A win at the World Wide Technology Championship would net you $1.296 million, as this article describes below, among other items. 

But would it mean?

Justin Lower can tell you all about that. After Saturday’s third round at El Cardonal at Diamante, the 35-year-old pro was asked the question. Below is his response. 

“Everything. I don’t know,” Lower said, choking up. “Yeah, I mean, there’s 18 holes tomorrow on a very scorable golf course. I think the wind’s going to stay down again, so I have to go out and basically shoot probably somewhere between five- and nine-under again. I mean, it’s just the way the scores are out here. If the wind’s down, scores are going to be low. Yeah, a win would mean everything. I still have a job to do.”

Why did he get emotional over the question?

“I have no idea, honestly,” Lowe said. “I told myself I’m going to stop doing this in interviews. 

“But just I work really hard in this game, I work really hard at it. Sometimes I think I never would have gotten this far, and I’ve been through a lot in my life and it’s just, I don’t know, it’s just a lot of fun. It’s nothing sad that I’m crying. I don’t know, it’s just joyful. I love being out here. 

“I hate all the changes they’re making. That’s a whole ’nother subject I could rant about for like an hour. Seems like anytime I do something good, they make a change. 

“Yeah, it just means a lot to me. I just want to see — I just want to see how good I can do and prove to myself that I can actually do something in this game.”

With that, below is the complete payout breakdown for this week’s World Wide Technology Championship. The total purse is $7.2 million. 

How much every player made at the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship 

1. Austin Eckroat $1.296 million

T2. Justin Lower $640,800
Carson Young $640,800

4. Max Greyserman $352,800

5. Joe Highsmith $295,200

T6. Garrick Higgo $219,600
Sam Stevens $219,600
Wesley Bryan $219,600
Maverick McNealy $219,600
David Lipsky $219,600
Nico Echavarria $219,600

T12. Kevin Chappell $160,200
Patrick Fishburn $160,200

T14. Harry Hall $120,600
Harris English $120,600
Dylan Wu $120,600
Ryan Gerard $120,600
Jacob Bridgeman $120,600
Joel Dahmen $120,600

T20. Doug Ghim $84,960
Beau Hossler $84,960
Chandler Phillips $84,960
Daniel Berger $84,960

T24. Kevin Streelman $58,680
Kelly Kraft $58,680
Lucas Glover $58,680
Patrick Rodgers $58,680
Ryan McCormick $58,680
Ben Griffin $58,680

T30. Sam Ryder $41,320
Michael Kim $41,320
Harry Higgs $41,320
Brandon Wu $41,320
Nick Hardy $41,320
Henrik Norlander $41,320
J.J. Spaun $41,320
Charley Hoffman $41,320
Matt Kuchar $41,320

T39. Alex Smalley $31,320
Adam Svensson $31,320
Chesson Hadley$31,320

T42. Tom Whitney $27,000
Danny Willett $27,000
Martin Laird $27,000

T45. Josh Teter $19,864
Justin Suh $19,864
Tyson Alexander $19,864
Rico Hoey $19,864
Blaine Hale Jr. $19,864
S.Y. Noh $19,864
Tom Hoge $19,864
Zac Blair $19,864
Hayden Springer $19,864