Still a lot to play for

That whooshing sound you heard at the end of the PGA Championship was a record $4,200 flying out of the pot.

With 84 players taking the heavily favored Brooks Koepka in the PGA, the whole financial picture for Tour Mania 2019 has changed.

Based on how the season has gone so far in terms of weekly prizes, and considering the PGA an aberration, we now project that about $4,000 will be left in the pot for season prizes and that first place in the pool will pay just under $1,000. Last year's season winner collected $2,345.

We also project that using the payout formula we use for 1st through 10th place would result in 10th place paying less than $50, which is less than what is paid out to 11th place through the top 10%. So we are going to adjust the payout rule and declare that if a payout for any spot in the top 10 falls under $50 using the formula in the rules, we will pay that spot $50.

We are going to track and post projected payouts in the right hand column under the season schedule for the rest of the season so players can see how we are progressing.

Make Your Pick

All players' picks are updated weekly and posted. You can pick a golfer only once during the season. If you pick a golfer you have already picked, the pick is disqualified for that week.

Check your previous picks here

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Schedule

Tournaments highlighted in green are worth double points

Projected Payouts

Rules

1. Entry fee is $50

2. Each week, players select one golfer for that week's tournament on the schedule of 20 tournaments. The schedule begins with The Master’s, April 11-14, and ends with the TOUR Championship, Aug. 22-25.

3. Players score points based on the selected golfer’s finish in that week’s tournament using the point scale below:

4. Golfers who are tied score the points for that position in the standings. Example: If two golfers tie for 2nd place, both players score 25 points. The next golfer is in 4th place and scores 18.

5. Points are doubled for the four majors (The Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, British Open) and the TOUR Championship.

6. Each player may select a golfer only once during the tournament schedule. Therefore, all players will have to pick 20 different golfers during the season.

7. The deadline for picks is the time a golfer tees off in the first round. Any golfer who hasn't started his round can be picked. Any player who does not make a pick before all golfers have started their round does not get a pick for that week and scores zero points.

8. Players may change picks up until their selected golfer starts his round. Once a golfer has started, the player's pick is locked on that golfer.

9. If a golfer withdraws from a tournament before all golfers have started their first round, the player may replace that pick with any golfer who hasn't started. If a player does not replace that pick, the player has no pick for the week and scores zero points. Since the golfer who was originally selected did not play, the player may still use that golfer in a later tournament.

10. If a golfer withdraws after all golfers have teed off in the first round, the golfer cannot be replaced and the player scores zero points. In this instance, the golfer cannot be used again by the player later in the season.

11. The winner of the pool will be the player with the most accumulated points for the 20 tournaments. Standings will be posted on the website.

Prize Money

12. All prize money is paid at the end of the season.

13. Weekly Prize: Any player who picks the winning golfer in that week's tournament wins $25. Weekly prize money is doubled to $50 for the five designated majors.

14. For the season, the pool will pay the top 20% and ties.

15. Season prize money is calculated as follows:

• 11th place through the top 10% and ties wins $50

• The top 11% through the top 20% and ties wins $25

• After deducting weekly prizes and prizes for 11th place through the top 20% and ties, the remaining pot is distributed using the percentages in the chart below.

• Projected payouts in the chart are last year's payouts. There were 206 players last year.