Chris Gotterup won the Waste Management Phoenix Open 2026 on Sunday. The 26-year-old closed the final round with a flourish of five birdies in six holes to finish with a 7-under 64 at TPC Scottsdale. The Sony Open in Hawaii winner clinched his second PGA Tour victory of the season and bagged the winner’s paycheck of $1.73 million from the $9.6 million purse.
Gotterup made a late leap to take the one-shot advantage away from Hideki Matsuyama. He took on the Japanese star in a playoff and came out victorious. Following the win, the Oklahoma native fought back tears and said he’s “having such a good time playing right now.” Apart from the paycheck, the champion golfer also banked 500 FedExCup points.
Meanwhile, Matsuyama conceded loss while making his third playoff appearance at TPC Scottsdale. He’d had earlier recoded two wins at the event, beating Rickie Fowler and Webb Simpson in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Matsuyama banked $1,046,400 after finishing runnder-up in the contest.
It is pertinent to note that event favorite Scottie Scheffler finished T3 alongside likes of Akshay Bhatia, Michael Thorbjornsen, Nicolai Højgaard and Si Woo Kim. They returned with $439,680 each. Jake Knapp and Matt Fitzpatrick finished eighth and ninth to bank $300,000 and $280,800 respectively, while Viktor Hovland, Pierceson Coody and Ryo Hisatsune shared T10. They added $242,400 to their earnings.
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WM Phoenix Open 2026 prize money explored
Listed below is the complete prize money breakdown for the TPC Scottsdale event:
1: Chris Gotterup – $1,728,000
2: Hideki Matsuyama – $1,046,400
T3: Scottie Scheffler – $439,680
T3: Akshay Bhatia – $439,680
T3: Michael Thorbjornsen – $439,680
T3: Nicolai Højgaard – $439,680
T3: Si Woo Kim – $439,680
8: Jake Knapp – $300,000
9: Matt Fitzpatrick – $280,800
T10: Viktor Hovland – $242,400
T10: Pierceson Coody – $242,400
T10: Ryo Hisatsune – $242,400
T13: Zecheng Dou – $188,000
T13: Kevin Roy – $188,000
T13: Maverick McNealy – $188,000
T16: Daniel Berger – $160,800
T16: Jordan Smith – $160,800
T18: Jacob Bridgeman – $122,720
T18: Rickie Fowler – $122,720
T18: Mac Meissner – $122,720
T18: Michael Kim – $122,720
T18: Sepp Straka – $122,720
T18: Sahith Theegala – $122,720
T24: Rico Hoey – $82,320
T24: Kurt Kitayama – $82,320
T24: Ryan Fox – $82,320
T24: Rasmus Højgaard – $82,320
T28: Nick Taylor – $62,948
T28: Harris English – $62,948
T28: A.J. Ewart – $62,948
T28: Ben Griffin – $62,948
T28: Mackenzie Hughes – $62,948
T28: Stephan Jaeger – $62,948
T28: Min Woo Lee – $62,948
T35: J.T. Poston – $46,800
T35: Tom Kim – $46,800
T35: Wyndham Clark – $46,800
T35: Alex Smalley – $46,800
T35: Sam Stevens – $46,800
T35: John Parry – $46,800
T41: Xander Schauffele – $34,080
T41: Kristoffer Reitan – $34,080
T41: Sami Välimäki – $34,080
T41: Johnny Keefer – $34,080
T41: Keith Mitchell – $34,080
T41: Cameron Young – $34,080
T41: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen – $34,080
T48: S.T. Lee – $24,608
T48: Chad Ramey – $24,608
T48: Christo Lamprecht – $24,608
T48: Zach Bauchou – $24,608
T48: Max McGreevy – $24,608
T48: Michael Brennan – $24,608
T54: Collin Morikawa – $22,272
T54: Kensei Hirata – $22,272
T54: Joe Highsmith – $22,272
T54: S.H. Kim – $22,272
T54: Sudarshan Yellamaraju – $22,272
T54: Brian Campbell – $22,272
T60: Adrien Saddier – $21,312
T60: Takumi Kanaya – $21,312
T60: John VanDerLaan – $21,312
T60: Patrick Rodgers – $21,312
T64: Gary Woodland – $20,736
T64: Davis Thompson – $20,736
T66: Max Homa – $20,352
T66: Chandler Phillips – $20,352
T68: Neal Shipley – $19,872
T68: Hank Lebioda – $19,872
T68: Bud Cauley – $19,872
71: Keita Nakajima – $19,488
72: Patton Kizzire – $19,296
73: Cam Davis – $19,104
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