{"id":48453,"date":"2026-08-10T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/48453\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:04:09","slug":"moneyball-career-high-paycheques-for-donegan-and-brennan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/48453\/","title":{"rendered":"Moneyball – Career-high paycheques for Donegan and Brennan"},"content":{"rendered":"

While it had been a relatively successful rookie season for \u00c1ine Donegan on the LET prior to the PIF London Championship, visiting three continents and making nine cuts in her 12 starts, she\u2019d only amassed just under \u20ac25,000 in earnings.<\/p>\n

Her performance at the Centurion Club in London \u2013 a tie for 10th \u2013 saw her more than double her season\u2019s tally, picking up \u20ac36,321.73. It will feel a little bittersweet, however, as she played her final three holes in four-over-par and had she played them in level-par or better, she\u2019d have claimed at least \u20ac55k, and had she managed to emulate Saturday\u2019s finish where she birdied each of them \u2013 and the 15th for even better measure \u2013 she\u2019d have picked up over \u20ac82k.<\/p>\n

Still, the finish was accompanied with a sizeable rise up the rankings ahead of a return home for the KPMG Women\u2019s Irish Open in a fortnight\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

Anna Foster, who finished tied for 37th, earned just over \u20ac11k, while Sara Byrne picked up more than \u20ac6.6k for a T51 finish.<\/p>\n

The biggest money, as it usually is, was being dished out in the United States, however, with the Wyndham Championship \u2013 the final regular event on the PGA Tour \u2013 and LIV Golf New York being held.<\/p>\n

At the Wyndham, Michael Brennan put on a clinical final-round display to pick up a winner\u2019s cheque of $1.53 million, to earn a Masters invitation for 2027, and to make a giant leap up the FedEx Cup rankings and into the top 70 who will contest the FedEx St Jude Championship this week.<\/p>\n

Beau Hossler, who in the same boat as Brennan when they began the final round tied for the lead, had to console himself with earning $926,500 and finishing 72nd in the FedEx Rankings.<\/p>\n

At Trump National Bedminster, Joaquin Niemann ran out a three-stroke winner over Harold Varner III and claimed his ninth individual win since joining LIV in 2022.<\/p>\n

The $4 million first prize takes his career-earnings on LIV to over $80 million, having earned $15.9 million on the PGA Tour over a similar time period.<\/p>\n

Tom McKibbin\u2019s tie for sixth was worth $608,333, while Graeme McDowell\u2019s week was one to forget as he propped up the leaderboard but still earned $50,000.<\/p>\n

It was also confirmed that Jon Rahm, despite having his worst finish since joining LIv, would win his third successive individual rankings title and will add another $6 million to his total earnings on LIV which will now cross the $120 million threshold.<\/p>\n

PIF London Championship selected payouts<\/p>\n\nPosition Player Score Earnings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1 Anna Huang -22 \u20ac259,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2 Charley Hull -20 \u20ac163,372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3 Shannon Tan -17 \u20ac118,515<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4 Patty Tavatanakit -15 \u20ac91,680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5 Kelsey Bennett -14 \u20ac73,793<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT6 Alice Hewson -12 \u20ac55,456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT6 Luna Sobron Galmes -12 \u20ac55,456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT8 Emma Spitz -11 \u20ac42,040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT8 Lydia Hall -11 \u20ac42,040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT10 Georgia Hall -10 \u20ac36,226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT10 Olivia Cowan -10 \u20ac36,226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT10 Kajsa Arwefjall -10 \u20ac36,226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT10 Aine Donegan -10 \u20ac36,226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT37 Anna Foster +1 \u20ac11,609.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT51 Sara Byrne +5 \u20ac6,627.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PGA Tour Wyndham Championship selected payouts<\/p>\n\nPosition<\/td>\nPlayer<\/td>\nScore<\/td>\nEarnings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nMichael Brennan<\/td>\n-22<\/td>\n$1,530,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nBeau Hossler<\/td>\n-19<\/td>\n$926,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nBen James<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n$586,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nKevin Yu<\/td>\n-16<\/td>\n$416,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT5<\/td>\nHarry Hall<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n$328,312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT5<\/td>\nTom Kim<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n$328,312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT7<\/td>\nAndrew Novak<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n$249,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT7<\/td>\nMatt Wallace<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n$249,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT7<\/td>\nHideki Matsuyama<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n$249,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT7<\/td>\nAlex Noren<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n$249,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT7<\/td>\nAlex Smalley<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n$249,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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LIV Golf New York selected payouts<\/p>\n\nPosition<\/td>\nPlayer<\/td>\nScore<\/td>\nEarnings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nJoaquin Niemann<\/td>\n-16<\/td>\n$4,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nHarold Varner III<\/td>\n-13<\/td>\n$2,250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT3<\/td>\nLee Westwood<\/td>\n-9<\/td>\n$1,250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT3<\/td>\nScott Vincent<\/td>\n-9<\/td>\n$1,250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nByeong Hun An<\/td>\n-7<\/td>\n$800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT6<\/td>\nThomas Pieters<\/td>\n-6<\/td>\n$608,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT6<\/td>\nTom McKibbin<\/td>\n-6<\/td>\n$608,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT6<\/td>\nPaul Casey<\/td>\n-6<\/td>\n$608,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT9<\/td>\nYounghan Song<\/td>\n-4<\/td>\n$423,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nT9<\/td>\nBranden Grace<\/td>\n-4<\/td>\n$423,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n56<\/td>\nGraeme McDowell<\/td>\n+26<\/td>\n$50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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