Talor Gooch finished -22 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 35% of the $3,694,879 he earned that season.
How the 2021 The RSM Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2021 The RSM Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talor Gooch | USA | -22 | $1,188,000 | $1,296,000 +9% |
| 2 | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | -19 | $719,400 | $784,800 +9% |
| 3 | Sebastián Muñoz | Colombia | -18 | $455,400 | $496,800 +9% |
| T4 | Cameron Smith | Australia | -15 | $297,000 | $288,000 |
| T4 | Séamus Power | Ireland | -15 | $297,000 | $288,000 |
| T4 | Tom Hoge | USA | -15 | $297,000 | $288,000 |
| T4 | Tyler McCumber | USA | -15 | $297,000 | $288,000 |
| T8 | Taylor Moore | USA | -14 | $217,800 | |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | USA | -14 | $217,800 | |
| T10 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -13 | $173,250 | $189,000 |
| T10 | Luke List | USA | -13 | $173,250 | $189,000 |
| T12 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | -12 | $140,250 | $147,600 |
| T12 | John Huh | USA | -12 | $140,250 | $147,600 |
| T12 | Justin Rose | England | -12 | $140,250 | $147,600 |
| T12 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -12 | $140,250 | $147,600 |
| T16 | Aaron Rai | England | -11 | $106,200 | |
| T16 | Adam Long | USA | -11 | $106,200 | |
| T16 | Charles Howell III | USA | -11 | $106,200 | |
| T16 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -11 | $106,200 | |
| T16 | Max McGreevy | USA | -11 | $106,200 | |
| T16 | Zach Johnson | USA | -11 | $106,200 | |
| T22 | Corey Conners | Canada | -10 | $72,360 | |
| T22 | Matthias Schwab | Austria | -10 | $72,360 | |
| T22 | Russell Henley | USA | -10 | $72,360 | |
| T22 | Troy Merritt | USA | -10 | $72,360 | |
| T26 | Andrew Novak | USA | -9 | $55,800 | |
| T26 | Chez Reavie | USA | -9 | $55,800 | |
| T26 | Taylor Pendrith | Canada | -9 | $55,800 | |
| T29 | Cameron Young | USA | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | David Skinns | England | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | Matt NeSmith | USA | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | Michael Gligic | Canada | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | Mito Pereira | Chile | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | Scott Stallings | USA | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T29 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -8 | $44,190 | |
| T37 | Adam Scott | Australia | -7 | $28,710 | $34,200 |
| T37 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -7 | $28,710 | $34,200 |
| T37 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -7 | $28,710 | $34,200 |
| T40 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T40 | Brian Gay | USA | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T40 | Doug Ghim | USA | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T40 | Joshua Creel | USA | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T40 | Lanto Griffin | USA | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T40 | Peter Malnati | USA | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T40 | Russell Knox | Scotland | -6 | $27,000 | |
| T47 | Bill Haas | USA | -5 | $19,728 | |
| T47 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -5 | $19,728 | |
| T47 | Jim Herman | USA | -5 | $19,728 | |
| T47 | Mickey DeMorat | USA | -5 | $19,728 | |
| T51 | Adam Hadwin | Canada | -4 | $17,304 | |
| T51 | Brendan Steele | USA | -4 | $17,304 | |
| T51 | Dylan Wu | USA | -4 | $17,304 | |
| T51 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -4 | $17,304 | |
| T51 | Nate Lashley | USA | -4 | $17,304 | |
| T51 | William McGirt | USA | -4 | $17,304 | |
| T57 | Lee Hodges | USA | -3 | $15,180 | $16,416 |
| T57 | Michael Thompson | USA | -3 | $15,180 | $16,416 |
| T57 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | -3 | $15,180 | $16,416 |
| T57 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -3 | $15,180 | $16,416 |
| T61 | Brian Harman | USA | -2 | $15,984 | |
| T61 | Roger Sloan | Canada | -2 | $15,984 | |
| T63 | Jared Wolfe | USA | -1 | $14,388 | $15,552 |
| T63 | Nick Hardy | USA | -1 | $14,388 | $15,552 |
| T63 | Sung Kang | South Korea | -1 | $14,388 | $15,552 |
| T63 | Vince Whaley | USA | -1 | $14,388 | $15,552 |
| 67 | Matt Wallace | England | E | $15,192 | |
| 68 | Davis Love III | USA | +1 | $15,048 | |
| 69 | Kyle Stanley | USA | +2 | $14,904 | |
| T70 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand | +3 | $14,688 | |
| T70 | Scott Piercy | USA | +3 | $14,688 | |
| MC | Adam Svensson | Canada | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Noren | Sweden | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Smalley | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Landry | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Putnam | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Anirban Lahiri | India | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Austin Cook | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Kohles | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Branden Grace | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brandon Hagy | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandon Wu | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Drewitt | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Stuard | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brice Garnett | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Callum Tarren | England | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Cam Davis | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Yuan | China | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Ramey | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chesson Hadley | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Kirk | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Thompson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Lipsky | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Riley | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Thompson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dawie van der Walt | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Doc Redman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greyson Sigg | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Lebioda | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Harris English | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Harry Higgs | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hayden Buckley | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Norlander | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hudson Swafford | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Day | Australia | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joaquín Niemann | Chile | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Joseph Bramlett | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Griffin | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | J.T. Poston | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Lower | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Keegan Bradley | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Kraft | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Tway | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Yu | Chinese Taipei | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kramer Hickok | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kurt Kitayama | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Wilshire | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ludvig Åberg | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Trainer | France | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Max Homa | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patton Kizzire | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Barjon | France | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Uihlein | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Richy Werenski | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Streb | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +68 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Armour | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Sahith Theegala | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Ryder | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sepp Straka | Austria | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Seth Reeves | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephan Jaeger | Germany | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Trey Mullinax | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Duncan | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -1 | $0 |
The RSM Classic winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2021 The RSM Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2021 The RSM Classic get?
Talor Gooch won $1,296,000 from a $7,200,000 purse.
What was the 2021 The RSM Classic purse?
$7,200,000.
How much did last place get at the 2021 The RSM Classic?
The smallest check was $14,688, to Scott Piercy (T70).
How many players made the cut at the 2021 The RSM Classic?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 85 players missed it.