Aaron Rai jumps 26 spots to beat Matt Fitzpatrick, others on Golf Rankings after Wyndham Championship win

Aaron Rai’s Wyndham Championship triumph has been beneficial for him in many ways. He banked a heavy payout and jumped 26 spots on the OWGR rankings to sit in the 22nd spot from last week's 48th. The total points he won were 50.15560.

As Rai ascended on the OWGR board, he got a position above Matt Fitzpatrick, who is ranked 24 this week but was at 22 last week. Rai’s Wyndham Championship win also helped him surpass Jason Day (25), Sepp Straka (27), Billy Horschel (29), Tyrell Hatton (31), Jordan Spieth (43), and others.

Aaron Rai delivered a stellar performance at the Sedgefield Country Club. In the opening round, he carded two birdies and one bogey on the front nine. He again shot two birdies and one eagle on the back nine to settle at 65. In the second round, the 29-year-old shot four birdies on holes 4, 6, 11, and 12. He also had a bogey on hole 14 and an eagle on hole 15. His second round ended at 65.

In the third round, Aaron Rai dropped two birdies on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine along with two bogeys. His score stood at 68 at the end of the round. In the fourth round, the Englishman fired four consecutive birdies from holes 3 to 6 and two more birdies in the rest of the holes. His score was 64 at the end of the round.

Aaron Rai finished with 18-under 262 to beat Max Greyserman's 16-under 264. He also received 500 FedEx points and is 25th on the FedEx list.

How much did Aaron Rai and others win at the Wyndham Championship?

Aaron Rai banked $1,422,000 after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship. The second-place finisher, Greyserman, took home $861,100. Amateur Luke Clanton finished in fifth place but didn't win any prize money, as the PGA doesn't credit payouts to amateurs playing in professional events.

Billy Horschel received $249,245 for a seventh-place finish and Charley Hoffman walked away with $144,965 for a 12th-place finish. Here's the complete list of payouts given to the Wyndham Championship finishers:

1 Aaron Rai -18 $1,422,000
2 Max Greyserman -16 $861,100
T3 J.J. Spaun -15 $466,100
T3 Ryo Hisatsune -15 $466,100
5 Luke Clanton (a) -14
6 Austin Eckroat -13 $323,900
T7 Eric Cole -12 $249,245
T7 Trace Crowe -12 $249,245
T7 Billy Horschel -12 $249,245
T7 Adam Svensson -12 $249,245
T7 Ben Griffin -12 $249,245
T12 Brendon Todd -11 $144,965
T12 Chan Kim -11 $144,965
T12 Mac Meissner -11 $144,965
T12 Charley Hoffman -11 $144,965
T12 Keith Mitchell -11 $144,965
T12 Beau Hossler -11 $144,965
T12 Roger Sloan -11 $144,965
T12 Jacob Bridgeman -11 $144,965
T12 Davis Thompson -11 $144,965
T12 Matt Kuchar -11 $144,965
T22 Chris Gotterup -10 $79,658
T22 Nico Echavarria -10 $79,658
T22 Rico Hoey -10 $79,658
T22 Keegan Bradley -10 $79,658
T22 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -10 $79,658
T22 Cameron Young -10 $79,658
T28 Mackenzie Hughes -9 $56,485
T28 Seamus Power -9 $56,485
T28 Matt Wallace -9 $56,485
T28 Gary Woodland -9 $56,485
T28 Adam Hadwin -9 $56,485
T33 Denny McCarthy -8 $45,109
T33 Victor Perez -8 $45,109
T33 Zach Johnson -8 $45,109
T33 Justin Lower -8 $45,109
T33 Patrick Rodgers -8 $45,109
T38 Chandler Phillips -7 $37,525
T38 Nick Hardy -7 $37,525
T38 Davis Riley -7 $37,525
T41 Brice Garnett -6 $31,995
T41 K.H. Lee -6 $31,995
T41 Sungjae Im -6 $31,995
T41 Doug Ghim -6 $31,995
T45 Ryan Moore -5 $23,711
T45 Zac Blair -5 $23,711
T45 Brian Harman -5 $23,711
T45 Cameron Champ -5 $23,711
T45 Daniel Berger -5 $23,711
T45 Maverick McNealy -5 $23,711
T45 Martin Trainer -5 $23,711
T52 Jorge Campillo -4 $18,881
T52 Andrew Novak -4 $18,881
T52 Kevin Tway -4 $18,881
T52 Taylor Moore -4 $18,881
T52 Ben Taylor -4 $18,881
T52 Justin Suh -4 $18,881
T52 Chad Ramey -4 $18,881
T59 Emiliano Grillo -3 $18,012
T59 Nate Lashley -3 $18,012
T61 Jhonattan Vegas -2 $17,696
T61 Pierceson Coody -2 $17,696
63 Vince Whaley -1 $17,459
T64 Matti Schmid E $17,222
T64 Joel Dahmen E $17,222
66 S.H. Kim +6 $16,985