The 2024 FedEx Fall Series, spanning eight tournaments over 11 weeks, serves as a crucial opportunity for many players to secure their PGA Tour status for the 2025 season. However, compared to last year, five of these events will feature smaller prize pools and reduced winner’s checks.
One of the eight tournaments, the Black Desert Championship in Utah, is new for 2024. Of the seven returning events, only one will see an increase in the total purse, while another remains unchanged. The other five tournaments have seen reductions in both total prize money and the first-place payout.
Despite these decreases, winners still receive valuable perks, including a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, 500 FedExCup points, and invitations to prestigious events like the Players Championship and the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
Here’s a breakdown of the fall 2024 events and their prize changes:
- Procore Championship
- 2024 purse: $6 million (down from $8.4 million in 2023)
- Winner’s payout: $1.08 million (down $432,000)
- Sanderson Farms Championship
- 2024 purse: $7.6 million (down from $8.2 million in 2023)
- Winner’s payout: $1.368 million (down $8,000)
- Shriners Children’s Open
- 2024 purse: $7 million (down from $8.4 million in 2023)
- Winner’s payout: $1.26 million (down $252,000)
- Zozo Championship
- 2024 purse: $8.5 million (unchanged)
- Winner’s payout: $1.53 million
- World Wide Technology Championship
- 2024 purse: $7.2 million (down from $8.2 million in 2023)
- Winner’s payout: $1.296 million (down $180,000)
- Butterfield Bermuda Championship
- 2024 purse: $6.9 million (up from $6.5 million in 2023)
- Winner’s payout: $1.242 million (up $72,000)
- RSM Classic
- 2024 purse: $8 million (down from $8.4 million in 2023)
- Winner’s payout: $1.44 million (down $72,000)
While some prize pools have shrunk, the competition remains intense as players strive to secure their PGA Tour futures and the prestigious rewards that come with tournament victories.