Brandel Chamblee On The Augusta Golf Show
Brandel Chamblee wrapped up a busy four weeks by appearing on my golf show last weekend.
We had a wide-ranging discussion involving Scottie Scheffler’s win at the MASTERS. The chances of Rory winning here one day and a quick preview of the upcoming PGA Championship in a couple of weeks.
Brandel Chamblee’s New Gig
Speaking of major championships, it was also announced earlier this week that Brandel will join the team of NBC/GOLF CHANNEL announcers calling the action at the US Open in Pinehurst next month. Brandel will team with Dan Hicks as one of six teams calling the action.
Brandel Chamblee’s Playing Career
For those that don’t remember, Brandel did play on the PGA Tour beginning back in 1985 and has one PGA Tour victory. For seven straight years he was among the top 100 money winners on tour.
He lost his PGA Tour card back in 2003 and has since worked as the lead studio analyst for GOLF CHANNEL and for it’s “Live From” coverage of the major championships.
He did dip his playing toe back in the waters, briefly, on the PGA Tour Champions Tour back in 2018.
Brandel is married to Bailey (Mosier) Chamblee, and they live in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Brandel has been on the show numerous times over the years.
Here’s the conversation I had with GOLF CHANNEL’S Brandel Chamblee:
How Much Masters Prize Money Every Golfer Made in 2024
Scottie Scheffler is walking away from the Masters with the biggest winners’ check ever, but how much Masters prize money did everyone make in the tournament this year?
Scheffler’s 11-under four-shot win over Ludvig Aberg gives him $3.6 million of the $20 million prize pool this time around.
Last year, Jon Rahm earned $360,000 less than this year’s winner, as golf starts to contend with the massive prize (and pay) pools in LIV Golf.
Top Masters Prize Money Winners
Both of the top golfers had huge paydays this year. Aberg will take home more than the winners from 2015 and 2016, for example.
Before the 2024 Masters even started, something about “Scottie Scheffler Masters Champion” just felt right.
He’s been the best golfer in the world for a while now, and even though Rahm won it last year, you could make a reasonable case that the 2022 winner Scheffler felt more inevitable.
And so it was all about Scottie Scheffler. The most consistent golfer in the world right now did just that over four rounds at Augusta National.
And that led to a flip of last year’s Butler Cabin Green Jacket ceremony. Last year Scheffler put it on Rahm. This year Rahm had to put it on Scottie.
Now he can safely get home to his pregnant wife, with a second Green Jacket to wrap his new baby in when they get here.
1. Scottie Scheffler - $3.6 million
T3. Tommy Fleetwood - $1,040,000
T3. Collin Morikawa - $1,040,000
T6. Cameron Smith - $695,000
T6. Bryson DeChambeau - $695,000
8. Xander Schauffele - $620,000
T9. Will Zalatoris - $540,000
70-77-72-69 288 Even
T9. Tyrrell Hatton - $540,000
T9. Cameron Young - $540,000
T12. Matthieu Pavon - $405,000
70-73-74-72 289 +1
T12. Patrick Reed - $405,000
T12. Adam Schenk - $405,000
T12. Cam Davis - $405,000
T16. Sepp Straka - $310,000
73-71-74-72 290 +2
T16. Chris Kirk - $310,000
T16. Byeong Hun An - $310,000
T16. Nicolai Hojgaard - $310,000
T20. Taylor Moore - $250,000
T20. Lucas Glover - $250,000
T22. Keegan Bradley - $175,500
T22. Harris English - $175,500
T22. Adam Scott - $175,500
T22. Rory McIlroy - $175,500
T22. Matthew Fitzpatrick - $175,500
T22. Patrick Cantlay - $175,500
T30. Tom Kim - $124,200
72-78-77-66 293 +5
T30. Si Woo Kim - $124,200
T30. J.T. Poston - $124,200
75-74-74-70 293 +5
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 13: J.T. Poston of the United States plays his shot from the bunker on the seventh hole during the third round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
T35. Kurt Kitayama - $103,000
71-73-82-68 294 +6
T35. Camilo Villegas - $103,000
T35. Akshay Bhatia - $103,000
T38. Russell Henley - $86,000
T38. Corey Conners - $86,000
70-76-76-73 295 +7
T38. Luke List - $86,000
T43. Phil Mickelson - $72,000
T43. Shane Lowry - $72,000
73-74-75-74 296 +8
T45. Denny McCarthy - $57,200
74-74-79-70 297 +9
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 13: Denny McCarthy of the United States reacts to his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
T45. Jose Maria Olazabal - $57,200
77-73-75-72 297 +9
T45. Brooks Koepka - $57,200
73-73-76-75 297 +9
T45. Sahith Theegala - $57,200
51. Grayson Murray - $49,200
T53. (a) Neal Shipley - $0
71-76-80-73 300 +12 (Amateurs are not eligible for prize money)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 13: Amateur Neal Shipley of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
T55. Jake Knapp - $44,400
74-76-78-73 301 +13
T55. Erik Van Rooyen - $44,400
71-76-78-76 301 +13
T55. Tony Finau - $44,400
T58. Vijay Singh - $41,400
75-73-82-72 302 +14
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 13: Vijay Singh of Fiji plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
T58. Thorbjorn Olesen - $41,400
71-79-77-75 302 +14
60. Tiger Woods - $39,600