Tiger Woods beats Phil Mickelson for $8M PGA Tour PIP bonus

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Tiger Woods edges Phil Mickelson for $8M PGA Tour Player Impact Program bonus; top 10 revealed..

Tiger Woods has won the PGA Tour’s first annual Player Impact Program, the controversial $40 million scheme that rewards players on their ability to engage fans, regardless of on-course performance. Woods receives a bonus of $8 million.

Phil Mickelson, who tweeted in December that he had captured the $8 million first-place prize, actually finished second.

Mickelson has been at the forefront of the Media between the PGA Tour and emerging rival leagues, notably the Super Golf League, a Saudi Arabia-backed league for which Mickelson apparently helped write the operating agreement.

Here's a look at the entire top 10.

1. Tiger Woods: $8M
2. Phil Mickelson: $6M
3. Rory McIlroy: $3.5M
4. Jordan Spieth: $3.5M
5. Bryson DeChambeau: $3.5M
6. Justin Thomas: $3.5M
7. Dustin Johnson: $3M
8. Brooks Koepka: $3M
9. Jon Rahm: $3M
10. Bubba Watson: $3M

Woods was injured in a serious car accident in February 2021. Woods appeared at just one official PGA Tour tournament in 2021, the PNC Championship in December, at which he finished second with his son, Charlie.

Woods narrowly edged Phil Mickelson for the top prize. Mickelson receives $6 million for finishing second.

The Player Impact Program began in secret in January 2021.

The creation of the PIP was seen as a reaction to the threat posed by the Saudi Arabian-funded Super Golf League, which is attempting to lure top players with guaranteed money. The PIP program represented the first time that the PGA Tour offered bonuses to members that were unrelated to their performance on the golf course.