Chile’s Joaquín Niemann capped off what may be the best season of his career with a thrilling victory at the US$5 million PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers. Niemann triumphed in a dramatic playoff against Cam Smith and Caleb Surratt, securing one of the biggest wins of his career.
On the second playoff hole, Niemann delivered a flawless birdie, sinking a decisive putt after an exquisite lob shot that landed just a foot from the hole. Despite valiant efforts from both Smith and Surratt, who missed their birdie attempts from close range, Niemann emerged as the winner.
The victory earned Niemann a US$1 million prize and, in addition, secured him the top position in The International Series Rankings after a thrilling finish to the season.
Other top players competing alongside Niemann included Tyrrell Hatton, defending champion Abraham Ancer, Harold Varner III (2022 champion), Dustin Johnson (2019 & 2021 winner), 2022 Open Champion Cameron Smith, and Major winners Patrick Reed and Graeme McDowell (2020 champion). The event marked the debut of the PIF Saudi International at Riyadh Golf Club, after five successful years at the acclaimed Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City.
Here’s the rundown of what each player earned this week.
PIF Saudi International Prize Money Payout
1 Joaquin Niemann $1,000,000
T2 Cameron Smith $412,500
T2 Caleb Surratt $412,500
4 Ben Campbell $235,000
5 Tyrrell Hatton $200,000
T6 Eugenio Chacarra $150,500
T6 Branden Grace $150,500
T6 Adam Bresnu (a) $0
T9 Kevin Na $90,036
T9 Matt Jones $90,036
T9 Cameron Tringale $90,036
T9 Kieran Vincent $90,036
T9 Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) $0
T9 Thomas Pieters $90,036
T9 Logan McAllister $90,036
T9 Jason Kokrak $90,036
T17 Jayden Schaper $62,600
T17 Ian Snyman $62,600
T17 Patrick Reed $62,600
T17 Travis Smyth $62,600
T17 Louis Oosthuizen $62,600
T22 Sam Horsfield $50,500
T22 Yubin Jang $50,500
T22 Dean Burmester $50,500
T22 Abraham Ancer $50,500
T22 Jak Carter $50,500
T22 Steve Lewton $50,500
T22 Jaco Ahlers $50,500
T29 M.J. Maguire $41,600
T29 Brett Coletta $41,600
T29 Sampson Zheng $41,600
T29 Chang Wei-lun $41,600
T29 Peter Uihlein $41,600
T34 Sarit Suwannarut $36,000
T34 John Catlin $36,000
T34 Jazz Janewattananond $36,000
T34 Wooyoung Cho $36,000
T34 Scott Vincent $36,000
T39 Rupert Kaminski $32,000
T39 Phachara Khongwatmai $32,000
T39 Matthew Wolff $32,000
T42 Sebastian Munoz $27,375
T42 Lucas Herbert $27,375
T42 Sadom Kaewkanjana $27,375
T42 Martin Kaymer $27,375
T42 Gunn Charoenkul $27,375
T42 Chan Shih-chang $27,375
T42 Trent Phillips $27,375
T42 Cristobal Del Solar $27,375
T50 Nick Voke $21,583
T50 Suteepat Prateeptienchai $21,583
T50 Wade Ormsby $21,583
T50 Luis Masaveu $21,583
T50 Richard T. Lee $21,583
T50 Zach Bauchou $21,583
T50 Kalle Samooja $21,583
T50 Ryosuke Kinoshita $21,583
T50 Christian Banke $21,583
T59 Richard Bland $18,500
T59 Taichi Kho $18,500
T59 Jinichiro Kozuma $18,500
T62 Graeme McDowell $16,750
T62 Talor Gooch $16,750
T62 Yuta Sugiura $16,750
T62 Lee Chieh-po $16,750
T66 Kazuki Higa $15,250
T66 Poosit Supupramai $15,250
T68 Tatsunori Shogenji $13,000
T68 Gaganjeet Bhullar $13,000
T68 Bjorn Hellgren $13,000
71 Santiago De la Fuente $11,000
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