It pays to play well on the PGA Tour, folks. Just ask this week’s winner, Sam Burns.
The 25-year-old took down rookie Davis Riley with a 33-foot birdie putt on the second playoff to defend his title at the 2022 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida. Burns, the fourth two-time champion in the event’s history, will take home a cool $1,404,000 for his efforts and now has three PGA Tour wins under his belt. Riley will pocket $850,200.
Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2022 Valspar Championship.
Valspar Championship prize money
Position Player Score Earnings 1* Sam Burns -17 $1,404,000 2 Davis Riley -17 $850,200 T3 Justin Thomas -16 $460,200 T3 Matthew NeSmith -16 $460,200 T5 Matt Fitzpatrick -14 $301,275 T5 Brian Harman -14 $301,275 T7 Sahith Theegala -12 $228,930 T7 Stewart Cink -12 $228,930 T7 Kevin Streelman -12 $228,930 T7 Robert Streb -12 $228,930 T7 Adam Hadwin -12 $228,930 T12 Brooks Koepka -11 $159,900 T12 Shane Lowry -11 $159,900 T12 Alex Noren -11 $159,900 T12 Xander Schauffele -11 $159,900 T16 Brian Stuard -10 $118,950 T16 Luke Donald -10 $118,950 T16 Scott Stallings -10 $118,950 T16 Matt Kuchar -10 $118,950 T16 Tommy Fleetwood -10 $118,950 T21 Richy Werenski -9 $85,020 T21 Brandon Hagy -9 $85,020 T21 Gary Woodland -9 $85,020 T21 Tyrrell Hatton -9 $85,020 T25 Austin Smotherman -8 $65,910 T25 Tyler Duncan -8 $65,910 T27 Jhonattan Vegas -7 $54,600 T27 J.J. Spaun -7 $54,600 T27 Mito Pereira -7 $54,600 T27 Brice Garnett -7 $54,600 T27 Nate Lashley -7 $54,600 T27 Troy Merritt -7 $54,600 T33 Kevin Kisner -6 $41,600 T33 Kramer Hickok -6 $41,600 T33 Viktor Hovland -6 $41,600 T33 Patton Kizzire -6 $41,600 T33 Brandon Wu -6 $41,600 T33 Bernd Wiesberger -6 $41,600 T39 Curtis Thompson -5 $29,250 T39 Seung-Yul Noh -5 $29,250 T39 Dustin Johnson -5 $29,250 T39 Doc Redman -5 $29,250 T39 Kiradech Aphibarnrat -5 $29,250 T39 Chez Reavie -5 $29,250 T39 Joel Dahmen -5 $29,250 T39 Harry Higgs -5 $29,250 T39 Adam Svensson -5 $29,250 T48 Webb Simpson -4 $19,439 T48 Martin Kaymer -4 $19,439 T48 Max McGreevy -4 $19,439 T48 Denny McCarthy -4 $19,439 T48 Bill Haas -4 $19,439 T48 Joseph Bramlett -4 $19,439 T48 Danny Lee -4 $19,439 T48 C.T. Pan -4 $19,439 T48 Greyson Sigg -4 $19,439 T57 Michael Thompson -3 $17,706 T57 Henrik Stenson -3 $17,706 T57 Paul Barjon -3 $17,706 T57 Harold Varner III -3 $17,706 T57 Russell Knox -3 $17,706 T62 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -2 $17,004 T62 Louis Oosthuizen -2 $17,004 T62 Cameron Tringale -2 $17,004 T62 Wesley Bryan -2 $17,004 T66 Ryan Brehm -1 $16,536 T66 John Huh -1 $16,536 T68 Collin Morikawa 1 $16,224 T68 David Lipsky 1 $16,224 T70 Pat Perez 2 $15,912 T70 Nick Taylor 2 $15,912 72 Blake Kennedy 3 $15,678