It’s Sunday at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., and one golfer has the chance to receive the gift of a lifetime.
The Fitzpatrick Brothers — Matthew and Alex — hold a four-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round at the Zurich Classic, and the 54-hole leaders of the PGA Tour’s annual team event are staring down the barrel at a potentially life-changing day.
Should Alex Fitzpatrick and Matt Fitzpatrick emerge successfully on Sunday in Louisiana, Alex would see his lifelong dream of PGA Tour membership achieved, in no small thanks to his all-world brother. Thanks to the PGA Tour’s winner’s exemption rules, Alex would earn a chance to play full-time on the big tour with a share of a win on Sunday. It’s an unusual opportunity, and yet the kind of story that seems to arrive each week on the PGA Tour: a player chasing down a life dream in some manner, shape or form.
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But the brothers Fitzpatrick don’t just have PGA Tour status to look forward to with a win on Sunday afternoon; they also have a whole boatload of cash. Below is the purse, payout information and winner’s share for the 2026 Zurich Classic. You can watch the final round of the Zurich Classic from 1-3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and from 3-6 p.m. ET on CBS.
The Zurich Classic offers a $9.5 million purse, with $1,375,400 going to each member of the winning team. (Note: the payout listed below is for each member of the team.)
2026 Zurich Classic purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share
1st: $1,372,500
2nd: $560,500
3rd: $366,900
4th: $308,700
5th: $268,400
6th: $240,700
7th: $192,400
8th: $168,600
9th: $149,600
10th: $130,600
11th: $111,600
12th: $95,500
13th: $80,300
14th: $72,200
15th: $66,500
16th: $60,800
17th: $55,300
18th: $50,600
19th: $46,100
20th: $42,300
21st: $38,500
22nd: $34,700
23rd: $30,900
24th: $27,300
25th: $24,800
26th: $23,600
27th: $22,700
28th: $22,200
29th: $21,800
30th: $21,500
31st: $21,100
32nd: $20,700
33rd: $20,300
34th: $19,500
35th: $19,100
36th: $18,700
