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.