How much will 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta champion win? Prize purse and winner’s share explored

Modified Apr 26, 2023 11:33 GMT

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The PGA Tour is back this weekend with the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta. The event, set to tee off on Thursday, April 27, has a $7.7 million prize purse on offer. This is $400,000 more than last year's $7.3 million total.

Golfers including the 2023 Masters winner and defending champion Jon Rahm will compete for the top prize. According to the PGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart, the winner of the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta will get a paycheck of $1,386,000. This is the standard 18 percent payout of the total purse.

Apart from the prize money, the champion will also bag 500 FedEx Cup points along with valuable Official World Golf Ranking points. The golfer will also earn a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, including a berth in next year's Tournament of Champions.

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It is pertinent to note that Jon Rahm will face competition from the likes of Tony Finau, Wyndham Clark, and Alex Noren, among others, this weekend. The Mexico Open will have 36 holes cut and the top 65 players and ties will win paychecks. While the winner takes the major share, the runner-up will bag $839,300.

The golfer finishing third will earn $531,300, while the fourth-placed golfer will get $377,300. The golfer finishing last on the 65-player leaderboard will return home with 65 - $16,555.

2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta purse

Here is the complete prize money breakdown for the Mexico Open:

Win - $1,386,000
2 - $839,300
3 - $531,300
4 - $377,300
5 - $315,700
6 - $279,125
7 - $259,875
8 - $240,625
9 - $225,225
10 - $209,825
11 - $194,425
12 - $179,025
13 - $163,625
14 - $148,225
15 - $140,525
16 - $132,825
17 - $125,125
18 - $117,425
19 - $109,725
20 - $102,025
21 - $94,325
22 - $86,625
23 - $80,465
24 - $74,305
25 - $68,145
26 - $61,985
27 - $59,675
28 - $57,365
29 - $55,055
30 - $52,745
31 - $50,435
32 - $48,125
33 - $45,815
34 - $43,890
35 - $41,965
36 - $40,040
37 - $38,115
38 - $36,575
39 - $35,035
40 - $33,495
41 - $31,955
42 - $30,415
43 - $28,875
44 - $27,335
45 - $25,795
46 - $24,255
47 - $22,715
48 - $21,483
49 - $20,405
50 - $19,789
51 - $19,327
52 - $18,865
53 - $18,557
54 - $18,249
55 - $18,095
56 - $17,941
57 - $17,787
58 - $17,633
59 - $17,479
60 - $17,325
61 - $17,171
62 - $17,017
63 - $16,863
64 - $16,709
65 - $16,555

It is pertinent to note that the Mexico Open, being played at Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, is the 28th PGA Tour event of the 2022-2023 PGA Tour schedule. More details on the event, including tee times, will be updated soon.

Edited by Sabine Algur