2023 Hero World Challenge: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

Published 11/27/2023, 9:13 PM EST

The 2023 Hero World Challenge has the golf silo buzzed with excitement as the elite golfing roster gathers and extravaganza hosts get ready for a showdown of epic proportions. The grounds this time will be graced by top PGA Tour players, and the winner will make a fat purse of $1 million at the end of the game.

Now, with just days count to the play, the grounds in the Bahamas echo with the anticipation of a star-studded field. Here’s all you need to know about the golfers who will rake the greens and a detailed look at how much they will make playing at the tourney

Players, you ought to see on the greens in the Bahamas

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This season, the fans will get to see current top golfers in the world take the course against each other. Leading the charge will be the current world No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, who will make it to the green embodying his American prowess. The field will boast a fine blend of global talent—flash feature: Viktor Hovland from Norway, England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, and Australia’s Jason Day.

Other than these players, we will also see names like Max Homa, fresh off a win, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Cameron Young, all bringing their A-game to the fray. However, the spotlight will most definitely remain on exemptions welcomed by golfing legends Tiger Woods and Justin Rose.

The ones that will not be seen will be Jon Rahm, the recent withdrawer from the tourney who has stood on the Bahamian greens as a winner and a defending champion in the past. Following Rahm, Woods’ best mate, Rory McIlroy, will also be missing the tourney for his second consecutive year. Along with the two veterans, LIV Golf’s charmer Brooks Koepka, the current world 17th, also won’t take the field this time around.

How much will the players make playing at the tourney?

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ThE biggest highlight of this year’s tourney is the OWGR points. While the winner makes a million with the rest taking subsequent paychecks, all 20 players will be given points for the charts—irrespective of the fact that it’s a small field comparatively.

Here’s a proper breakdown of how much money will the players make.

1	$1,000,000
2	$375,000
3	$225,000
4	$150,000
5	$135,000
6	$120,000
7	$115,000
8	$113,000
9	$112,000
10	$110,000
11	$109,000
12	$108,000
13	$107,000
14	$106,000
15	$105,000
16	$104,000
17	$103,000
18	$102,000
19	$101,000
20	$100,000

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The 2023 leg of the Hero World Challenge is going to be the canvas for a daring golfing resurgence—and we will get to see a fusion of anticipation and redemption unfolding on the greens.

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I am Maheen Sajjad, a golf writer at EssentiallySports. I blazed through the ranks of the ES recruitment drive and made it to the team with my credible journalistic abilities. In the past, I served as an editor for my college department newsletter.

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2023 Hero World Challenge: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

Players, you ought to see on the greens in the Bahamas

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How much will the players make playing at the tourney?