ZOZO Championship 2022 Prize Money

The Zozo Championship is a professional golf tournament authorized by the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Japan. Here, you will know the Zozo Championship 2022 Purse and prize money payouts.

Sponsored by the popular Japanese clothing brand ZOZO, it is held at the Narashino Country Club in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The ongoing iteration of the event began this October 13, 2022, and will end on October 16, 2022.

Sanctioned under the PGA Tour, Zozo Championship made its inaugural establishment in 2019. Later, the Japan Golf Tour joined the authorization. Currently, it is slated to run till 2025 at least.

The event returned to Japan in 2021 after being hosted in the United States under the sole authority of the PGA Tour. That year, Hideki Matsuyama won the event, defeating Brenden Steele and Cameron Tringale. This year’s tournament drew a total of 78 participants.

Let us look into the ongoing event’s prize money distribution.

ZOZO Championship 2022 Purse

This year, the total Zozo Championship 2022 Purse is $11 million, a massive 9.55% increment from the previous year’s prize money of $9.95 million. As a result, each position will significantly increase prize money.

The winner of the ongoing event will receive 18% of the complete prize pool, equivalent to $1.98 million. Additionally, the runners-up will receive $1.18 million this time. Whereas last year’s 1st position holder, Hideki Matsuyama, received a prize check of $1.791 million.

All of the 78 participants of the event will receive a portion of this huge prize pool this year. The 76th, 77th, and 78th position holders will receive $18,040, $17,820, and $17,600, respectively.

Prize Money Payouts

Below is an overview of the Purse and prize money breakdown –

Placement Prize Money
1 $1,980,000
2 $1,188,000
3 $748,000
4 $528,000
5 $440,000
6 $396,000
7 $368,500
8 $341,000
9 $319,000
10 $297,000
11 $275,000
12 $253,000
13 $231,000
14 $209,000
15 $196,240
16 $184,360
17 $173,360
18 $162,360
19 $151,360
20 $140,360
21 $129,360
22 $120,560
23 $111,760
24 $102,960
25 $94,160
26 $85,360
27 $82,060
28 $78,760
29 $75,460
30 $72,160
31 $68,860
32 $65,560
33 $62,260
34 $59,510
35 $56,760
36 $54,010
37 $51,260
38 $49,060
39 $46,860
40 $44,660
41 $42,460
42 $40,260
43 $38,060
44 $35,860
45 $33,660
46 $31,460
47 $29,260
48 $27,500
49 $25,960
50 $25,080
51 $24,420
52 $23,760
53 $23,320
54 $22,880
55 $22,660
56 $22,440
57 $22,220
58 $22,000
59 $21,780
60 $21,560
61 $21,340
62 $21,120
63 $20,900
64 $20,680
65 $20,460
66 $20,240
67 $20,020
68 $19,800
69 $19,580
70 $19,360
71 $19,140
72 $18,920
73 $18,700
74 $18,480
75 $18,260
76 $18,040
77 $17,820
78 $17,600
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