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The Mexican Open is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world, and the prize money is a significant draw for top players.
The total prize money for the 2022 Mexican Open was $3 million, with the winner taking home a substantial $540,000.
This year's tournament saw a significant increase in prize money, with the total purse up by 20% from the previous year.
The top prize of $540,000 is a welcome boost for golfers looking to pad their bank accounts and stay competitive on the tour.
Tournament Information
The Mexican Open is a professional tennis tournament held annually in Acapulco, Mexico.
The tournament is part of the ATP Tour 500 series, which means it offers a significant amount of prize money to its winners. The total prize money for the 2022 Mexican Open was $2,087,855.
The tournament features a singles draw of 32 players and a doubles draw of 16 teams, with the singles competition lasting for about 7 days.
Payout Information:
The winner of the Mexico Open took home a whopping $1.458 million, a far cry from the $17,577 that the 65th place finisher, MJ Daffue, received.
The top three finishers each earned a significant amount of money, with Jake Knapp taking the top prize, and Stephan Jaeger and Justin Lower tying for third place with $429,300 each.
Tied for 13th place were Maverick McNealy, Tony Finau, and Alvaro Ortiz, each earning $145,125.
Aaron Rai and Keith Mitchell also finished in the same spot, earning $99,549 each.
Chesson Hadley and Cameron Champ tied for 24th place, each earning $61,695.
Matt Wallace finished in 33rd place, earning $44,145.
The payouts continued to dwindle as the finishers dropped lower in the standings, with Cristobal Del Solar and Mark Hubbard tying for 48th place, each earning $22,194.
Ryan Palmer and Victor Perez also tied for 52nd place, each earning $19,467.
Erik Barnes and Troy Merritt tied for 58th place, each earning $18,630.
Jhonattan Vegas finished in 60th place, earning $18,063.
Sources
- https://tennisuptodate.com/mexican-open
- https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/mexico-open-purse-and-prize-money
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-mexican-open-2022-men-s-draw-schedule-players-prize-money
- https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/zverev-fined-40k-loses-prize-money-points-for-outburst-7790134/
- http://www.golfmagic.com/tour/pga-tour/mexico-open-prize-money-how-much-jake-knapp-others-won
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