Luke Clanton, win or lose, won’t be taking home any money this week.
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With the final event in 2024, a familiar story is emerging.
An amateur is in contention to win again on the PGA Tour.
This year has been the “Year of the Amateur” of sorts on golf’s top circuit, where Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the American Express PGA Tour in January. Dunlap turned pro and eventually won again in July, but by then, Luke Clanton was already making a name for himself.
The Florida State junior finished in the top 10 in back-to-back starts in July, the first amateur to do so in 66 years.
With the non-professionals struggling so often this season, it leads to a very interesting conundrum: they are unable to get any prizes.
When Dunlap won again, he had turned pro, so he was able to cash the winner’s check, but Clanton, who is competing once again this week at the RSM Classic in Georgia, is still competing for the Seminoles and so is playing for free.
“I played great, I just made some really dumb mistakes coming down the course,” Clanton said after his third-round 68 that left him just three off the lead. “I think it’s just from experience and kind of feeling that pressure again. I think to get myself another opportunity here to win again is great.”
Regardless of where he finishes on Sunday, he will take home the same share of the salary as for all of his previous starts: $0.
With that, below is the full payout breakdown for this week RSM Classic. The total purse is $7.2 million.
How much each player won in RSM Classic 2024
(Final payouts will be updated after the final round is over)
1. $1,368,000
2. 828 400 dollars
3. $524,400
4. $372,400
5. $311,600
6. $275,500
7. $256,500
8. $237,500
9. $222,300
10. $207,100
11. $191,900
12. $176,700
13. $161,500
14. $146,300
15. $138,700
16. $131,100
17. $123,500
18. $115,900
19. $108,300
20. $100,700
21. $93,100
22. $85,500
23. $79,420
24. $73,340
25. $67,260
26. $61,180
27. $58,900
28. $56,620
29. $54,340
30. $52,060
31. $49,780
32. $47,500
33. $45,220
34. $43,320
35. $41,420
36. $39,520
37. $37,620
38. 36100 dollars
39. $34,580
40. $33,060
41. $31,540
42. $30,020
43. $28,500
44. $26,980
45. $25,460
46. $23,940
47. 22420 dollars
48. 21204 dollars
49. 20 140 dollars
50. 19532 dollars
51. $19,076
52. 18620 dollars
53. 18316 dollars
54. $18,012
55. 17860 dollars
56. 17708 dollars
57. $17,556
58. 17404 dollars
59. 17252 dollars
60. 17100 dollars
61. $16,948
62. 16796 dollars
63. 16644 dollars
64. $16,492
65. 16340 dollars
66. $16,188
67. $16,036
68. $15,884
69. 15732 dollars
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