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USGA CEO Mike Whan confirmed Wednesday that the group will dole out the most attention-grabbing purse in U.S. Commence historic previous this three hundred and sixty five days.
Whan said $20 million in total can be disbursed, with $3.6 million handed to the winner of the match. Both are increases over the 2022 U.S. Commence, which saw a total purse of $17.5 million, while Matt Fitzpatrick nonetheless $3.15 because the champion.
The emergence of LIV Golf turned into the rising tide that lifted all boats.
The menace posed to the PGA Tour led to a necessity of changes to the tour, alongside side elevated purses for its greatest events. Whereas the PGA Tour does no longer bustle the four main championships, those tournaments saw accompanying bumps.
The money will presumably proceed to circulate with the circulation following the PGA Tour’s proposed merger with LIV Golf. There are plenty of specifics to figure out, and the deal would possibly per chance per chance face regulatory scrutiny. However the game’s financial effectively being has by no way been stronger.
The U.S. Commence tees off Thursday at Los Angeles Nation Membership, which is the most indispensable time that the direction has hosted a distinguished match.
Scottie Scheffler enters because the making a guess accepted (+600) at DraftKings Sportsbook. The 26-three hundred and sixty five days-ragged has two wins this season and has reeled off four straight high-five finishes.
Jon Rahm (+900) is subsequent on the list, and PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka has the third-most attention-grabbing odds (+1200) within the discipline.
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