Rafael Guillén
Winter is winding down and the PGA Tour is heading to Florida for the 2023 Honda Classic. The tournament is the start of the Florida Swing and is one of those that serve as preparation for the Players Championship, which is coming up, and it also takes place in Florida.
Unfortunately, we will not see several of the global Top 10 in the field of PGA National Resort and Spa, but the level is high and serves to refine and get more rhythm towards the following tournaments that will have the participation of the best players in the world.
The Honda Classic will be held from February 23 to 26 at the PGA National in Palm Beach, Florida and has good prize money. Although it is not one of the highest on the tour, it is important to win it, because the tournament adds points for the world ranking. In addition, it helps to gain confidence before the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which will have the participation of the best players in the world in the field.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we want you to know not only about the bets, but also about the financial prizes that are given in each of these PGA tournaments, so here we reveal how much each golfer will win in this Honda Classic.
Updated Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for Honda Classic PGA Golf Tournament Running from Feb 23–26 2023
As we said, the prize given is not one of the highest on the tour, but it is not minor. Nearly $8 million will be distributed, an amount that has been growing since its inception in 1972, when the prize pool was only $260,000, with that year’s winner Tom Weiskopf taking home a not inconsiderable $52,000.
Last year’s champion, Sepp Straka took home 1,400,000 with a one-stroke win over Ireland’s Shane Lowry. One of the advantages of this tournament is that it gives an opportunity to golfers who would not have much chance of winning a tournament on the tour, because the best will not be there, such as Jon Rahm, who is in a spectacular moment and is practically unbeatable.
Here is a detailed list of how the money will be distributed based on the position of the participating golfers.
| Place | Award |
| 1 | $1,440,000 |
| 2 | $872,000 |
| 3 | $552,000 |
| 4 | $392,000 |
| 5 | $328,000 |
| 6 | $290,000 |
| 7 | $270.000 |
| 8 | $250.000 |
| 9 | $234,000 |
| 10 | $218,000 |
| 11 | $202,000 |
| 12 | $186,000 |
| 13 | $170.000 |
| 14 | $154.000 |
| 15 | $146.000 |
| 16 | $138.000 |
| 17 | $130.000 |
| 18 | $122.000 |
| 19 | $114,000 |
| 20 | $106,000 |
| 21 | $98,000 |
| 22 | $90,000 |
| 23 | $83,600 |
| 24 | $77,200 |
| 25 | $70,800 |
| 26 | $64,400 |
| 27 | $62,000 |
| 28 | $59,600 |
| 29 | $57,200 |
| 30 | $54,800 |
| 31 | $52,400 |
| 32 | $50,000 |
| 33 | $47,600 |
| 34 | $45,600 |
| 35 | $43,600 |
| 36 | $41,600 |
| 37 | $39,600 |
| 38 | $38,000 |
| 39 | $36,400 |
| 40 | $34,800 |
| 41 | $33,200 |
| 42 | $31,600 |
| 43 | $30,000 |
| 44 | $28,400 |
| 45 | $26,800 |
| 46 | $25,200 |
| 47 | $23,600 |
| 48 | $22,320 |
| 49 | $21,200 |
| 50 | $20,560 |
| 51 | $20,080 |
| 52 | $19,600 |
| 53 | $19,280 |
| 54 | $18,960 |
| 55 | $18,800 |
| 56 | $18,640 |
| 57 | $18,480 |
| 58 | $18,320 |
| 59 | $18,160 |
| 60 | $18,000 |
| 61 | $17,840 |
| 62 | $17,680 |
| 63 | $17,520 |
| 64 | $17,360 |
| 65 | $17,200 |
Additional facts and interesting facts about The Honda Classic 2023
- Defending champion Sepp Straka confirmed his participation a few days ago. This year, he has played 8 events and has already finished second in the Sanderson Farms Championship. His victory last year was his only PGA Tour trophy.
- The scheduling of this tournament, and because it is just before the Arnold Palmer Invitational, makes many Top 10 golfers take this weekend off. The highest ranked golfer who will play is Sungjae I’m who is number 18. (won this tournament in 2020).
- The course record is held by Justin Leonard, who shot a 264 in 2003 and finished -24 under par to win the $900,000 given to first place.
