An in-form Tyrrell Hatton heads the field for the US$ 5 million PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, currently taking place at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia.
Hatton’s challengers, in the Asian Tour season finale, include defending champion Abraham Ancer, 2022 champion Harold Varner III, winner in 2019 and 2021 Dustin Johnson, and 2022 Open Champion Cameron Smith, along with Major winners Patrick Reed and Graeme McDowell, the 2020 champion as the tournament makes its debut in Riyadh after five successful years at the acclaimed Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City.
Other stand-out names include Adrian Meronk, a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, David Puig, currently lying 12th on the International Series Order of Merit, Joaquin Niemann, winner of the 2024 LIV Golf event at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City earlier this year, Peter Uihlein, winner of the recent International Series England in August and Dean Burmester, champion at the 2024 LIV Golf Miami.
Also competing are all of the winning members of the Ripper GC team who claimed the 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship: Lucas Herbert, winner on the PGA and DP World Tour, and Matt Jones, a two-time PGA Tour Champion, Marc Leishman, six-time PGA Tour winner and the aforementioned, Cameron Smith.
Check back here on Saturday to see who takes the spoils!
Here’s the rundown of what each player earned this week.
PIF Saudi International Prize Money Payout
1st $1,000,000
2nd $525,000
3rd $300,000
4th $235,000
5th $200,000
6th $162,500
7th $138,500
8th $120,000
9th $105,000
10th $93,500
11th $85,250
12th $80,000
13th $75,000
14th $71,500
15th $68,500
16th $65,500
17th $62,500
18th $59,500
19th $57,000
20th $55,000
21st $53,500
22nd $52,000
23rd $50,500
24th $49,000
25th $47,500
26th $46,000
27th $44,500
28th $43,000
29th $41,500
30th $40,000
31st $39,000
32nd $38,000
33rd $37,000
34th $36,000
35th $35,000
36th $34,000
37th $33,000
38th $32,000
39th $31,000
40th $30,000
41st $29,250
42nd $28,500
43rd $27,750
44th $27,000
45th $26,250
46th $25,500
47th $24,750
48th $24,000
49th $23,250
50th $22,500
51st $22,000
52nd $21,500
53rd $21,000
54th $20,500
55th $20,000
56th $19,500
57th $19,000
58th $18,500
59th $18,000
60th $17,500
61st $17,000
62nd $16,500
63rd $16,000
64th $15,500
65th $15,000
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