In 88 starts on the PGA Tour, Aaron Rai accrued $6.7 million in on-course earnings. Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, Rai banked $1.422 million for winning his first PGA Tour event.
Rai also earned a two-year exemption on Tour and made a big jump from 53rd to 25th in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings. Only the top 70 make the playoffs, which he was already in but now he’s also earned a spot in the second leg of the playoffs, the BMW Championship.
Rai’s best finish before the Wyndham was a tie for second at the Rocket Mortgage Classic five weeks ago. Since then he’s posted a T-7, T-4 and T-75.
Amateur Luke Clanton placed solo fifth, his fifth made cut in five tries this year but his status bars him from collecting paychecks.
Matt Kuchar still has to finish the 18th hole. He’s the lone golfer who chose not to finish his round Sunday, leaving his spot in a bit of flux. He’s tied for 12th now, which is good for $144,965. A birdie would move him into a six-way tie for seventh, and that would mean he’d pocket $223,833. Should he bogey the last hole, he’d drop into a seven-way tie for 21st and the payday for that is $77,025.
| Pos. | Player | Score | Money |
| 1 | Aaron Rai | -18 | $1,422,000 |
| 2 | Max Greyserman | -16 | $861,100 |
| T3 | J.J. Spaun | -15 | $466,100 |
| T3 | Ryo Hisatsune | -15 | $466,100 |
| 5 | Luke Clanton (a) | -14 | $0 |
| 6 | Austin Eckroat | -13 | $323,900 |
| T7 | Eric Cole | -12 | $249,245 |
| T7 | Trace Crowe | -12 | $249,245 |
| T7 | Billy Horschel | -12 | $249,245 |
| T7 | Adam Svensson | -12 | $249,245 |
| T7 | Ben Griffin | -12 | $249,245 |
| T12 | Brendon Todd | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Chan Kim | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Mac Meissner | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Charley Hoffman | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Keith Mitchell | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Beau Hossler | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Roger Sloan | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Jacob Bridgeman | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12 | Davis Thompson | -11 | $144,965 |
| T12* | Matt Kuchar | -11* | $144,965* |
| T22 | Chris Gotterup | -10 | $79,658 |
| T22 | Nico Echavarria | -10 | $79,658 |
| T22 | Rico Hoey | -10 | $79,658 |
| T22 | Keegan Bradley | -10 | $79,658 |
| T22 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -10 | $79,658 |
| T22 | Cameron Young | -10 | $79,658 |
| T28 | Mackenzie Hughes | -9 | $56,485 |
| T28 | Seamus Power | -9 | $56,485 |
| T28 | Matt Wallace | -9 | $56,485 |
| T28 | Gary Woodland | -9 | $56,485 |
| T28 | Adam Hadwin | -9 | $56,485 |
| T33 | Denny McCarthy | -8 | $45,109 |
| T33 | Victor Perez | -8 | $45,109 |
| T33 | Zach Johnson | -8 | $45,109 |
| T33 | Justin Lower | -8 | $45,109 |
| T33 | Patrick Rodgers | -8 | $45,109 |
| T38 | Chandler Phillips | -7 | $37,525 |
| T38 | Nick Hardy | -7 | $37,525 |
| T38 | Davis Riley | -7 | $37,525 |
| T41 | Brice Garnett | -6 | $31,995 |
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