Blake Davis
Another exclusive event has arrived on the PGA Tour calendar, meaning big bets and big money will be on the line this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. The Quail Hollow Club will once again welcome and welcome 69 players to the Charlotte area for four days of a championship-caliber tryout.
While the trophy may not be one of the big four – that will have to wait until next week, when Valhalla hosts the 2024 PGA Championship – the purse is in the same ballpark. A total of $20 million will be up for grabs this week, in line with the total from last month’s Masters and other exclusive events such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Genesis Invitational.
Unlike these two tournaments, however, just $3,600,000 will be paid to the winner. This represents the third-largest payout a winner could receive so far in 2024, as the top prize has increased to around $4 million for the three-player invites, while the Players Championship awarded Scottie Scheffler $4.5 million for his victory.
Wyndham Clark is no stranger to earning big checks as an AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner and Arnold Palmer Invitational, Players Championship and RBC Heritage contender. The defending champion hopes to make a comeback, while other big names like Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth hope to win their first winner’s circle in just about two years.
Those who fall short will not leave empty-handed as each player will take home at least $40,000 as there is no cut in this event. The top three will make seven figures, the top 11 will make half a million and the top 36 will take home at least six figures for their four days of work in the Queen City.
2024 Wells Fargo Championship Prize Money and Purse
Total grant: US$20 million
1st: $3,600,000
2nd: $2,160,000
3rd: $1,360,000
4th: $960,000
5th: $800,000
6th: $720,000
7th: $670,000
8th: $620,000
9th: $580,000
10th: $540,000
11th: $500,000
12th: $460,000
13th: $420,000
14th: $380,000
15th: $360,000
16th: $340,000
17th: $320,000
18th: $300,000
19: $280,000
20th: $260,000
21st: $240,000
22nd: $224,000
23rd: $208,000
24th: $192,000
25th: $176,000
26: $160,000
27: $154,000
28: $148,000
29: $142,000
30th: $136,000
31st: $130,000
32nd: $124,000
33rd: $118,000
34th: $113,000
35th: $108,000
36th: $103,000
37th: $98,000
38th: $94,000
39th: $90,000
40th: $86,000
41st: $82,000
42nd: $78,000
43rd: $74,000
44th: $70,000
45th: $66,000
46th: $62,000
47th: $58,000
48th: $54,800
49th: $52,000
50th: $50,400
51st: $49,200
52nd: $48,000
53rd: $47,200
54th: $46,400
55th: $46,000
56th: $45,600
57th: $45,200
58th: $44,800
59th: $44,400
60th: $44,000
61st: $43,600
62nd: $43,200
63rd: $42,800
64th: $42,400
65th: $42,000
66th: $41,600
67th: $41,200
68th: $40,800
69th: $40,400
