Previously, touring Chris Gotterup had a maximum compensation day of $720,000 as he won the first match in the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic.
At Renaissance clubs, the Americans postponed their partner Rory McIlroy for over $1.5 million and ranked 39th in the FedExcup standings.
In addition to his position at Royal Porthush this week, Gotterup also spins the world rankings 49th a week later, including the second round of 61.
“They are both special. The first one is the first one, and I think a lot of people say the second one is hard because of your expectations and other things. It’s definitely a validation this week,” the 25-year-old explained.
“Murtel Beach is great, but this, I feel like I’ve been talking to the team about what I want to take the next step and I feel like that’s part of it.”
For McIlroy, runner-up pot extended his lead in Dubai rankings and closed the gap for Scottie Scheffler on the PGA Tour, the 27-year-old tied for the Masters champion.
Marco Penge, who is ranked third in the Dubai currency list, already qualifies for Royal Porthush – now he is in a good position to lock in a spot on next year’s PGA Tour.
The British young man also brought a huge boost to his Ryder Cup, which is the Rolex series.
He said: “I wasn’t at this event at the beginning of the year, I really wanted to be here.
“When I was taking the course, I looked at the rankings and in that top 10 I would see my name, like a little crazy. I looked at the rankings a little constantly, but I was happy to look at them from time to time.
“Obviously, I’m doing well in PGA, and the stats after that week gave me a lot of confidence because of the way I’ve been playing and I know I can compete with these guys. But even today, under this pressure, it’s still a little unknown.”
For Matt Fitzpatrick, it was his second highest return on the PGA Tour this season, and for Nicola Hojgaard, it was his best form or something like that.
Scotland Open Bonus: Each golfer wins from $9 million wallet
1: Chris Gotterup, $1.575 billion
T2: Marco Penge, $788,175
T2: Rory McIlroy, $788,175
T4: Nicolai Hojgaard, $407,250
T4: Matt Fitzpatrick, $407,250
6: Justin Rose, $322,200
7: Sepp Straka, $287,550
T8: Xander Schauffele, $233,400
T8: Scottie Scheffler, $233,400
T8: Ludvig Aberg, $233,400
T11: Viktor Hovland, $189,675
T11: Wyndham Clark, $189,675
T13: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $153,450
T13: Taylor Pendrith, $153,450
T13: Kristoffer Reitan, $153,450
T13: Andrew Novak, $153,450
T17: Adam Scott, $120,510
T17: Harry Hall, $120,510
T17: Andy Sullivan, $120,150
T17: Matti Schmid, $120,510
T17: Tom Kim, $120,510
T22: Nick Taylor, $80,625
T22: Grant Forest, $80,625
T22: Nico Echavarria, $80,625
T22: Jordan Smith, $80,625
T22: Jorge Campillo, $80,625
T22: Maverick McNealy, $80,625
T22: Matt McCarty, $80,625
T22: Richard Mansell, $80,625
T22: Justin Thomas, $80,625
T22: Antoine Rozner, $80,625
T22: Harris English, $80,625
T22: Jake Knapp, $80,625
T34: Sebastian Soderberg, $52,950
T34: Alex Smalley, $52,950
T34: Laurie Canter, $52,950
T34: Si Woo Kim, $52,950
T34: Michael Kim, $52,950
T34: Tommy Fleetwood, $52,950
T34: Elvis Smylie, $52,950
T34: Marcel Siem, $52,950
T34: Kevin Yu, $52,950
T43: Yannik Paul, $40,950
T43: Jesper Svensson, $40,950
T43: Ugo Coussaud, $40,950
T43: Victor Perez, $40,950
T47: Aaron Rai, $34,860
T47: Corey Conners, $34,860
T47: Sam Burns, $34,860
T50: Keith Mitchell, $29,754
T50: Matt Wallace, $29,754
T50: Jhonattan Vegas, $29,754
T50: Brian Harman, $29,754
T50: Francesco Laporta, $29,754
T55: John Parry, $25,920
T55: Keita Nakajima, $25,920
T55: Bud Cauley, $25,920
T55: Romain Langasque, $25,920
T55: Daniel Berger, $25,920
T60: Alejandro del Rey, $23,220
T60: Gary Woodland, $23,220
T60: Sami Valimaki, $23,220
T60: Daniel Brown, $23,220
T60: Thorbjorn Olesen, $23,220
T65: Jacques Kruyswijk, $19,800
T65: Ryan Fox, $19,800
T65: Robert MacIntyre, $19,800
T65: Sam Bairstow, $19,800
T65: Luke Clanton, $19,800
T65: Dale Whitnell, $19,800
T71: Padraig Harrington, $18,810
T71: Thomas Detry, $18,810
73: Martin Couvra, $18,540
74: Ryan Gerard, $18,360
T75: Jacob Bridgeman, $18,000
T75: Connor Syme, $18,000
T75: Sam Stevens, $18,000
78: Henrik Norlander, $17,640
79: Byeong Hun An, $17,460
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