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Jacob Bridgeman was 13th on the PGA Tour money list last week.
He’s now at the top, with nearly $1 million more than second-place Collin Morikawa.
Winning $4 million for four days of work will do that for you.
Bridgeman won his first PGA Tour title with a gutsy finish at the Genesis Invitational, after a seven-shot lead at one point shrank to one over Kurt Kitiyama.
Bridgeman bogeyed the 17th hole at the Riviera Country Club after a long bunker shot, and made a nerve-wracking par putt of nearly 4 feet at the last, seconds after Rory McIlroy startled the crowd by draining a long birdie putt to get within one shot. Bridgeman also has something tournament host Tiger Woods doesn't have ― a victory at Riviera.
Bridgeman, a former Clemson player, has now won more than $5.2 million. He is the first first-time winner this season and the 13th to make his first victory at Riviera.
Adam Scott’s solo fourth with a final-round 63 earned him $1 million, making him the 18th player on Tour this year to reach that figure this season.
Also joining the club were McIlroy and Kitiyama (tie for second, $1.8 million) and Tommy Fleetwood (tie for seventh, $603,200).
Last season at this time, there were 20 players who had passed $1 million in earnings.
Bridgeman, who leads Morikawa by $991,533, can put more distance on him and the rest of the pack at the Cognizant Classic, which begins on Feb. 26 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens and carries a total purse of $9.6 million and $1,728,000 for the winner.
Bridgeman is one of only four players among the top 30 on the money list in the field. The next-highest player is No. 9 Ryan Gerard ($1,994,828), No. 18 Scott ($1,169,222) and No. 21 Patrick Rodgers ($900,108).
That means Bridgeman will remain the money leader no matter what happens, even if he misses the cut and Gerard wins, since Gerard is $3.2 million behind him. That will mark the first time this season a player has stayed atop the money list for two weeks in a row. There have been five leaders in six tournaments.
Through the Genesis Invitational
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Who's leading PGA Tour money list after the second Signature event in a row?
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He’s now at the top, with nearly $1 million more than second-place Collin Morikawa.
Winning $4 million for four days of work will do that for you.
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Bridgeman won his first PGA Tour title with a gutsy finish at the Genesis Invitational, after a seven-shot lead at one point shrank to one over Kurt Kitiyama.
Bridgeman bogeyed the 17th hole at the Riviera Country Club after a long bunker shot, and made a nerve-wracking par putt of nearly 4 feet at the last, seconds after Rory McIlroy startled the crowd by draining a long birdie putt to get within one shot. Bridgeman also has something tournament host Tiger Woods doesn't have ― a victory at Riviera.
Bridgeman, a former Clemson player, has now won more than $5.2 million. He is the first first-time winner this season and the 13th to make his first victory at Riviera.
Who joined the Millionaire Club?
Adam Scott’s solo fourth with a final-round 63 earned him $1 million, making him the 18th player on Tour this year to reach that figure this season.
Also joining the club were McIlroy and Kitiyama (tie for second, $1.8 million) and Tommy Fleetwood (tie for seventh, $603,200).
Last season at this time, there were 20 players who had passed $1 million in earnings.
Bridgeman can add to his lead at Cognizant
Bridgeman, who leads Morikawa by $991,533, can put more distance on him and the rest of the pack at the Cognizant Classic, which begins on Feb. 26 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens and carries a total purse of $9.6 million and $1,728,000 for the winner.
Bridgeman is one of only four players among the top 30 on the money list in the field. The next-highest player is No. 9 Ryan Gerard ($1,994,828), No. 18 Scott ($1,169,222) and No. 21 Patrick Rodgers ($900,108).
That means Bridgeman will remain the money leader no matter what happens, even if he misses the cut and Gerard wins, since Gerard is $3.2 million behind him. That will mark the first time this season a player has stayed atop the money list for two weeks in a row. There have been five leaders in six tournaments.
PGA Tour money leaders
Through the Genesis Invitational
- 1. Jacob Bridgeman $5,216,960
- 2. Collin Morikawa $4,225,472
- 3. Chris Gotterup $3,576,375
- 4. Scottie Scheffler $3,388,180
- 5. Min Woo Lee $2,277,048
- 6. Jake Knapp $2,166,475
- 7. Rory McIlroy $2,142,750
- 8. Hideki Matsuyama $2,053,970
- 9. Ryan Gerard $1,994,828
- 10. Kurt Kitayama $1,963,092
- 11. Sepp Straka $1,934,220
- 12. Si Woo Kim $1,874,755
- 13. Justin Rose $1,806,375
- 14. Pierceson Coody $1,617,698
- 15. Ryo Hisatsune $1,573,176
- 16. Tommy Fleetwood $1,480,700
- 17. Akshay Bhatia $1,448,680
- 18. Adam Scott $1,169,222
- 19. Sahith Theegala $987,668
- 20. Matt McCarty $982,663
- 21. Patrick Rodgers $900,108
- 22. Aldrich Potgieter $878,250
- 23. Xander Schauffele $872,280
- 24. Ryan Fox $847,520
- 25. Sam Stevens $835,978
- 26. Matt Fitzpatrick $821,488
- 27. Jason Day $820,160
- 28. Robert MacIntyre $786,475
- 29. Cameron Young $771,920
- 30. Sam Burns $747,918
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Who's leading PGA Tour money list after the second Signature event in a row?
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