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2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

Published 03/05/2022, 12:01 PM EST

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The 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational began on the 3rd of March and will end on the 6th. Since many of the top golfers are in contention, it is hard to say who would raise the championship trophy after the final round. Before we find out the winner of the 2022 edition of the tournament, let’s find out what the winners would bag after! 

As always, the Bay Hills Golf Course is hosting the event. The event was renamed the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2007 as the designing company of Palmer redesigned the course in 1989

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Although defending champion Bryson DeChambeau is not attending the API this year due to health issues, more than 30 of the World’s top 50 are competing. As one can expect, winning the competition would be tough. 

The purse money of the tournament

The purse money of the Arnold Palmer Invitational of 2022 is $12 million. The champion would bag the $2,160,000 out of the purse money, which is the standard 18 percent payout according to the PGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart. The rest of the money will be distributed among all the players who finish the final round. 

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After the second round, the 2022 API has made a cut for the top 63 rankings and ties. The rising star Viktor Hovland currently tops the leaderboard with an overall score of 9-under 135. Meanwhile, golfers like Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Max Homa, and Rickie Fowler have been included in the top 20

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The prize money is the biggest highlight of the tournament. However, there are other benefits that only the champion would receive for winning the API. The winner will receive 550 FedEx points as well as 64 Official World Golf Ranking points, along with the money. He will also qualify for the 2022 Masters and PGA Championship and 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. 

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Winner’s payout at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational

Below is the list that contains the winner’s payout of the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational:

PositionPrize Money
1$2,160,000
2$1,308,000
3$828,000
4$588,000
5$492,000
6$435,000
7$405,000
8$375,000
9$351,000
10$327,000
11$303,000
12$279,000
13$255,000
14$231,000
15$219,000
16$207,000
17$195,000
18$183,000
19$171,000
20$159,000
21$147,000
22$135,000
23$125,400
24$115,800
25$106,200
26$96,600
27$93,000
28$89,400
29$85,800
30$82,200
31$78,600
32$75,000
33$71,400
34$68,400
35$65,400
36$62,400
37$59,400
38$57,000
39$54,600
40$52,200
41$49,800
42$47,400
43$45,000
44$42,600
45$40,200
46$37,800
47$35,400
48$33,480
49$31,800
50$30,840
51$30,120
52$29,400
53$28,920
54$28,440
55$28,200
56$27,960
57$27,720
58$27,480
59$27,240
60$27,000
61$26,760
62$26,520
63$26,280
64$26,040
65$25,800

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The Arnold Palmer Invitational is the 9th PGA Tour event of 2022. In no time, the event will find its winner, who would bag the $2,160,000 and the benefits that come along with it.

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.
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