Akshay Bhatia is looking to punch his ticket to the Masters.
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Akshay Bhatia had one goal on his mind Sunday: qualify for his first Masters.
Outside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings and having only won an opposite-field PGA Tour event last summer, Bhatia came to the Valero Texas Open needing a one to earn a trip to the Masters.
“If I win, that’s great. I mean, it gets me closer to my goal,” Bhatia said Saturday night as he sat on a four-stroke lead. “Yeah, it doesn’t mean the world to me. I didn’t grow up playing on the PGA TOUR necessarily to win just PGA TOUR events, I grew up playing and dreaming of winning majors. That’s kind of my main focus for the years to come.”
On Masters eve, all this pro wants is to punch his ticket to Augusta
He’d become the sixth player in the last seven years to win the final event before the Masters to qualify.
Of course, he’d also get a few other perks for winning this week. He’d not only earn an invite to the Masters, but next month’s PGA Championship as well. He’d secure his status on the PGA Tour through the 2026 season too.
In addition to all of those things, he’d also take home a boatload of cash. To be exact, $1.656 million.
With that, keep reading below fore a complete list of the 2024 Valero Texas Open payouts for all 82 players who made the cut. The total purse is $9.2 million.
How much every player made at the 2024 Valero Texas Open
(This post will be updated upon conclusion of the tournament)
Win: $1.656 million
2: $1.0028 million
3: $634,800
4: $450,800
5: $377,200
6: $333,500
7: $310,500
8: $287,500
9: $269,100
10: $250,700
11: $232,300
12: $213,900
13: $195,500
14: $177,100
15: $167,900
16: $158,700
17: $149,500
18: $140,300
19: $131,100
20: $121,900
21: $112,700
22: $103,500
23: $96,140
24: $88,780
25: $81,420
26: $74,060
27: $71,300
28: $68,540
29: $65,780
30: $63,020
31: $60,260
32: $57,500
33: $54,740
34: $52,440
35: $50,140
36: $47,840
37: $45,540
38: $43,700
39: $41,860
40: $40,020
41: $38,180
42: $36,340
43: $34,500
44: $32,600
45: $30,820
46: $28,980
47: $27,140
48: $25,668
49: $24,380
50: $23,644
51: $23,092
52: $22,540
53: $22,172
54: $21,804
55: $21,620
56: $21,436
57: $21,252
58: $21,068
59: $20,884
60: $20,700
61: $20,516
62: $20,332
63: $20,148
64: $19,964
65: $19,780
66: $19,596
67: $19,412
68: $19,228
69: $19,044
70: $18,860
71: $18,676
72: $18,492
73: $18,308
74: $18,124
75: $19,940
76: $17,756
77: $17,572
78: $17,388
79: $17,204
80: $17,020
