“I don’t play golf for the money”: Charley Hull responds to a reporter’s question about money popping into her mind at the CME Group Tour Championship

After finishing T2 at The Annika earlier this month, English professional Charley Hull returned to the golf course to compete at the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship. While Hull did not win this tournament, she had a decent outing overall.

However, one of the notable moments in Hull's campaign at the CME Group Tour Championship came when she clearly stated her stance on a reporter's question about money. After Round 3 ended, Hull was asked if money would pop into her mind when she plays Round 4 on Sunday.

The 2-time LPGA Tour winner said:

"No, not at all. I don't play golf for the money; I play golf for the trophies. I just want to go out there and win no matter what the paycheck is. Obviously grateful for it being $4 million. But I want enjoy it out here. I won round here before, so just go out there and feel confident."

While Charley Hull did not win the event on Sunday, November 20th, she still managed to register a top-20 finish as she ended up in.T16. Over the course of four rounds at the Tiburon Golf Club, Hull shot 73-66-66-72 to achieve this finish.

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How much did Charley Hull earn at the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship?

$11,000,000 was the purse for this year's CME Group Tour Championship. While the largest share of this purse, $4,000,000, was given to Jeeno Thitikul for winning the tournament, Charley Hull walked home with a cash prize of $84,500 for finishing T16.

Here is a detailed look at the payout for the event:

• 1 Jeeno Thitikul $4,000,000
• 2 Angel Yin $1,000,000
• 3 Lydia Ko $550,000
• 4 Ruoning Yin $350,000
• T5 Nelly Korda $227,500
• T5 Narin An $227,500
• 7 Nataliya Guseva $155,000
• T8 Brooke Henderson $119,125
• T8 Amy Yang $119,125
• T8 Ayaka Furue $119,125
• T8 Hye-Jin Choi $119,125
• T12 Marina Alex $94,000
• T12 Jennifer Kupcho $94,000
• T12 Jin Young Ko $94,000
• T12 Celine Boutier $94,000
• T16 Ally Ewing $84,500
• T16 Lucy Li $84,500
• T16 Charley Hull $84,500
• T19 Ariya Jutanugarn $80,167
• T19 Mi Hyang Lee $80,167
• T19 Hannah Green $80,167
• T22 Megan Khang $77,000
• T22 Ryann O’Toole $77,000
• T22 Linn Grant $77,000
• T25 Mao Saigo $73,000
• T25 Grace Kim $73,000
• T25 Yealimi Noh $73,000
• T25 Albane Valenzuela $73,000
• T25 A Lim Kim $73,000
• T30 Sei Young Kim $68,500
• T30 Minjee Lee $68,500
• T30 Chanettee Wannasaen $68,500
• T30 Pajaree Anannarukarn $68,500
• T30 Jasmine Suwannapura $68,500
• T35 Gabriela Ruffels $64,750
• T35 Allisen Corpuz $64,750
• T35 Haeran Ryu $64,750
• T35 Hyo Joo Kim $64,750
• T35 Linnea Strom $64,750
• T40 Lilia Vu $62,250
• T40 Xiyu Lin $62,250
• T42 Leona Maguire $60,750
• T42 Jin Hee Im $60,750
• T42 Andrea Lee $60,750
• T42 Esther Henseleit $60,750
• T46 Carlota Ciganda $59,000
• T46 Sarah Schmelzel $59,000
• T46 Nanna Koerstz Madsen $59,000
• T49 Yuka Saso $57,583
• T49 Maja Stark $57,583
• T49 Lexi Thompson $57,583
• T52 Lauren Coughlin $56,750
• T52 Arpichaya Yubol $56,750
• T52 Rose Zhang $56,750
• T55 Jenny Shin $56,000
• T55 Moriya Jutanugarn $56,000
• T55 Nasa Hataoka $56,000
• 58 Bailey Tardy $55,500
• 59 Madelene Sagstrom $55,250
• 60 Patty Tavatanakit $55,000