It’s a big week on the PGA Tour with the iconic Colonial Country Club once again playing host to the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The Fort Worth venue is hosting on the PGA Tour for a record 78th time, which is the most for a non-Major venue.
This year’s field is stacked with some of the tour’s best players, including 66 who teed it up in last week’s PGA Championship, and they’re all vying to put their name in the history books as a winner at Colonial.
So what exactly does the winner get this year? Let’s take a look:
1. Money
While not one of the PGA Tour’s most lucrative ‘Signature’ events, the champion still banks a huge paycheck.
The winner at Colonial will take home $1.638m, which is up $72,000 from the $1.566m Emiliano Grillo won last year.
2. The Tartan Jacket
Just like at the RBC Heritage, the Charles Schwab Challenge winner gets their own tartan jacket
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Not to be confused with the other tartan jacket awarded to the RBC Heritage winner, the Charles Schwab Challenge victor gets their own very cool piece of apparel.
It’s a Scottish royal tartan plaid jacket that is also worn by Colonial’s top committee chairmen. It was first given out in 1952.
3. The Leonard trophy
The huge Leonard Trophy dates back to 1946, and the champion gets their own replica
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The Charles Schwab Challenge trophy is one of the best on the PGA Tour.
The winner doesn’t get to keep it as it resides in the clubhouse all year, but they do get their name on it along with all winners since 1946.
They do get a small replica of the trophy, which features a silver bowl and eagle atop a traditional wood base. Ben Hogan, a five-time winner at Colonial, has all of his replicas on display in the Hogan Trophy Room inside the clubhouse.
4. Wall of champions
The Wall of Champions sits near the 1st tee
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As well as getting their name on the iconic trophy, something perhaps even cooler is the fact that the champion’s name gets engraved into the ‘Wall of Champions’, which is near the first tee.
Win at Colonial and you’re truly etched into history.
5. Champions Dinner
Much like The Masters, the Charles Schwab Challenge champion is honored the following year with a Champions Dinner. It’s there where they receive their replica of the Leonard Trophy.
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