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It’s Mexico Open at Vidanta week on the PGA Tour, and we’ve got one of the most top-heavy fields you’ll ever find in professional golf. World No. 1 Jon Rahm is a massive +250 favorite to win his second straight title at Vidanta Vallarta, and that’s partly because Tony Finau is the only other player in the field ranked higher than 68th in the Official World Golf Ranking. Only nine of the top 100 players in the OWGR have traveled south of the border to tee it up this week.

So, why is it such a weak field? Well, that might make sense when you see the amount of money up for grabs this weekend.

Let’s check out the 2023 Mexico Open purse and see how much money the winner will take home.

The winner of the 2023 Mexico Open will bank $1.386 million

A pin flag is shown during the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
A pin flag is shown during the pro-am prior to the Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta | Hector Vivas/Getty Images

With the new elevated event schedule on the PGA Tour, players have gotten used to multimillion-dollar paydays nearly every week. These designated events have featured purses of $20 million or higher, and the winners are going home with more than $3 million.

It’s a great development for the PGA Tour, don’t get me wrong, but it makes the tournaments that didn’t make the cut that much less entertaining. The 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta, which isn’t an elevated event, is feeling the effects with only two players in the field ranked 67th or better in the world.

Most of the top players in the OWGR have skipped this tournament because of the small purse. The 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta features a purse of just $7.7 million, and the winner will take home $1,386,000 on Sunday afternoon.

2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta purse and payouts

2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta purse: $7.7 million

Finishing PositionPayout
Winner$1,386,000
2$839,300
3$531,300
4$377,300
5$315,700
6$279,125
7$259,875
8$240,625
9$225,225
10$209,825
11$194,425
12$179,025
13$163,625
14$148,225
15$140,525
16$132,825
17$125,125
18$117,425
19$109,725
20$102,025
21$94,325
22$86,625
23$80,465
24$74,305
25$68,145
26$61,985
27$59,675
28$57,365
29$55,055
30$52,745
31$50,435
32$48,125
33$45,815
34$43,890
35$41,965
36$40,040
37$38,115
38$36,575
39$35,035
40$33,495
41$31,955
42$30,415
43$28,875
44$27,335
45$25,795
46$24,255
47$22,715
48$21,483
49$20,405
50$19,789
51$19,327
52$18,865
53$18,557
54$18,249
55$18,095
56$17,941
57$17,787
58$17,633
59$17,479
60$17,325
61$17,171
62$17,017
63$16,863
64$16,709
65$16,555
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