Jacob Bridgman was 13 years oldth He was on last week’s PGA Tour prize money list.
He currently leads the rankings by nearly $1 million over second place Collin Morikawa.
If you can work for four days and win $4 million, you can do it.
Genesis Invitational tournament organizer Tiger Woods (left) congratulates Jacob Bridgeman after winning the PGA Tour Signature Event on February 22 at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. On the right is Bridgman’s wife, Haley.
Bridgeman’s lead over Kurt Kitiyama, which was seven strokes behind him at one point, was cut to one point, and he won his first PGA Tour title with a gutsy finish at the Genesis Invitational.
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Bridgeman makes bogey on 17th Holed in at Riviera Country Club after a long bunker shot, Rory McIlroy stunned the crowd by sinking a long birdie putt, then made a nerve-wracking nearly 4-foot par putt at the end to move within one shot. Bridgeman also has something that tournament host Tiger Woods doesn’t: a win on the Riviera.
Bridgeman, a former Clemson player, currently earns more than $5.2 million. This is his 13th win this season.th Earned his first victory on the Riviera.
Who joined the Millionaire Club?
Adam Scott took sole fourth place with a final round 63, winning $1 million and placing 18th.th The players on tour this year are aiming to reach that number this season.
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McIlroy and Kichiyama (tied for second, $1.8 million) and Tommy Fleetwood (tied for seventh, $603,200) also joined the club.
At this point last season, there were 20 players making more than $1 million.
Bridgeman will maintain the lead for another week.
Bridgeman, who leads Morikawa by $991,533, missed the Cognizant Classic on February 23rd. He is more than $3.2 million ahead of ninth place Ryan Gerrard, who is the highest on this week’s money list. Cognizant will pay the winner $1,728,000, so Bridgman’s lead is safe for another week.
This is the first time this season that a player has been at the top of the prize money rankings for two consecutive weeks. Five leaders were born in six tournaments.
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PGA Tour money leader
Through the Genesis Invitational
1. Jacob Bridgman $5,216,960
2. Collin Morikawa $4,225,472
3. Chris Gottapp $3,576,375
4. Scotty Scheffler $3,388,180
5. Lee Min Woo $2,277,048
7. Rory McIlroy $2,142,750
8. Hideki Matsuyama $2,053,970
9. Ryan Gerrard $1,994,828
10. Kurt Kitayama $1,963,092
11. Sepp Straka $1,934,220
12. Siwoo Kim $1,874,755
13. Justin Rose $1,806,375
14. Pierceson Coody $1,617,698
15. Ryo Hisatsune $1,573,176
16. Tommy Fleetwood $1,480,700
17. Akshay Bhatia $1,448,680
18. Adam Scott $1,169,222
19. Saheeth Seegala $987,668
20. Matt McCarty $982,663
21. Patrick Rogers $900,108
22. Aldrich Potgieter $878,250
23. Xander Schauffele $872,280
26. Matt Fitzpatrick $821,488
28. Robert McIntyre $786,475
29. Cameron Young $771,920
This article originally appeared in the Florida Times Union. Who leads the PGA Tour money list after two consecutive signature events?
