Collin Morikawa claimed his first PGA Tour title since July 2021 as he pocketed $1.53 million from the 2023 Zozo Championship prize money.
The American, who started the final day two shots behind the lead, carded a bogey-free 63 to finish six shots clear of Eric Cole and Beau Hossler.
The win in Japan was Morikawa’s first worldwide victory since the 2021 DP World Tour Championship. The tournament returned to Narashino in 2021 having been played at Sherwood in California in 2020. The tournament has only been played five times and it is the first event to be sanctioned by the PGA Tour in Japan.
The tournament is also co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour. This always players like Kensei Hirata, Ren Yonezaw and Ryo Ishikawa to compete at a big event for big prize money in their home country.
The Zozo Championship attracts a top field in 2024 given its location and variety. Defending champion Morikawa is back for more, as is Xander Schauffele, Sahith Theegala, Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Max Homa and Rickie Fowler.
In 2019, the inaugural playing of the event, Tiger Woods won his 82nd PGA Tour title and drew level with Sam Snead at the top of the all-time tour wins leaderboard. He beat home favourite Matsuyama by three shots and won $1,755,000 in the process.
While the FedEx Cup Fall Series continues, this is certainly one event that attracts a better field than previous weeks at the Black Desert Championship and the Shriners Children’s Open which was won by J.T Poston.
There are three more events to be played as part of the main PGA Tour schedule which ends at the RSM Classic at the end of November. By the end of the FedEx Cup Fall, each player will want to be in the top 125 in the FedEx Cup rankings to regain their PGA Tour cards for 2025.
The top 150 players will earn conditional status and players such as Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson and Cameron Champ currently sit outside of the top 150. Daniel Berger, Joel Dahmen and Gary Woodland are teetering on the edge of the top 125 too.
Zozo Championship prize money 2024
This year, the purse stands at $8,500,000 in Asia. We will provide an update once the full breakdown is revealed by the PGA Tour.
Previous Zozo Championship prize money & winners
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What about the Zozo Championship purse from previous years? Here are the total purses and the winner’s share from the last four tournaments.
2023
Prize purse: $8.5 million
Winner: Collin Morikawa, $1,530,000
2022
Prize purse: $11 million
Winner: Keegan Bradley, $1,980,000
2021
Prize purse: $9.95 million
Winner: Hideki Matsuyama, $1,791,000
2020
Prize purse: $8 million
Winner: Patrick Cantlay, $1,440,000
2019
Prize purse: $9.75 million
Winner: Tiger Woods, $1,755,000
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