The latest in the PGA Tour’s signature events, the Truist Championship, is taking place in Philadelphia this week. However, further south is the opposite field tournament the Myrtle Beach Classic at Dunes Golf and Beach Club in South Carolina.
This is the second year of the event after Chris Gotterup claimed his maiden PGA Tour title in 2024. He did that in some style, too, easing to victory by six over Alistair Docherty and Davis Thompson to claim $720,000 from the $4m purse. This week’s winner is in line for an identical amount, with the runner-up set for a payout of $356,000.
While the purse is far less than the $20m available in the higher-profile PGA Tour event taking place this week, it compares favorably with another of the men’s big tournaments this week, the DP World Tour’s Turkish Airlines Open, which has a purse of $2.75m. Meanwhile, it’s also more than this week’s elevated event on the Asian Tour, the International Series Japan, which offers $2m.
Other perks of winning include a two-year PGA Tour exemption and FedEx Cup points.
Below is the prize money payout for the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.
ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic Prize Money Payout
Who Are The Star Names In The ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic?
Following his emphatic victory at the 2024 tournament, Chris Gotterup defends his title. One of the two players who got closest to Gotterup on that occasion, Alistair Docherty, also plays.
However, while there will be some expectation on whether he can replicate the scintillating form that gave him a six-shot win in 2024, the highest-profile player in the field is arguably three-time PGA Tour winner Tom Kim.
A tie for seventh at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am aside, it’s been a difficult season so far for the South Korean, and he will be keen to recover some form this week as he goes in search of his first PGA Tour win since the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open.
Another player to look out for is Nico Echavarria, whose most recent of two PGA Tour titles came at last October’s Zozo Championship.
Mackenzie Hughes, who won the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2022, also plays, along with Thriston Lawrence, who has four DP World Tour titles but is still looking for his maiden victory on the PGA Tour.
Others currently in the world’s top 100 also in the field include Patrick Rodgers, Max McGreevy, Thorbjorn Olesen, Kevin Yu and Davis Riley, who was assessed a two-stroke penalty at last week’s CJ Cup Bryon Nelson on the way to a finish of T45.
What Is The Myrtle Beach Classic?
The Myrtle Beach Classic is one of the PGA Tour’s alternative events, played at the same time as the Truist Championship. In 2024, its inaugural edition was the first time the PGA Tour had visited the South Carolina city.
Who Is Playing In The Myrtle Beach Classic?
Chris Gotterup is the defending champion. Last year he beat Alistair Docherty and Davis Thompson to claim the $720,000 prize money. Other notable names in the field include Tom Kim and Nico Echavarria.
