BMW Championship 2021: Complete Breakdown of the Prize Money From Winner to Last-Place

Aug 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM EDT

BMW Championship 2021: Complete Breakdown of the Prize Money From Winner to Last-Place

Aug 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM EDT

Before golfers move to the season-ending Tour Championship, they will face another hurdle in the form of the BMW Championship 2021. The Top 30 in the FedExCup standings after this event, will move on to the season-ending Tour Championship. The event is being held at the Caves Valley Golf Club after decades, players looking to secure a win at the scenic course in Baltimore.

With the best of the world competing, the event at Caves promises an exciting leaderboard till the end. Jon Rahm – also in contention this year – won last season at the Olympia Fields Country Club North Course. He beat Dustin Johnson in a playoff hole to do so.

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The event was introduced in 2007, previously called the Western Open. Before the Caves, it was played at the Conway Farms Golf Club in Illinois a few times.

Winner’s payout at the BMW Championship 2021

As per reports, this year’s BMW Championship will be giving out a prize of $9.5 million, with the winner earning $1.7 million. Another major perk is the FedExCup points, the winner earning 2000 along with 72 World Golf Ranking points. A two and more PGA Tour exemption, 2022 Masters, and PGA Championship berths will also be a part of the winning package.

FINAL RANK	PRIZE
Winner	$1,710,000
Runner-up	$1,026,000
Third-place	$646,000
Fourth-place	$456,000
Fifth-place	$380,000

Complete breakdown of the $9.5 million prize money

1. $1,710,000
2. $1,026,000
3. $646,000
4. $456,000
5. $380,000
6. $342,000
7. $318,250
8. $294,500
9. $275,500
10. $256,500
11. $237,500
12. $218,500
13. $199,500
14. $180,500
15. $171,000
16. $161,500
17. $152,000
18. $142,500
19. $133,000
20. $123,500
21. $114,000
22. $106,400
23. $98,800
24. $91,200
25. $83,600
26. $76,000
27. $73,150
28. $70,300
29. $67,450
30. $64,600
31. $61,750
32. $58,900
33. $56,050
34. $53,675
35. $51,300
36. $48,925
37. $46,550
38. $44,650
39. $42,750
40. $40,850
41. $38,950
42. $37,050
43. $35,150
44. $33,250
45. $31,350
46. $29,450
47. $27,550
48. $26,030
49. $24,700
50. $23,940
51. $23,370
52. $22,800
53. $22,420
54. $22,040
55. $21,850
56. $21,660
57. $21,470
58. $21,280
59. $21,090
60. $20,900
61. $20,710
62. $20,520
63. $20,330
64. $20,140
65. $19,950

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Devika Pawar is a Golf and NBA writer at Essentially Sports. A psychology graduate from KJ Somaiya, Devika has an experience with sportswriting at Republic World for around two years now. She loves NBA a little too much, and is a dedicated Golden State Warriors fan. If not writing, you'll probably find her reading anything from sports to fantasy.

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