There was only one major change in position on the PGA Tour money list after the CJ Cup Byron Nelson May 1-4.
Winner Scottie Scheffler, with a $1,782,000 first-place check, moved from seventh to third on the money list and has $6,711,197 to close in on second-place Justin Thomas, who did not play at TPC Craig Ranch.
Rory McIlroy still reigns supreme on top of the cash pile with more than $13 million, and he can put some distance on Thomas and Scheffler at this week’s Truist Championship, a PGA Tour Signature Event with a total purse of $20 million ($3.6 million for the winner).
A week later will be the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, the season’s second major championship. Last year’s purse was $18.5 million, which means at least $38.5 million is up for grabs if the PGA of America keeps the same payout.
Only one other player among the top 30 on the money list entering the CJ Cup was Sungjae Im. He tied for 33rd but remained right where he started, in 15th place.
No other players in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson cracked the top 30.
PGA Tour money list
(Through CJ Cup Byron Nelson)
1. Rory McIlroy $13,326,650 2. Justin Thomas $6,920,663 3. Scottie Scheffler $6,711,197 4. Russell Henley $6,223,775 5. Collin Morikawa $5,939,464 6. Ludvig Åberg $5,704,223 7. Andrew Novak $5,587,605 8. Maverick McNealy $4,808,051 9. J.J. Spaun $4,698,535 10. Hideki Matsuyama $4,674,913 11. Sepp Straka $4,628,709 12. Corey Conners $4,201,631 13. Justin Rose $4,119,619 14. Shane Lowry $3,983,758 15. Sungjae Im $3,574,300 16. Brian Harman $3,413,200 17. Daniel Berger $3,268,816 18. Tom Hoge $3,258,797 19. Lucas Glover $3,075,113 20. Michael Kim $2,988,673 21. Thomas Detry $2,885,990 22. Nick Taylor $2,848,556 23. Tommy Fleetwood $2,794,188 24. Min Woo Lee $2,754,836 25. Ben Griffin $2,698,090 26. Harris English $2,673,954 27. Patrick Cantlay $2,665,380 28. Akshay Bhatia $2,556,137 29. Sam Stevens $2,439,139 30. Viktor Hovland $2,396,023
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour money list: Scottie Scheffler chasing Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas
