So far, the newly minted “Elevated” events have not disappointed the fans, nor the hungry players competing in them. The biggest names in all of golf.
Superstars at the top of each leaderboard have been taking home buckets of cash. The quality of play, and the tension of having the best-of-the-best slug it out, has elevated the excitement at the WM, Genesis, and Bay Hill.
Kurt Kitayama earned $3.6M for his victory on Sunday. That amount will more than cover his sure-to-be-scheduled sports psych session after smoother hooking his tee shot OB on 9. His resolve to hold on and win the tournament was ballsy. Good for him. We’d still be in the port-a-potty wiping up after that brutal hole.
All-in-all, seven players earned $800k or more. These entertainers and world-class athletes are earning big buckets now. Long live the PGA Tour and those playing on it!
Payout:
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Kurt Kitayama | -9 | $3,600,000 |
| T2 | Harris English | -8 | $1,780,000 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | -8 | $1,780,000 |
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | -7 | $800,000 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | -7 | $800,000 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | -7 | $800,000 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | -7 | $800,000 |
| T8 | Trey Mullinax | -6 | $605,000 |
| T8 | Davis Riley | -6 | $605,000 |
| T10 | Keegan Bradley | -5 | $485,000 |
| T10 | Jason Day | -5 | $485,000 |
| T10 | Viktor Hovland | -5 | $485,000 |
| T10 | Cameron Young | -5 | $485,000 |
| T14 | Pierceson Coody | -4 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -4 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Ryan Fox | -4 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Ben Griffin | -4 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Max Homa | -4 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Francesco Molinari | -4 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Sahith Theegala | -4 | $325,000 |
| T21 | Corey Conners | -3 | $226,333 |
| T21 | Sungjae Im | -3 | $226,333 |
| T21 | Justin Thomas | -3 | $226,333 |
| T24 | Ludvig Aberg | -2 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Thomas Detry | -2 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Tony Finau | -2 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Keith Mitchell | -2 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Webb Simpson | -2 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Justin Suh | -2 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Adam Svensson | -2 | $163,000 |
| T31 | Rickie Fowler | -1 | $131,000 |
| T31 | Adam Schenk | -1 | $131,000 |
| T31 | Adam Scott | -1 | $131,000 |
| T34 | Aaron Baddeley | E | $109,000 |
| T34 | Wyndham Clark | E | $109,000 |
| T34 | Tom Kim | E | $109,000 |
| T34 | Andrew Putnam | E | $109,000 |
| T34 | Danny Willett | E | $109,000 |
| T39 | Luke Donald | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Emiliano Grillo | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Si Woo Kim | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Chris Kirk | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Martin Laird | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Taylor Montgomery | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Taylor Moore | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Matthew NeSmith | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Jon Rahm | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Xander Schauffele | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Robby Shelton | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Brendon Todd | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Kyle Westmoreland | 1 | $70,029 |
| T39 | S.H. Kim | 1 | $70,029 |
| T53 | Padraig Harrington | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Russell Henley | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | K. H. Lee | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Ryan Palmer | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Aaron Rai | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Ben Taylor | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Davis Thompson | 2 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Will Zalatoris | 2 | $46,950 |
| T61 | Tommy Fleetwood | 3 | $44,400 |
| T61 | Mackenzie Hughes | 3 | $44,400 |
| T61 | Alexander Noren | 3 | $44,400 |
| T61 | Greyson Sigg | 3 | $44,400 |
| T65 | Cole Hammer | 4 | $43,200 |
| T65 | David Lipsky | 4 | $43,200 |
| 67 | Shane Lowry | 5 | $42,600 |
| T68 | Zach Johnson | 8 | $42,000 |
| T68 | Greg Koch | 8 | $42,000 |
| T70 | Will Gordon | 10 | $41,200 |
| T70 | David Lingmerth | 10 | $41,200 |
| 72 | Seamus Power | 12 | $40,600 |