With the final event of 2024, a familiar storyline is emerging.

An amateur is in contention to win on the PGA Tour once again.

This year has been the “Year of the Amateur” of sorts on golf’s highest circuit, with Nick Dunlap becoming the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour at the American Express in January. Dunlap turned pro and ultimately won again in July, but by that time, Luke Clanton was already making a name for himself.

The Florida State junior finished in the top 10 in back-to-back starts in July, the first amateur to do that in 66 years.

With non-professionals contending so often this season, it leads to one very interesting conundrum: they are unable to take any prize money.

When Dunlap won again, he had turned professional, so he was able to cash the winner’s check, but Clanton, who is contending once again this week at the RSM Classic in Georgia, is still competing for the Seminoles and thus is playing for free.

“I played great, just made some really dumb mistakes coming down the stretch,” Clanton said after his third-round 68 that left him just three off the lead. “I think that’s just kind of from experience and kind of feeling that pressure again. I think to get myself another opportunity out here to win again is amazing.”

No matter where he finishes Sunday, he’ll take home the same pay share as he did for all of his previous starts: $0.

With that, below is the complete payout breakdown for this week’s RSM Classic. The total purse is $7.2 million. 

How much every player made at the 2024 RSM Classic

(Final payouts will be updated upon the conclusion of the final round)

1. $1,368,000

2. $828,400

3. $524,400

4. $372,400

5. $311,600

6. $275,500

7. $256,500

8. $237,500

9. $222,300

10. $207,100

11. $191,900

12. $176,700

13. $161,500

14. $146,300

15. $138,700

16. $131,100

17. $123,500

18. $115,900

19. $108,300

20. $100,700

21. $93,100

22. $85,500

23. $79,420

24. $73,340

25. $67,260

26. $61,180

27. $58,900

28. $56,620

29. $54,340

30. $52,060

31. $49,780

32. $47,500

33. $45,220

34. $43,320

35. $41,420

36. $39,520

37. $37,620

38. $36,100

39. $34,580

40. $33,060

41. $31,540

42. $30,020

43. $28,500

44. $26,980

45. $25,460

46. $23,940

47. $22,420

48. $21,204

49. $20,140

50. $19,532

51. $19,076

52. $18,620

53. $18,316

54. $18,012

55. $17,860

56. $17,708

57. $17,556

58. $17,404

59. $17,252

60. $17,100

61. $16,948

62. $16,796

63. $16,644

64. $16,492

65. $16,340

66. $16,188

67. $16,036

68. $15,884

69. $15,732

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