Rocket Classic prize money 2026: How much Michael Thorbjornsen, others won
Rocket Classic prize money 2026: Check out how much Michael Thorbjornsen earned after capturing his first PGA Tour title at Detroit Golf Club.
Michael Thorbjornsen captured his first PGA Tour title at the Rocket Classic.
The 24-year-old went round Detroit Golf Club on Sunday in a bogey-free 7-under par 63.
His 72-hole total of 18-under saw him win by two strokes from Xander Schauffele.
The 54-hole leader, Davis Riley, finished in solo third after he went backwards on the final day.
Rasmus Hojgaard, Hideki Matusyama, Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler and Patrick Cantlay were among those to finish inside the top 10.
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Position | Player Name | Score |
1 | Michael Thorbjornsen | -18 |
2 | Xander Schauffele | -16 |
3 | Davis Riley | -15 |
4 | Rasmus Hoejgaard | -14 |
5 | Matt Wallace | -13 |
5 | Kristoffer Ventura | -13 |
5 | Hideki Matsuyama | -13 |
8 | Cameron Young | -12 |
8 | Davis Thompson | -12 |
8 | Chris Kirk | -12 |
8 | Michael Kim | -12 |
8 | Ryan Gerard | -12 |
8 | Rickie Fowler | -12 |
8 | Patrick Cantlay | -12 |
15 | Sung-Jae Im | -11 |
15 | Rico Hoey | -11 |
15 | Doug Ghim | -11 |
15 | Michael Brennan | -11 |
15 | Keegan Bradley | -11 |
20 | Keita Nakajima | -10 |
20 | Russell Henley | -10 |
20 | Corey Conners | -10 |
20 | Luke Clanton | -10 |
20 | Ricky Castillo | -10 |
20 | Chandler Blanchet | -10 |
26 | Ben Kohles | -9 |
26 | Kevin Roy | -9 |
26 | Mac Meissner | -9 |
26 | Stephan Jaeger | -9 |
26 | Jacob Bridgeman | -9 |
31 | Chun-An Yu | -8 |
31 | Jordan Spieth | -8 |
31 | Brandt Snedeker | -8 |
31 | Jordan Smith | -8 |
31 | David Lipsky | -8 |
31 | Jackson Koivun | -8 |
31 | Emiliano Grillo | -8 |
38 | Justin Lower | -7 |
38 | Thorbjoern Olesen | -7 |
38 | Ben James | -7 |
38 | Austin Eckroat | -7 |
42 | Hank Lebioda | -6 |
42 | Si-Woo Kim | -6 |
42 | Joe Highsmith | -6 |
45 | Gordon Sargent | -5 |
45 | Adrien Saddier | -5 |
45 | Marco Penge | -5 |
45 | Beau Hossler | -5 |
45 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -5 |
50 | Zachary Blair | -4 |
50 | Jackson Suber | -4 |
50 | J. J. Spaun | -4 |
50 | Neal Shipley | -4 |
50 | Adam Schenk | -4 |
50 | Matt McCarty | -4 |
50 | Matt Kuchar | -4 |
50 | Ryo Hisatsune | -4 |
50 | Max Greyserman | -4 |
50 | Patrick Fishburn | -4 |
60 | Johnny Keefer | -3 |
61 | Nick Taylor | -2 |
61 | Mark Hubbard | -2 |
61 | Nicolai Hoejgaard | -2 |
61 | Brian Campbell | -2 |
65 | Dylan Wu | -1 |
65 | Karl Vilips | -1 |
65 | Zecheng Dou | -1 |
68 | William Mouw | E |
68 | Peter Malnati | E |
70 | Adam Svensson | +1 |
71 | Tony Finau | +2 |
71 | Harris English | +2 |
73 | Marcelo Rozo | +6 |
Victory for Thorbjornsen came with a number of perks.
For one, he secured a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
He received a much-needed boost in the FedEx Cup standings to comfortably reach the play-offs and an invite to the 2027 Masters Tournament.
Thorbjornsen also scooped a fair share of prize money. The final edition of the Rocket Classic carried a $10m purse.
That meant the youngster walked away with a cheque for $1.8m.
GolfMagic has lised all of the payout information below.
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Finish | Player name | Earnings |
1 | Michael Thorbjornsen | $1,800,000 |
2 | Xander Schauffele | $1,090,000 |
3 | Davis Riley | $690,000 |
4 | Rasmus Hojgaard | $490,000 |
T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | $370,000 |
T5 | Matt Wallace | $370,000 |
T5 | Kristoffer Ventura | $370,000 |
T8 | Davis Thompson | $252,500 |
T8 | Ryan Gerard | $252,500 |
T8 | Patrick Cantlay | $252,500 |
T8 | Michael Kim | $252,500 |
T8 | Chris Kirk | $252,500 |
T8 | Rickie Fowler | $252,500 |
T8 | Cameron Young | $252,500 |
T15 | Sungjae Im | $162,500 |
T15 | Keegan Bradley | $162,500 |
T15 | Doug Ghim | $162,500 |
T15 | Rico Hoey | $162,500 |
T15 | Michael Brennan | $162,500 |
T20 | Chandler Blanchet | $109,500 |
T20 | Corey Conners | $109,500 |
T20 | Keita Nakajima | $109,500 |
T20 | Ricky Castillo | $109,500 |
T20 | Russell Henley | $109,500 |
T20 | Luke Clanton | $109,500 |
T26 | Ben Kohles | $74,500 |
T26 | Jacob Bridgeman | $74,500 |
T26 | Mac Meissner | $74,500 |
T26 | Kevin Roy | $74,500 |
T26 | Stephan Jaeger | $74,500 |
T31 | Jordan Spieth | $57,214 |
T31 | Jackson Koivun | $57,214 |
T31 | Jordan Smith | $57,214 |
T31 | Brandt Snedeker | $57,214 |
T31 | Emiliano Grillo | $57,214 |
T31 | Kevin Yu | $57,214 |
T31 | David Lipsky | $57,214 |
T38 | Thorbjørn Olesen | $44,500 |
T38 | Austin Eckroat | $44,500 |
T38 | Ben James | $44,500 |
T38 | Justin Lower | $44,500 |
T42 | Hank Lebioda | $37,500 |
T42 | Joe Highsmith | $37,500 |
T42 | Si Woo Kim | $37,500 |
T45 | Beau Hossler | $29,780 |
T45 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | $29,780 |
T45 | Gordon Sargent | $29,780 |
T45 | Marco Penge | $29,780 |
T45 | Adrien Saddier | $29,780 |
T50 | Ryo Hisatsune | $23,860 |
T50 | Matt McCarty | $23,860 |
T50 | Jackson Suber | $23,860 |
T50 | Matt Kuchar | $23,860 |
T50 | Zac Blair | $23,860 |
T50 | Neal Shipley | $23,860 |
T50 | Max Greyserman | $23,860 |
T50 | Adam Schenk | $23,860 |
T50 | J.J. Spaun | $23,860 |
T50 | Patrick Fishburn | $23,860 |
60 | Johnny Keefer | $22,500 |
T61 | Mark Hubbard | $22,000 |
T61 | Brian Campbell | $22,000 |
T61 | Nick Taylor | $22,000 |
T61 | Nicolai Højgaard | $22,000 |
T65 | Dylan Wu | $21,300 |
T65 | Karl Vilips | $21,300 |
T65 | Zecheng Dou | $21,300 |
T68 | William Mouw | $20,800 |
T68 | Peter Malnati | $20,800 |
70 | Adam Svensson | $20,500 |
T71 | Harris English | $20,200 |
T71 | Tony Finau | $20,200 |
73 | Marcelo Rozo | $19,900 |
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