When he underwent surgery to remove a brain tumour in late 2023, or recently admitted that he had suffered from PTSD in the intervening period, financial affairs were far from Gary Woodland’s mind.
But the catharsis he received after opening up about his struggles has been bountiful in more ways than one. His win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open ended a near-seven-year drought, earned him an invitation back to Augusta National where he’ll play in his 13th Masters, and earned him $1,728,000.
Now a five-time PGA Tour winner, Woodland is just shy of $40 million in PGA Tour career earnings, and he jumped up 88 places in the world rankings.
Nicolai Hojgaard, who was in dangerous territory as he entered the week ranked 47th in the OWGR and needing to secure his top-50 status to guarantee an appearance in his third straight Masters, wanted to be the villain in the play. Instead, he had to settle for a solo second, over $1 million in prizemoney, and confirmation that both Hojgaard twins will be at Augusta National after making history by becoming the first twins to play last year.
Shane Lowry made yet another tournament hole-in-one in his final round, and it was worth roughly $17,000 at the end of the day. A T28 finish – his first made cut since the final-round disappointment at the Cognizant Classic – saw him pocket almost $60,000 and turn his attention towards the Masters will a much-needed confidence boost.
On the DP World Tour, Alex Fitzpatrick provided the icing on the cake of what’s been an incredible eight days for the Fitzpatrick clan after older brother Matt won last week’s Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour.
While Alex’ first prize of €375,811.55 was less than a quarter of that earned by his big brother, it was his first career victory on the DP World Tour and moved him into the top 10 in the Race to Dubai.
For the second straight week on the LPGA Tour – and for the first time in 25 years – the same two players finished first and second in that order.
Hyo Joo Kim was once again the victor over Nelly Korda and the $337,500, in addition to last week’s top prize of $450k, takes her season’s earnings to the brink of $1 million and her total LPGA career prizemoney over $12 million.
Korda, despite playing the eventual bridesmaid in back-to-back weeks, still has the upper hand in career earnings and is just shy of $17 million.
PGA Tour’s Texas Children’s Houston Open selected payouts
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Gary Woodland | -21 | $1,782,000 |
| 2 | Nicolai Hojgaard | -16 | $1,079,100 |
| T3 | Johnny Keefer | -15 | $584,100 |
| T3 | Min Woo Lee | -14 | $584,100 |
| 5 | Sam Stevens | -14 | $405,900 |
| T6 | Jake Knapp | -13 | $322,987 |
| T6 | Chris Gotterup | -13 | $322,987 |
| T6 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | -13 | $322,987 |
| T6 | Jason Day | -13 | $322,987 |
| T10 | Bronson Burgoon | -12 | $259,875 |
| T10 | Sahith Theegala | -12 | $259,875 |
| T28 | Shane Lowry | -7 | $59,625 |
DP World Tour Hero Indian Open payouts
| Position | Player | Prize Money |
| 1st | Alex Fitzpatrick | €375,811.55 |
| 2nd | Eugenio Chacarra | €243,172.18 |
| T3 | Ugo Coussaud | €114,511.99 |
| T3 | MJ Daffue | €114,511.99 |
| T3 | Andy Sullivan | €114,511.99 |
| T6 | Ewen Ferguson | €66,319.69 |
| T6 | Calum Hill | €66,319.69 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | €66,319.69 |
LPGA Ford Championship payouts
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | -28 | $337,500 |
| 2 | Nelly Korda | -26 | $206,790 |
| 3 | Minami Katsu | -23 | $150,012 |
| 4 | Lydia Ko | -20 | $116,046 |
| 5 | In Gee Chun | -19 | $72,459 |
| T6 | Frida Kinhult | -18 | $72,459 |
| T6 | Mimi Rhodes | -18 | $72,459 |
| T6 | Ina Yoon | -18 | $72,459 |
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