{
  "id": 12037379,
  "title": "Bank of Utah Championship 2026: How much Austin Smotherman nets from $6 million purse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bank-of-utah-championship-2026-how-much-austin-smotherman-nets-from-6",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T00:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bank-utah-championship-2026-prize-132020092.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Austin Smotherman achieved his first PGA Tour victory at the prestigious Bank of Utah Championship on Sunday, pocketing an impressive $1,080,000 from a $6 million purse. His teammate Doug Ghim, who completed a remarkable 24-under score over four rounds at Black Desert Resort, secured a second-place finish with earnings totaling $654,000. The remaining purse was distributed to 47 players, with top 5 finishers Kevin Streelman and Ben James each taking home $231,750, while Luke Clanton and Steven Fisk earned $195,000 each. The bottom of the leaderboard saw a cluster of players receiving smaller payouts, with the last 45 positions sharing $405,000 among them.",
  "summary": "Here's how much of the $6 million purse first-time PGA Tour winner Austin Smotherman is walking away with for his work at Black Desert Resort.",
  "key_points": [
    "Austin Smotherman wins Bank of Utah Championship 2026 with $1.08M",
    "Doug Ghim finishes 2nd with $654K earnings",
    "47 players share remaining purse"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Austin Smotherman's first PGA Tour victory earns him over $1 million, significantly more than most of the 47 other players who received payouts from the $6 million purse.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/12037379.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Winner's Bag: Austin Smotherman's golf gear at 2026 Bank of Utah Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/winners-bag-austin-smothermans-golf-gear-at-2026-bank-of-utah",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:21:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Austin Smotherman wins in Utah for first PGA Tour title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/austin-smotherman-wins-in-utah-for-first-pga-tour-title",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:39:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "Austin Smotherman's Bank of Utah Championship win was a story 10 years in the making",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/austin-smothermans-bank-of-utah-championship-win-was-a-story-10-years",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:23:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}