Unlike the PGA Tour, the tournaments of the European Tour take place around the world on different continents. Players with a DP World Tour card are currently competing in the African subcontinent for the Magical Kenya Open. Let’s take a look at how much is the prize money for the event, and what amount will the winner bag home.
Founded in 1967, the tournament first competed under the Safari Circuit banner. However, starting in 1991, the Kenya Open was contested as a Challenge Tour event, which is the official development Tour for the European Tour.
Nonetheless, four years ago, the tournament was promoted to the first tier and is now contested as a DP World Tour event. Amid the promotion of the Tour, it is quite evident that the tournament’s prize money must have also taken a hike.
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The winner’s payout, purse, and more details about the Kenya Open
The 2023 Kenya Open commenced on March 8th at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi, Kenya, and will end on March 12th. Despite being 113 years old, the golf club only made its DP World Tour debut last year after hosting the previous season’s edition of the tournament. The defending champion, Wu Ashun, will also be participating, hoping to successfully defend his title.
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However, to retain his title, the Chinese golfer will have to overcome 155 other players on the field. But Ashun hasn’t started the tournament as he had hoped. He is currently struggling around the cut line after the end of the first round. This may result in the crowning of a new Kenya Open winner on Sunday.
The purse size for the DP World Tour event is $2 million. The winner of the Magical Kenya Open will take home $340,000. Moreover, the top 4 finishers at the European Tour event will earn a six-figure amount. However, as the list of positions goes below, the figures also are lowered to four figures.
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Prize money breakdown of the Kenya Open
Let’s take a look at how much will European Tour golfers earn at the Muthaiga Golf Club earn:
| 1st | $340,000 |
| 2nd | $220,000 |
| 3rd | $125,000 |
| 4th | $100,000 |
| 5th | $84,800 |
| 6th | $70,000 |
| 7th | $60,000 |
| 8th | $50,000 |
| 9th | $44,800 |
| 10th | $40,000 |
| 11th | $36,800 |
| 12th | $34,400 |
| 13th | $32,200 |
| 14th | $30,600 |
| 15th | $29,400 |
| 16th | $28,200 |
| 17th | $27,000 |
| 18th | $25,800 |
| 19th | $24,800 |
| 20th | $24,000 |
| 21st | $23,200 |
| 22nd | $22,600 |
| 23rd | $22,000 |
| 24th | $21,400 |
| 25th | $20,800 |
| 26th | $20,200 |
| 27th | $19,600 |
| 28th | $19,000 |
| 29th | $18,400 |
| 30th | $17,800 |
| 31st | $17,200 |
| 32nd | $16,600 |
| 33rd | $16,000 |
| 34th | $15,400 |
| 35th | $14,800 |
| 36th | $14,200 |
| 37th | $13,800 |
| 38th | $13,400 |
| 39th | $13,000 |
| 40th | $12,600 |
| 41st | $12,200 |
| 42nd | $11,800 |
| 43rd | $11,400 |
| 44th | $11,000 |
| 45th | $10,600 |
| 46th | $10,200 |
| 47th | $9,800 |
| 48th | $9,400 |
| 49th | $9,000 |
| 50th | $8,600 |
| 51st | $8,200 |
| 52nd | $7,800 |
| 53rd | $7,400 |
| 54th | $7,000 |
| 55th | $6,800 |
| 56th | $6,600 |
| 57th | $6,400 |
| 58th | $6,200 |
| 59th | $6,000 |
| 60th | $5,800 |
| 61st | $5,600 |
| 62nd | $5,400 |
| 63rd | $5,200 |
| 64th | $5,000 |
| 65th | $4,800 |
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