Big payday for SA golfer after PGA win
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Garrick Higgo was a big winner on Sunday. Image: X/@garyplayer
In a dramatic finish to the Corales Punta Cana Championship, South African Garrick Higgo came away with a one-stroke victory to claim his second win on the PGA Tour.
To go with his previous win at the Palmetto Championship in South Carolina in 2021, Higgo had plenty to celebrate after edging his way to a memorable triumph.
Besides again reminding the golf world of his talents, the 25-year-old banked R13.55 million in earnings.
'This is unbelievable and this is why I play the game. You know, the journey, I'm going to go through a down again, everybody does, I'm going to have ups. I just truly enjoy the journey,' he said. Pos. Player Score Money 1 Garrick Higgo -14 $720,000 T2 Alejandro Tosti -13 $243,400 T2 Keith Mitchell -13 $243,400 T2 Jeremy Paul -13 $243,400 T2 Michael Thorbjornsen -13 $243,400 T2 Joel Dahmen -13 $243,400 T7 Vince Whaley -12 $130,000 T7 Chan Kim -12 $130,000 T9 Matti Schmid -11 $109,000 T9 Charley Hoffman -11 $109,000 T9 Ben Martin -11 $109,000 T12 Mark Hubbard -10 $77,000 T12 Thomas Rosenmueller -10 $77,000 T12 Rico Hoey -10 $77,000 T12 Dylan Wu -10 $77,000 T12 Matt Wallace -10 $77,000 T12 Matt NeSmith -10 $77,000 T18 Chris Gotterup -9 $51,134 T18 Kaito Onishi -9 $51,134 T18 Henrik Norlander -9 $51,134 T18 Chad Ramey -9 $51,134 T18 Zac Blair -9 $51,134 T18 Seamus Power -9 $51,134 T24 Adam Svensson -8 $37,000 T24 David Skinns -8 $37,000 T26 Scott Piercy -7 $29,800 T26 Will Chandler -7 $29,800 T26 Rikuya Hoshino -7 $29,800 T26 Andrew Putnam -7 $29,800 T26 Aaron Baddeley -7 $29,800 T31 David Lipsky -6 $23,400 T31 Kevin Roy -6 $23,400 T31 Pierceson Coody -6 $23,400 T31 Kris Ventura -6 $23,400 T31 Justin Lower -6 $23,400 T31 Danny Walker -6 $23,400 37 Danny Willett -5 $19,800 T38 Ricky Castillo -4 $18,200 T38 Joseph Bramlett -4 $18,200 T38 Sam Choi -4 $18,200 T41 Quade Cummins -3 $13,820 T41 Emiliano Grillo -3 $13,820 T41 Nick Hardy -3 $13,820 T41 George McNeill -3 $13,820 T41 Hayden Springer -3 $13,820 T41 Braden Thornberry -3 $13,820 T41 Greyson Sigg -3 $13,820 T41 Troy Merritt -3 $13,820 T49 Hayden Buckley -2 $10,180 T49 Max McGreevy -2 $10,180 T49 Patrick Flavin -2 $10,180 T49 Harry Hall -2 $10,180 T53 Willy Pumarol -1 $9,374 T53 Theo Humphrey -1 $9,374 T53 Mac Meissner -1 $9,374 T53 Ben Polland -1 $9,374 T53 Tommy Gainey -1 $9,374 T53 Nate Lashley -1 $9,374 T59 Ryan Fox E $8,960 T59 Ben Kohles E $8,960 T59 William Mouw E $8,960 T59 Thomas Aiken E $8,960 T63 Mason Andersen 1 $8,640 T63 Cody Gribble 1 $8,640 T63 Alex Smalley 1 $8,640 T63 John Pak 1 $8,640 67 Jackson Suber 2 $8,440 68 Russell Knox 3 $8,360 69 Brian Stuard 4 $8,280 70 Matthew Riedel 6 $8,200
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