The SAS Championship is an ongoing golf event of the PGA Tour Champions. You will know the SAS Championship 2022 Purse here.
It is the final event of the ongoing 2021-22 season of PGA Tour Champions. The latest iteration of the event began on October 14, 2022, and will run till October 16, 2022.
The event made its debut in 2001. Since then, the event has been running annually under the authorization of the PGA Tour Champions. The 2003 and 2004 iteration of the SAS Championship was presented by BusinessWeek and Forbes respectively. At present, the event is sponsored by the SAS Institute.
A total of 79 players participated in the 2022 event held at the Prestonwood Country Club in North Carolina, USA. Popular Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate, and Padraig Harrington are currently battling each other for the last championship of the season.
Let us take a look at the prize money distribution of the ongoing PGA Tour Champions tournament.
SAS Championship 2022 Purse:
The total amount of SAS Championship 2022 Purse is $2.1 million. It is exactly the same amount as the previous year’s prize pool. As such, there won’t be much difference between individual positions’ prize money this year.
The champion of this year will receive prize money of $315, 000. It is the same amount as what the previous year’s titleholder, Lee Janzen received. Additionally, the runner-up of the event is set to receive $184,000 while the 3rd placeholder will receive $151,200.
All of the 79 participants will receive a portion of the prize money this year. As such, players in the 76th, 77th, and 79th positions will receive $1,218, $1,050, and $966 respectively. It was the same case last year due to the similarities in the prize pool amount.
SAS Championship 2022 Payouts:
The complete SAS Championship 2022 Purse and prize money breakdown is listed below –
| Placement | Prize Money |
| 1 | $315,000 |
| 2 | $184,800 |
| 3 | $151,200 |
| 4 | $126,000 |
| 5 | $100,800 |
| 6 | $84,000 |
| 7 | $75,600 |
| 8 | $67,200 |
| 9 | $58,800 |
| 10 | $54,600 |
| 11 | $50,400 |
| 12 | $46,200 |
| 13 | $42,000 |
| 14 | $39,900 |
| 15 | $37,800 |
| 16 | $35,700 |
| 17 | $33,600 |
| 18 | $31,500 |
| 19 | $29,610 |
| 20 | $27,720 |
| 21 | $26,040 |
| 22 | $24,360 |
| 23 | $23,100 |
| 24 | $22,050 |
| 25 | $21,000 |
| 26 | $19,950 |
| 27 | $19,110 |
| 28 | $18,270 |
| 29 | $17,430 |
| 30 | $16,590 |
| 31 | $15,750 |
| 32 | $15,120 |
| 33 | $14,490 |
| 34 | $13,860 |
| 35 | $13,230 |
| 36 | $12,600 |
| 37 | $11,970 |
| 38 | $11,550 |
| 39 | $11,130 |
| 40 | $10,710 |
| 41 | $10,290 |
| 42 | $9,870 |
| 43 | $9,450 |
| 44 | $9,030 |
| 45 | $8,610 |
| 46 | $8,190 |
| 47 | $7,770 |
| 48 | $7,350 |
| 49 | $6,930 |
| 50 | $6,510 |
| 51 | $6,090 |
| 52 | $5,670 |
| 53 | $5,250 |
| 54 | $5,040 |
| 55 | $4,830 |
| 56 | $4,620 |
| 57 | $4,410 |
| 58 | $4,200 |
| 59 | $3,990 |
| 60 | $3,780 |
| 61 | $3,570 |
| 62 | $3,360 |
| 63 | $3,150 |
| 64 | $2,940 |
| 65 | $2,730 |
| 66 | $2,520 |
| 67 | $2,310 |
| 68 | $2,100 |
| 69 | $1,974 |
| 70 | $1,848 |
| 71 | $1,722 |
| 72 | $1,596 |
| 73 | $1,470 |
| 74 | $1,386 |
| 75 | $1,302 |
| 76 | $1,218 |
| 77 | $1,134 |
| 78 | $1,050 |
| 79 | $966 |
| 80 | $903 |
| 81 | $861 |
