What’s the PGA Tour money list look like after the Cognizant Classic?
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ThetopfourPGATourmoneyleadersandnineofthetop-11werenotinthefieldfortheCognizantClassicatPGANational.Asaresult,therewasn’tmuchfluctuationatthetop.
ButtheplayersonthefirstpageoftheCognizantleaderboardshotdozensofspotsupthemoneylist,ledbywinnerJoeHighsmith,whowentfrom129thto14thwithhisfirstPGATourtitle.
Highsmithearned$1,656,000tonearlymultiplyhisbankrollenteringtheweekofthetournamentbyten.Henowhas$1,774,406.
Alsoimprovingtheirpositionwerethetwoplayerswhotiedforsecond,J.J.SpaunandJacobBridgeman.Spaunjumpedfrom36thto15thandBridgemanwentfrom128thto39th.Bothpickedupchecksfor$818,800andSpaunjoinedHighsmithinpassingthe$1millionmarkfortheseason.
ThreenewPGATourmillionairesHighsmith,SpaunandBenGriffin(tieforfourth,$414,000)swelledthelistofplayerswhohaveearned$1millionormoreonthecourseto34.
Therewillbemuchmorevolatilityonthemoneyinthenexttwoweeks.Bankonit,sotospeak.
JoeHighsmithhitshisteeshotonthe17thholeduringthefinalroundo
