RBC Heritage playoff duo Justin Thomas, Andrew Novak make big moves up the PGA Tour money list.
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Winning a Signature event – and his first PGA Tour title in nearly three years – put Justin Thomas back in the conversation in chasing Rory McIlroy for the lead on the Tour money list.
Thomas earned $3.6 million for his playoff victory over Andrew Novak on April 20 in the RBC Heritage, at the Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C. He jumped from 13th on the money list to second but is still about halfway to McIlroy’s total of $13,257,558.
McIlroyhaswonThePlayers,theMastersandtheAT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,worthnearly$12.5millionofthattotal. HewilltrytoaddmoretohistotalthisweekwhenheandShaneLowrywillteamuptodefendtheirtitleintheZurichClassic,theTour’sonlyregular-seasonteamevent,atTPCLouisiana.
WhoelsemoveduponPGATourmoneylist? Novakmade$2.16millionforfinishingsecondtoThomasandvaulted18spotsfrom29thto11th,andpassed$4millionfortheseason.Novakhaseasilypassedhispreviouscareerhighinearnings.
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