Well, Well, Well, the Wells Fargo Championship is back in Quail Hollow, and this year, it’s one of the PGA Tour’s designated events. It will feature a highly competitive field fighting for a boosted $20 million prize purse. Not bad considering Wells Fargo’s stock price has plummeted nearly 15% over the past six months in the midst of a global banking crisis. One has to wonder if they shouldn’t hold onto that money for the inevitable C-level bailouts. But lucky for us, they love wasting money on golf just as much as we do!
The Story with Rory
Speaking of wasting money, the PGA Tour’s version of too-big-to-fail, Rory McIlroy, has seen his own stock plummet in recent weeks. He’s missed two cuts and infamously withdrew from the RBC Heritage in a move that cost him $3 million (or approximately 721,154 Bridgestone RXS golf balls). McIlroy does not have a pre-tournament interview scheduled for this week, and he’s been somewhat cagey about his withdrawal, stating it was for the sake of his “mental and emotional well-being.”
All that being said, The Wells Fargo Championship represents the ultimate get right spot for the three-time FedEx Cup Champion. McIlroy clearly feels right at home on this course. He’s won there three times, and even notched his first career victory at Quail Hollow in 2010. Perhaps more important, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler, current world number one and two respectively, won’t be around to spoil his homecoming. But let’s find out who might.
The Spoilers
Being a fairly long par 71 golf course, Quail Hollow tends to pay off the bombers. While Patrick Cantlay may find himself answering questions about pace of play this week, no one will question his ability to gain shots off the tee. Viktor Hovland is another guy on that list who appears to be gaining steam in betting markets headed into this week. Max Homa has won this event twice (once at Quail Hollow), but he appears to be slouching toward North Carolina this time around, even admitting that he doesn’t love golf anymore. How sad!
Oh well. We’re pretty sure a piece of that $20 million purse would put a smile on Max’s face. After all, there’s nothing better than a good old fashioned bank run!
Wells Fargo 2023 Payouts
| Rank | Bank |
| 1 | $3,600,000 |
| 2 | $2,180,000 |
| 3 | $1,380,000 |
| 4 | $980,000 |
| 5 | $820,000 |
| 6 | $725,000 |
| 7 | $675,000 |
| 8 | $625,000 |
| 9 | $585,000 |
| 10 | $545,000 |
| 11 | $505,000 |
| 12 | $465,000 |
| 13 | $425,000 |
| 14 | $385,000 |
| 15 | $365,000 |
| 16 | $345,000 |
| 17 | $325,000 |
| 18 | $305,000 |
| 19 | $285,000 |
| 20 | $265,000 |
| 21 | $245,000 |
| 22 | $225,000 |
| 23 | $209,000 |
| 24 | $193,000 |
| 25 | $177,000 |
| 26 | $161,000 |
| 27 | $155,000 |
| 28 | $149,000 |
| 29 | $143,000 |
| 30 | $137,000 |
| 31 | $131,000 |
| 32 | $125,000 |
| 33 | $119,000 |
| 34 | $114,000 |
| 35 | $109,000 |
| 36 | $104,000 |
| 37 | $99,000 |
| 38 | $95,000 |
| 39 | $91,000 |
| 40 | $87,000 |
| 41 | $83,000 |
| 42 | $79,000 |
| 43 | $75,000 |
| 44 | $71,000 |
| 45 | $67,000 |
| 46 | $63,000 |
| 47 | $59,000 |
| 48 | $55,800 |
| 49 | $53,000 |
| 50 | $51,400 |
| 51 | $50,200 |
| 52 | $49,000 |
| 53 | $48,200 |
| 54 | $47,400 |
| 55 | $47,000 |
| 56 | $46,600 |
| 57 | $46,200 |
| 58 | $45,800 |
| 59 | $45,400 |
| 60 | $45,000 |
| 61 | $44,600 |
| 62 | $44,200 |
| 63 | $43,800 |
| 64 | $43,400 |
| 65 | $43,000 |