How much did Braden Thornberry earn for winning the Korn Ferry Tour Championship? Prize money payout explored

Braden Thornberry won a total of $270,000 prize money for winning the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. The total purse of the tournament was $1.5 million. The event was held at Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Indiana, United States from Thursday, 3 October to Sunday, 6 October.

The 26-year-old also won 600 Korn Ferry Tour points list and jumped from 51st to 16th in the standings. Owing to the win at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship and jump in standings, he earned the PGA Tour card after three unsuccessful attempts on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Talking about earning the PGA Tour card, he said, via PGA Tour:

"It’s amazing. I played good all year and just hadn’t quite got it to work out for me. For this to all come together today is just special ... A lot of stuff hasn’t gone my way over the past five years or so. To finally have something go my way and play well at the right time is amazing."

Braden Thornberry has had a mixed 2024 season. He struggled initially in the Korn Ferry Tour and missed five cuts in the first nine starts. He has won once in his last five starts, along with two top-5 and three top-15 finishes. He has eight top-25 finishes this year.

He played 25 events on the Korn Ferry Tour this year. He earned a total of $461,431. Apart from his Korn Ferry Tour Championship win, his major chunks of earnings came from Albertsons Boise Open and Simmons Bank Open.

Let's take a look at Braden Thornberry's performances and his earnings in the individual tournaments on Korn Ferry Tour in the 2024 season:

• Korn Ferry Tour Championship: 1st ($270,000)
• Albertsons Boise Open: T4 ($58,750)
• Simmons Bank Open: T12 ($24,997.50)
• AdventHealth Championship: T15 ($16,000)
• Visit Knoxville Open: T14 ($15,518.75)
• Compliance Solutions Championship: T16 ($14,525.00)
• UNC Health Championship: T19 ($10,413.00)
• BMW Charity Pro-Am: T25 ($8,332.50)
• Utah Championship: T27 ($6,950.00)
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open: T31 ($6,250.00)
• Magnit Championship: T37 ($5,375.00)
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: T67 ($5,910.00)
• LECOM Suncoast Classic: T61 ($4,030.00)
• 117 Visa Argentina Open: T44 ($4,612.50)
• Astara Chile Classic: T44 ($4,650.00)
• The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic: T38 ($5,116.67)
• The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic: CUT (-)
• The Panama Championship: CUT (-)
• Astara Golf Championship: CUT (-)
• Club Car Championship: CUT (-)
• Veritex Bank Championship: CUT (-)
• The Ascendant: CUT (-)
• Price Cutter Charity Championship: CUT (-)
• NV5 Invitational: CUT (-)
• Pinnacle Bank Championship: CUT (-)

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Korn Ferry Tour Championship's prize money explored

The prize money breakdown for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship is as follows:

• 1. Braden Thornberry: $270,000
• T2. Alistair Docherty: $97,175
• T2. Doc Redman: $97,175
• T2. Brian Campbell: $97,175
• T5. Thomas Rosenmueller: $52,875
• T5. Frankie Capan III: $52,875
• T7. Kris Ventura: $44,625
• T7. Max McGreevy: $44,625
• T9. Jeremy Paul: $35,906
• T9. Jackson Suber: $35,906
• T9. Taylor Dickson: $35,906
• T9. Zach Bauchou: $35,906
• T13. Roberto Díaz: $26,355
• T13. Kaito Onishi: $26,355
• T13. Mason Andersen: $26,355
• T13. Quade Cummins: $26,355
• T13. Kevin Roy: $26,355
• T18. S.Y. Noh: $20,925
• T18. Daniel Summerhays: $20,925
• T20. Karl Vilips: $16,290
• T20. Emilio Gonzalez: $16,290
• T20. Steven Fisk: $16,290
• T20. Brandon Harkins: $16,290
• T20. Pontus Nyholm: $16,290
• T25. Tanner Gore: $11,823
• T25. Kevin Velo: $11,823
• T25. Jack Maguire: $11,823
• T25. Richy Werenski: $11,823
• T29. Wilson Bateman: $9,810
• T29. John VanDerLaan: $9,810
• T29. Trevor Cone: $9,810
• T29. Nelson Ledesma: $9,810
• T33. Cole Hammer: $8,235
• T33. Austin Hitt: $8,235
• T33. Tim Widing: $8,235
• T33. Alvaro Ortiz: $8,235
• T33. Jacob Solomon: $8,235
• T33. Mitchell Meissner: $8,235
• 39. Davis Chatfield: $7,200
• T40. Thomas Walsh: $6,825
• T40. Brandon Crick: $6,825
• T40. Rob Oppenheim: $6,825
• T40. Aldrich Potgieter: $6,825
• T44. Ryan Gerard: $6,128
• T44. Michael Johnson: $6,128
• T44. Noah Goodwin: $6,128
• T44. Dan McCarthy: $6,128
• T44. Trey Winstead: $6,128
• T44. Tommy Gainey: $6,128
• T44. Trent Phillips: $6,128
• T51. Cody Blick: $5,766
• T51. Ricky Castillo: $5,766
• T51. Joe Weiler: $5,766
• T51. Kyle Westmoreland: $5,766
• T51. Étienne Papineau: $5,766
• T56. Hank Lebioda: $5,655
• T56. Rick Lamb: $5,655
• T58. Tano Goya: $5,565
• T58. Danny Walker: $5,565
• T58. Myles Creighton: $5,565
• T58. Isaiah Salinda: $5,565
• 62. Ross Steelman: $5,490
• T63. Seth Reeves: $5,445
• T63. William Mouw: $5,445
• T65. Sam Bennett: $5,385
• T65. Davis Shore: $5,385
• 67. Matt Atkins: $5,340
• 68. Dalton Ward: $5,310
• T69. Harry Higgs: $5,265
• T69. Paul Peterson: $5,265
• T71. John Pak: $5,205
• T71. Carter Jenkins: $5,205
• 73. Cristobal Del Solar: $5,160
• 74. Patrick Cover: $5,130