but a career-defining victory on British soil.
Shane Lowry is in a similar boat after seeing his Championship hopes slip from strong favourite to outside bet on the back nine on Saturday, but the Offaly man still takes a cheque for $611,000 for his solo sixth place finish.
Padraig Harrington struggled to get putts to drop but will take heart from his ball striking and the way he battled the conditions enroute to a T22 finish and he gets rewarded with just over $150,000, while Tom McKibbin will be disappointed with his weekend showing but adds another $40,000 plus change to his growing back account.
Darren Clarke has hinted that next year’s Open at Royal Portrush might be his last appearance at the game’s oldest major championship, but his efforts this week earned the Dungannon man $38,525.
Scotland’s Callum Scott, who prepared for his challenge for the Silver Medal with an Arnold Palmer Cup appearance at Lahinch, earns no prize money for his efforts, but the Silver Medal itself is considerably more valuable than the $57,200 earned by his professional compatriots who also finished on +8.
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | -9 | $3,100,000 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | -7 | $1,443,500 |
| T2 | Billy Horschel | -7 | $1,443,500 |
| 4 | Thriston Lawrence | -6 | $876,000 |
| 5 | Russell Henley | -5 | $705,000 |
| 6 | Shane Lowry | -4 | $611,000 |
| T7 | Jon Rahm | -1 | $451,834 |
| T7 | Sungjae Im | -1 | $451,834 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | -1 | $451,834 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | E | $317,534 |
| T10 | Matthew Jordan | E | $317,534 |
| T10 | Daniel Brown | E | $317,534 |
| T13 | Jason Day | 1 | $248,667 |
| T13 | Alex Noren | 1 | $248,667 |
| T13 | Byeong Hun An | 1 | $248,667 |
| T16 | Mackenzie Hughes | 2 | $202,700 |
| T16 | John Catlin | 2 | $202,700 |
| T16 | Collin Morikawa | 2 | $202,700 |
| T19 | Dean Burmester | 3 | $176,367 |
| T19 | Shubhankar Sharma | 3 | $176,367 |
| T19 | Daniel Hillier | 3 | $176,367 |
| T22 | Ewen Ferguson | 4 | $151,067 |
| T22 | Sepp Straka | 4 | $151,067 |
| T22 | Padraig Harrington | 4 | $151,067 |
| T25 | Ryan Fox | 5 | $124,617 |
| T25 | Corey Conners | 5 | $124,617 |
| T25 | Jordan Spieth | 5 | $124,617 |
| T25 | Joe Dean | 5 | $124,617 |
| T25 | Patrick Cantlay | 5 | $124,617 |
| T25 | Laurie Canter | 5 | $124,617 |
| T31 | Guido Migliozzi | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Cameron Young | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Eric Cole | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Brendon Todd | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Matteo Manassero | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Minkyu Kim | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Chris Kirk | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Dustin Johnson | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Justin Thomas | 6 | $90,220 |
| T31 | Sam Burns | 6 | $90,220 |
| T41 | Kurt Kitayama | 7 | $70,050 |
| T41 | Matt Wallace | 7 | $70,050 |
| T43 | Jorge Campillo | 8 | $57,200 |
| T43 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 8 | $57,200 |
| T43 | Brooks Koepka | 8 | $57,200 |
| T43 | Max Homa | 8 | $57,200 |
| T43 | Si Woo Kim | 8 | $57,200 |
| T43 | Emiliano Grillo | 8 | $57,200 |
| T43 | Calum Scott (a) | 8 | $0 |
| T50 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Matthieu Pavon | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Richard Mansell | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Robert MacIntyre | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Harris English | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Adrian Meronk | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Gary Woodland | 9 | $45,238 |
| T50 | Sean Crocker | 9 | $45,238 |
| T58 | Abraham Ancer | 10 | $42,150 |
| T58 | Joaquín Niemann | 10 | $42,150 |
| T60 | Tommy Morrison (a) | 11 | $0 |
| T60 | Jeunghun Wang | 11 | $41,325 |
| T60 | Rasmus Hojgaard | 11 | $41,325 |
| T60 | Jacob Skov Olesen (a) | 11 | $0 |
| T60 | Phil Mickelson | 11 | $41,325 |
| T60 | Brian Harman | 11 | $41,325 |
| T66 | Hideki Matsuyama | 12 | $40,280 |
| T66 | Tom McKibbin | 12 | $40,280 |
| T66 | Nicolai Hojgaard | 12 | $40,280 |
| T66 | Davis Thompson | 12 | $40,280 |
| T66 | Austin Eckroat | 12 | $40,280 |
| 71 | Rickie Fowler | 13 | $39,400 |
| T72 | Young-han Song | 14 | $38,925 |
| T72 | Marcel Siem | 14 | $38,925 |
| T72 | Tom Hoge | 14 | $38,925 |
| T75 | Darren Clarke | 15 | $38,525 |
| T75 | Aaron Rai | 15 | $38,525 |
| T75 | Alex Cejka | 15 | $38,525 |
| 78 | Luis Masaveu (a) | 18 | $0 |
| 79 | Andy Ogletree | 19 | $38,275 |
| 80 | Darren Fichardt | 22 | $38,150 |
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