American golfer lost 1 million USD because of negligence

With a bonus fund of 25 million USD for this year's tournament, The Players' original prize distribution structure for the championship is 4.5 million USD, in the top 5 finalists will certainly receive more than 1 million USD. If you are in the second half of the top 10, you will get at least $600,000.

Entering the final round, Montgomery did not have many chances to compete for the cup when he scored -7, and the top of the table at that time was -14. But on the 14th hole, the opportunity to receive millions of dollars opened up for him thanks to birdie to go up to -10. On hole 15, despite bogey, Montgomery still has that ability.

However, on the 16th par5 hole, he missed again. This hole must be played through the lake and then need to avoid the water trap along the right, from the second half of the fairway to the end of the green. Montgomery from the second shot was on the same side of the trap. The ball was dry but it took him a total of seven shots to get the job done. The double bogey put him down to -7.

Going to the par3 17th hole with one of the hardest oasis greens in the world, Montgomery scored a quadruple bogey with seven shots, including two penalty strokes for two shots into the pool - the set and the chip.

The penultimate collapse "drowned" him to -3. This is also the final point when the American golfer kept par 18. About an hour later, The Players 2023 finished with the cup and $ 4.5 million in the hands of his 26-year-old compatriot Scottie Scheffler when he also scored par on the 18th hole. from a six-meter putt to set a -17 win.

Summarizing the prize, Montgomery received $ 75,000 for the T44 position. Considering his personal scoreboard, he would have finished T3 (-10) if he kept the par streak from hole 15 to 18. When he finished T3, Viktor Hovland and Tom Hoge received $ 1.475 million. Hideki Matsuyama received $ 1,025 million when he finished 5th with a score of -9. Next to Matsuyama are seven hands on T6 (-8), all with $736,607. Just below T6 is T13 (-7) with a bonus of $447,916.

Montgomery has been playing professional golf since 2017, and is currently a PGA Tour rookie with positive results. Before The Players last, he went through 13 tournaments with four times in the top 10 and was only eliminated twice.