Golf is loved by many, but the reasons vary from one person to another. Some golfers take it as a sport to help them relax on the weekends or when on vacation, or when doing business. For others, Golf is their job. They play for the money. For a long time, people associate golf with the rich, and this is because of the money involved. This sport is among the ten highest paying sports. Every year, numerous golf tournaments take place in various parts of the world. Apart from gaining recognition in the golfing community, the winners of these games get a reward of a lot of money. Golf Overnight shipping has established the top paying golf Tournament.

1. The U.S Open

As of 2017, the U.S Open stands as the golf tournament that has the biggest purse. The United States Golf Association increased the golf purse for the U.S Open to 12 million dollars. The winner of the competition in 2017 walked away with a whopping 2.16 million dollars in addition to the trophy. Other than the winner, those that follow in rank, also, got to pocket cash awards. The money price is awarded up to the golfer who ranks 66th in the tournament. The higher the ranking of a golfer, the higher the pay.

2. The Masters Tournaments

The Masters Tournaments is the second most paying golf tournament in 2017. The purse for this tournament was increased from the initial 10 million dollars by a million dollars to 11 million dollars. The green jacket winner for this competition gets to walk away with 1.98 million dollars. The 1st runner-up gets $1.188 million, and the cash reward decreases as you go lower in rank. The golfer ranking 50th gets $27,720.

3. The Players Championship

The Players Championship is the richest non-major tournament with a purse of 10.5 million dollars. The winner walks away with 1.89 million dollars of the $10.5 million while the first runners-up bags $1.134 million. Cash awards are given up to the 70th ranking player who bags $21,000. The increase in the amount offered for the tournament by $0.5 million has, however, not influenced the payout as the 2017 winner received the same amount as the 2016 winner.

4. British Open

The British Open is another of the top ranking golf tournaments that pay hefty cash prizes to winners. The British Open’s purse in 2017 had over $10 million. $1.845 million of the more than $10 million for the tournament went to the winner. The second ranking golfer in the tournament got an award of $1.067 million, and the cash award was given up to the 70th ranking player in the tournament who walked away with $23,600.

5. Memorial Tournament

It is part of the PGA Tour and has grown to be one of the most prestigious and lucrative tournament. This year, the tournament’s purse has a total of $8.7 million, and the winner walked away with $1.556 million as compared to the 2016 winner who received just $1 million. The second golfer in the tournament received a little over $0.76 million with the cash award going up to the 76th ranking player who received $16,356.

6. The Wells Fargo Championship

The Wells Fargo Championships takes place during the month of May. In 2017, Eagle Point Golf Club hosted the tournament which saw Brian Harman walk away with the win. With a purse of $7.5 million, the winner of the competition received a cash price of $1.35 million, making it one of the most lucrative golf tournaments.

7. Greenbrier Classic

The Greenbrier Classic in 2017 had $7.1 million in its purse. It was an impressive figure given that Greenbrier had been destroyed by devastating floods last year. Of the $71 million, $1.3 million went to the tournament’s winner. The second ranking golfer in the tournament received a cash price of $0.7668 million and the third $0.4828 million. The 74th ranking player in the tournament got $13,632.

8. AT& T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The AT& T Pebble Beach Pro-Am’s purse in 2017 had $7.2 million in it. The winner walked away with $1.29 million landing this tournament in the list of top paying golf tournaments. The event was played on three courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula Country Club and Spyglass Hill Golf Course. The 2017 winner of this tournament was Jordan Spieth.

9. Travelers Championship

Travelers Championship’s purse got a boost of $200,000 raising its figure to $6.8 million in 2017. The winner of the tournament in 2017 walked away with $1.2 million of the $6.8 million. The first runners-up bagged $0.7344 million with the 74th ranked golfer receiving $13,056.

10. BMW PGA Championship

The total prize fund in this championship’s purse is $7 million this year. The winner will walk away with 1.04 million Euros with the second player bagging 694,623 Euros. The 66th ranking player is last on the list of players eligible for cash prices walking away with 13,753 Euros.

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