Valero Texas Open payout distribution 2024: Prize money, purse

The 2024 Valero Texas Open is always a fun stop on the PGA Tour, largely because of where it falls on the golf calendar. It has been the final event before The Masters for years now, but the 2024 tournament at TPC San Antonio offered one of the better fields we've seen in some time with players trying to play into form for Augusta National -- and one man at the top at the event trying to play his way in.

Young Akshay Bhatia blitzed the field at the Valero Texas Open in the first round with a scalding 9-under 63 to give him a three-shot lead. Many wondered if he would fall back, but he only added to his lead with back-to-back two-under rounds, giving him a two-stroke advantage heading into the final round and with the majority of the chase back six or seven strokes off of the pace. Denny McCarthy was the closest challenger with guys like Hideki Matsuyama, Ludvig Åberg and Russell Henley a bit farther behind.

Bhatia would get not only a nice Valero Texas Open payout for winning, but would also earn a spot in The Masters with a win, as would several of the possible winners not already qualified. But again, there is also good money on the line this week, so let's take a look at the Valero Texas Open payout distribution and everything to know about the purse and prize money this week on the PGA Tour.

Valero Texas Open purse 2024: Winner's prize money, total purse

The winner of the 2024 Valero Texas Open will receive $1.656 million in prize money. This comes out to being 18 percent -- the general standard on the PGA Tour -- of the $9.2 million purse on the line this week at TPC San Antonio. It will obviously pale in comparison to the money on the line at Augusta National next week, but it's still a nice payday that also comes with the 500 FedEx Cup points in the season-long race and, as mentioned, and invite to The Masters if not already previously qualified.

Valero Texas Open payout distribution by finishing position in 2024

Here's the full breakdown of the Valero Texas Open payouts with prize money from the winner all the way through the 82nd and final player on the leaderboard who made the cut this week.

While either vying for a way into The Masters or simply getting into good form before that trip is the goal of many players, it's still a nice bit of prize money on the line at the top of the leaderboard. Both the winner and runner-up see seven figures coming their way at the Valero Texas Open while all of the Top 22 finishers will receive at least six figures in prize money.