How much did Padraig Harrington win at the Simmons Bank Championship? PGA Tour Champions prize money explored

Padraig Harrington won the Simmons Bank Championship 2024 on Sunday (October 27). The 52-year-old Irish golfer closed with a 5-under 67 at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Arkansas. He recorded a two-shot victory to claim his third title this year on the PGA Tour Champions. The veteran bagged $365,000 from the event’s $2.3 million prize purse.

For the unversed, Harrington had grabbed an early lead in the competition. However, South Korea’s Y.E. Yang made 10 birdies in his closing round of 65 to steer within one shot of the leader. Despite the pressure, the Irishman held steady with three straight pars and finished off with a final birdie. The Irishman’s closing 5-under 67 propelled him to 17-under 199 for three rounds and clinched his eighth win on the Champions circuit.

Padraig Harrington said of his PGA Tour Champions win at the Pleasant Valley Country Club, as quoted by pgatour.com:

“It's a nice way to finish. It gives me some confidence, and I really didn't give anyone else a chance.”

Notably, the Simmons Bank Championship decided the top 36 qualifying for the PGA Tour Champions' season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Harrington moved to fourth in the competition’s standings and put himself into a position to contend for the title for the second time in three years. The championship event will tee off in two weeks at Phoenix Country Club.

Harrington, who has now won a Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs event in four consecutive PGA Tour Champions seasons, will face off against fellow World Golf Hall of Fame member and standings front-runner Ernie Els in Arizona.

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PGA Tour Champions’ 2024 Simmons Bank Championship prize

While Padraig Harrington bagged the winner’s paycheck of $365,000, solo-second Y.E. Yang settled for $210,000. Hiroyuki Fujita and Jason Caron shared T3. They won $169,500 each for the efforts. T5 Cameron Percy and Stewart Cink bagged $104,250 each, while five players shared T7. Ricardo Gonzalez, Thomas Bjørn, Miguel Angel Jiménez, Retief Goosen, and Vijay Singh earned $67,180 each for the finish.

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Listed below is the complete prize money breakdown for the PGA Tour Champions event in Arkansas:

• WIN: Padraig Harrington - $365,000
• 2: Y.E. Yang - $210,000
• T3: Hiroyuki Fujita - $169,500
• T3: Jason Caron - $169,500
• T5: Cameron Percy - $104,250
• T5: Stewart Cink - $104,250
• T7: Ricardo Gonzalez - $67,180
• T7: Thomas Bjørn - $67,180
• T7: Miguel Angel Jiménez - $67,180
• T7: Retief Goosen - $67,180
• T7: Vijay Singh - $67,180
• T12: Ernie Els - $45,425
• T12: Steve Allan - $45,425
• T12: Rod Pampling - $45,425
• T12: Steven Alker - $45,425
• T16: Richard Green - $37,950
• T16: K.J. Choi - $37,950
• 18: Steve Flesch - $34,500
• T19: Paul Stankowski - $29,505
• T19: Robert Karlsson - $29,505
• T19: David Toms - $29,505
• T19: Doug Barron - $29,505
• 23: Alex Cejka - $25,300
• T24: Jerry Kelly - $23,575
• T24: Michael Wright - $23,575
• T26: Thongchai Jaidee - $18,716
• T26: Paul Broadhurst - $18,716
• T26: Scott Dunlap - $18,716
• T26: Billy Andrade - $18,716
• T26: Stuart Appleby - $18,716
• T26: Rocco Mediate - $18,716
• T26: Tim O'Neal - $18,716
• T26: Charlie Wi - $18,716
• T34: David Bransdon - $14,145
• T34: Darren Clarke - $14,145
• T34: Mark Hensby - $14,145
• T34: Matt Gogel - $14,145
• 38: Ken Tanigawa - $12,650
• T39: Joe Durant - $11,270
• T39: Paul Goydos - $11,270
• T39: Ken Duke - $11,270
• T39: Brian Gay - $11,270
• T39: Stephen Ames - $11,270
• T44: Shane Bertsch - $9,660
• T44: Tim Petrovic - $9,660
• T46: Kevin Sutherland - $8,740
• T46: Mike Weir - $8,740
• 48: Bob Estes - $8,050
• 49: Mario Tiziani - $7,590
• T50: Kenny Perry - $6,900
• T50: Greg Chalmers - $6,900

More details on the PGA Tour Champions' upcoming Charles Schwab Cup Championship will be updated soon.