Mexico Open at Vidanta payout distribution 2024: Prize money, purse

Coming into the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, the field was the biggest talking point. Defending champion Tony Finau was by far the best player teeing it up on the PGA Tour this week and the rightful favorite. At the same time, though, it was an opportunity for lesser-known and lower-ranked players to try and make a statement to the golf world.

And indeed, that was the way things had shaped up coming into Sunday's final round. It was Jake Knapp who fired off two great rounds back-to-back on Friday and Saturday to go into the remaining 18 holes with a four-shot lead. His closest challenger, however, was the burly Sami Valimaki, also looking to make headway and try and get his first PGA Tour victory as well.

With Knapp falling back to the field early on Sunday, though, that opened the door for Valimaki and potentially others. But as always, they were playing for a substantial payout on the PGA Tour. So what did the prize money distribution look like from the Mexico Open purse? Let's take a look at the breakdown by finishing position.

Mexico Open purse 2024: Winner's prize money, total purse

The winner of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta will receive $1.458 million in prize money, a hefty share of the total $8.1 million purse this week. As a non-signature event for the 2024 season, this purse and the payouts at the Mexico Open pale in comparison to the likes of last week's Genesis Invitational and even the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a couple of weeks, but it's still a valuable opportunity in the FedEx Cup race and trying to qualify for signature events and major championships.

Mexico Open payout distribution by finishing position in 2024

Normally, we see the purse start to get really split up when it comes to the bottom of the standings. That's not the case this week, however, as only 65 players made the cut at the 2024 Mexico Open, giving us the standard payout distribution that was set out coming into the week.

Even if the prize money isn't going to wow anyone this week at Vidanta, the results are critical for the season-long race on the PGA Tour as guys like Valimaki are vying for entry into bigger events with bigger payouts. The success at the Mexico Open can go a long way to get to that point. And let's be honest, the payday still isn't too bad for a four-day week on the golf course.