2016 Wells Fargo Championship Leaderboard, Top Payouts
| Pos. | Player | Scores | To Par | Prize Money |
| 1 | James Hahn* | 70-71-68-70 | -9 | $1,314,000 |
| 2 | Roberto Castro | 71-66-71-71 | -9 | $788,400 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 70-70-69-71 | -8 | $496,400 |
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How much do you get for winning the Wells Fargo?
$1,620,000The purse for this PGA Tour stop increases to a record $9 million this season, along with the new course being used that replaces venerable Quail Hollow. It's an increase from the $8.1 million on offer last year, and the standard 18% check for the winner now comes to $1,620,000.
What is the payout for the golf tournament?
It is tied for sixth on the tour in total purse and winner's share, and it is more lucrative of an event than all but one tournament....How does the Memorial purse compare to golf majors?EventPurseWinner's shareU.S. Open$12.5 million$2.25 millionThe Memorial Tournament$12 million$2.16 million3 more rows•Jun 4, 2022
How are tournament payouts calculated?
For example, the top finisher gets 50%, the second gets 25%, the third gets 15%, fourth 10% and so on. This method make each additional win more an more lucrative. Everybody wins! The rule here is that all the participants of your tournament will win money, with a minimum of their original participation fee.
How do you calculate prize money?
The following formula is used to calculate the amount of money earned by each person in a prize money split. To calculate the prize money split, divide the prize pool amount by the total amount of people that are splitting the prize.