Koepka pocketed two million dollars without playing

Ending the Wyndham Championship event on August 4, the world's number one golfer received an additional $ 2 million in prize money from the PGA Tour even though he did not make the tournament.

This is the bonus for being the number one FedEx Cup score that Koepka held after the end of the main season of the PGA Tour (not including three FedEx Cup playoffs). For this season, the top 10 best golfers of the season will share a $ 10 million bonus fund.

Rory McIlroy in second place earned $ 1.5 million, while Matt Kuchar came in third with 1.2 million. The next shared names were Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson, Paul Casey, Webb Simpson, and Jon Rahm.

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The most interesting case belongs to Webb Simpson. Thanks to being at the second at the Wyndham Championship, with many golfers did not play, the 33-year-old has climbed from No. 13 to No. 9 in FedEx Cup score. This achievement helped him pocket an additional $ 550,000 from the PGA Tour. Along with a $ 670,000 prize for runner-up at Wyndham Championship, Simpson received a total of $ 1.22 million - more than James Poston's championship prize (1.11 million).

"Honestly, the bonus is not my goal," Simpson said. "I have left far away in the third round, but then came very close to the championship on the last day. I played very well but did not win the champion. That's what haunts my mind."

Wyndham Championship is the second consecutive event Simpson finished second. He was previously behind Koepka at WGC-FedEx St.Jude with a three-stroke gap. In June, North Carolina golfer also ranked second in the Canadian Open. This season, Simpson entered the top 3 at four events but could not yet have the sixth PGA Tour title. His closest championship is The Players Championship 2018.