When the Shriners Children’s Open (LV Inv.) was first played in 1983, the official purse was the steepest on tour at $750,000 with Fuzzy taking home $135k for winning the event. In 1984, it became the first tourney with a million-dollar purse. Fast-forward 41 years and the Shriner’s, won yesterday by J.T. Poston, now has the smallest purse on tour at $7M (excluding the five opposite-field events).
Who would’ve ever thought Vegas would have dropped from first to worst?
Poston pocketed $1.26M yesterday, so he hardly paid attention to the smaller pool of green paid out to his peers yesterday. He also earned himself a guaranteed spot in the Masters.
Sundays Movers & Losers:
- Michael Kim leapt up the leaderboard Sunday shooting a 9-under 62, finishing T-5 and banking $259k. We hope he didn’t drop it all on black.
- Gary Woodland, one of the PGA TOUR’s feel-good stories of 2024, was in contention to win yesterday but could only muster a 2-under 69, to finish T-9. It was still a stellar finish for the tour vet who underwent brain surgery in 2023.
- Jhonattan Vegas would love to replay his Sunday final round. You see, he fired a “man off the street” 6-over 77 yesterday, dropping 32 spots on the leaderboard and probably flew home in the back of the plane versus sitting in First Class.
- Amateur Ian Gilligan finished T-16. Had he teed it up as a pro he would have deposited a $100k check. Instead, he got a free dinner and a high-five.
Andew Putnam and Maverick McNealy both finished T-16 alongside Ian Gilligan after shooting 64 on Sunday. Maverick started the final round as a billionaire. His pops founded Sun Microsystems. So winning a $100k check didn’t impact his bank account. But that 64 surely left him feeling pretty good about his game heading into his next event.
2024 Shriners Children’s Open Payouts
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | J.T. Poston | -22 | $1,260,000 |
| 2 | Doug Ghim | -21 | $763,000 |
| T3 | Rico Hoey | -19 | $413,000 |
| T3 | Matti Schmid | -19 | $413,000 |
| T5 | Michael Kim | -18 | $259,000 |
| T5 | K.H. Lee | -18 | $259,000 |
| T5 | Davis Thompson | -18 | $259,000 |
| 8 | Taylor Pendrith | -17 | $218,750 |
| T9 | Harry Hall | -16 | $176,750 |
| T9 | Harris English | -16 | $176,750 |
| T9 | Gary Woodland | -16 | $176,750 |
| T9 | Kurt Kitayama | -16 | $176,750 |
| T9 | Alejandro Tosti | -16 | $176,750 |
| T14 | Mark Hubbard | -15 | $131,250 |
| T14 | Matt Kuchar | -15 | $131,250 |
| T16 | Andrew Putnam | -14 | $103,250 |
| T16 | Maverick McNealy | -14 | $103,250 |
| T16 | Ian Gilligan (a) | -14 | $0 |
| T16 | Vince Whaley | -14 | $103,250 |
| T16 | Joe Highsmith | -14 | $103,250 |
| T16 | Scott Piercy | -14 | $103,250 |
| T16 | Ryan McCormick | -14 | $103,250 |
| T23 | C.T. Pan | -13 | $65,333 |
| T23 | Beau Hossler | -13 | $65,333 |
| T23 | Greyson Sigg | -13 | $65,333 |
| T23 | Sam Stevens | -13 | $65,333 |
| T23 | Rickie Fowler | -13 | $65,333 |
| T23 | Chad Ramey | -13 | $65,333 |
| T29 | Lanto Griffin | -12 | $47,950 |
| T29 | Nate Lashley | -12 | $47,950 |
| T29 | Taylor Moore | -12 | $47,950 |
| T29 | Jacob Bridgeman | -12 | $47,950 |
| T29 | Norman Xiong | -12 | $47,950 |
| T34 | Ryan Fox | -11 | $38,150 |
| T34 | Bud Cauley | -11 | $38,150 |
| T34 | Ryan Moore | -11 | $38,150 |
| T34 | Patrick Fishburn | -11 | $38,150 |
| T34 | J.J. Spaun | -11 | $38,150 |
| T39 | Pierceson Coody | -10 | $32,550 |
| T39 | Daniel Berger | -10 | $32,550 |
| T41 | Luke List | -9 | $28,350 |
| T41 | Neal Shipley | -9 | $28,350 |
| T41 | David Lipsky | -9 | $28,350 |
| T41 | Davis Riley | -9 | $28,350 |
| 45 | Chris Gotterup | -8 | $24,850 |
| T46 | Adam Schenk | -7 | $20,846 |
| T46 | Justin Suh | -7 | $20,846 |
| T46 | Erik van Rooyen | -7 | $20,846 |
| T46 | Austin Eckroat | -7 | $20,846 |
| T46 | Ben Taylor | -7 | $20,846 |
| 51 | S.H. Kim | -6 | $17,990 |
| T52 | Joseph Bramlett | -5 | $17,360 |
| T52 | Jhonattan Vegas | -5 | $17,360 |
| T54 | Nicolo Galletti | -4 | $16,478 |
| T54 | Wilson Furr | -4 | $16,478 |
| T54 | Garrick Higgo | -4 | $16,478 |
| T54 | Camilo Villegas | -4 | $16,478 |
| T54 | Nick Taylor | -4 | $16,478 |
| T59 | Francesco Molinari | -3 | $15,960 |
| T59 | Ben Silverman | -3 | $15,960 |
| T61 | Zac Blair | -2 | $15,680 |
| T61 | Tyler Duncan | -2 | $15,680 |
| 63 | Trace Crowe | -1 | $15,470 |
| 64 | Dan McCarthy | E | $15,330 |
| 65 | Alex Smalley | 1 | $15,190 |
| 66 | David Skinns | 3 | $15,050 |
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