The Volvo China Open, which functions as a U.S. Open qualifying event, has finished. Adrian Otaegui was the eventual winner of the DP World Tour tournament, though not by a wide margin.
With a $2.25 million prize purse, there was plenty at stake for the golfer who did just enough to stay one shot ahead on the final leaderboard. Out of that prize purse, how much did Otaegui earn? How much did the rest of the field earn even if they didn't win?
Exploring payouts for Volvo China Open
Adrian Otaegui shot seven under par in the final round to post a -18 at the Volvo China Open on Sunday, May 5. Otaegui won $382,500 of the total $2.25 million purse. He shot seven under in the final round, which propelled him to a one-stroke victory over Guido Migliozzi
The DP World Tour paid out the following to everyone else who did well at the tournament:
- 2: Guido Migliozzi, $247,500
- T3: Joel Girrbach, $116,853
- T3: Paul Waring, $116,853
- T3: Sebastian Soderberg, $116,853
- 6: Lloyd Jefferson Go, $78,750
- 7: Brandon Stone, $67,500
- T8: Johannes Veerman, $53,463
- T8: Matthias Schwab, $53,463
- 10: Antoine Rozner, $45,000
11th through 30th were to be paid (per Golf Monthly):
- 11th $41,400
- 12th $38,700
- 13th $36,225
- 14th $34,425
- 15th $33,075
- 16th $31,725
- 17th $30,375
- 18th $29,025
- 19th $27,900
- 20th $27,000
- 21st $26,100
- 22nd $25,425
- 23rd $24,750
- 24th $24,075
- 25th $23,400
- 26th $22,725
- 27th $22,050
- 28th $21,375
- 29th $20,700
- 30th $20,025
Weather impacted the final round. This has plagued several golf tournaments all season long, including notable PGA Tour events. The final round had to be shortened thanks to inclement weather.
Otaegui said after the win that he was "extremely happy" with his trophy coming after a compacted final round. Via RTE, he said:
"I had to wait a little bit since I finished, see what was happening in the final group, but luckily for me, things turned up well and I'm extremely happy. I was starting five shots back, and I tried not to look at the leaderboard, not think about the result, try to play how I played on Thursday and Friday and think if things go well. It's a course where I can have some birdie chances."
Otaegui noted that he'd been putting well and was thus feeling more confident through the week that he would have plenty of chances to birdie and continue making his comeback.