Hideki Matsuyama's win at FedEx St. Jude Championship draws 2,211,000 viewers as downward trend in golf continues
Hideki Matsuyama registered a monumental victory at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship. After four rounds at the TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, Matsuyama scored 65-64-64-70 to beat the likes of Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland who finished T2.
While the FedEx St. Jude Championship ended in great fashion for Matsuyama, the same can't be said for the sport of golf. Matsuyama's win in Memphis drew 2,211,000 viewers. This is a problem because it's the continuation of a downward trend.
When the FedEx St. Jude Championship arrived in Memphis for the first time in 2022, the tournament drew a total of 2.967M viewers. Later, in 2023, when Lucas Glover won the competition, there was a rise in viewership as the FedEx St. Jude Championship drew 3.207M that year.
However, Hideki Matsuyama's victory, which drew 2,211,000, will be a concern going forward. It will be interesting to see if the situation improves going forward as 50 players are about to play in the second stage of the playoff this week at the 2024 BMW Championship in Colorado.
How much did Hideki Matsuyama earn after winning the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship?
The 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship had a total prize pool of $20m. Out of this purse, Matsuyama's victory at the event earned him the biggest share of $3,600,000. Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland who tied for second place each earned $1,760,000.
Here is a detailed list of the payout at the FedEx St. Jude Championship:
- 1 Hideki Matsuyama -17 $3,600,000
- T2 Xander Schauffele -15 $1,760,000
- T2 Viktor Hovland -15 $1,760,000
- 4 Scottie Scheffler -14 $960,000
- T5 Sam Burns -13 $760,000
- T5 Nick Dunlap -13 $760,000
- T7 Wyndham Clark -12 $645,000
- T7 Robert MacIntyre -12 $645,000
- 9 Denny McCarthy -11 $580,000
- T10 Billy Horschel -10 $520,000
- T10 Seamus Power -10 $520,000
- T12 Maverick McNealy -9 $405,000
- T12 Patrick Cantlay -9 $405,000
- T12 Akshay Bhatia -9 $405,000
- T12 Will Zalatoris -9 $405,000
- T16 Aaron Rai -8 $330,000
- T16 Tony Finau -8 $330,000
- T18 Eric Cole -7 $270,000
- T18 Austin Eckroat -7 $270,000
- T18 Adam Scott -7 $270,000
- T18 Matt Fitzpatrick -7 $270,000
- T22 Min Woo Lee -6 $175,500
- T22 Collin Morikawa -6 $175,500
- T22 Taylor Pendrith -6 $175,500
- T22 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -6 $175,500
- T22 Brendon Todd -6 $175,500
- T22 Jason Day -6 $175,500
- T22 Tommy Fleetwood -6 $175,500
- T22 Justin Rose -6 $175,500
- T30 Russell Henley -5 $130,000
- T30 Justin Thomas -5 $130,000
- T30 Alex Noren -5 $130,000
- T33 Max Greyserman -4 $103,428
- T33 Davis Thompson -4 $103,428
- T33 Patrick Rodgers -4 $103,428
- T33 Emiliano Grillo -4 $103,428
- T33 Byeong Hun An -4 $103,428
- T33 J.T. Poston -4 $103,428
- T33 Erik van Rooyen -4 $103,428
- T40 Cam Davis -3 $76,000
- T40 Ludvig Åberg -3 $76,000
- T40 Sungjae Im -3 $76,000
- T40 Stephan Jaeger -3 $76,000
- T40 Jhonattan Vegas -3 $76,000
- T40 Victor Perez -3 $76,000
- T46 Thomas Detry -2 $56,700
- T46 Tom Hoge -2 $56,700
- T46 Matthieu Pavon -2 $56,700
- T46 Sahith Theegala -2 $56,700
- T50 Si Woo Kim -1 $47,250
- T50 Brian Harman -1 $47,250
- T50 Adam Hadwin -1 $47,250
- T50 Corey Conners -1 $47,250
- T50 Tom Kim -1 $47,250
- T50 Shane Lowry -1 $47,250
- T50 Ben Griffin -1 $47,250
- T50 Chris Kirk -1 $47,250
- 58 Mackenzie Hughes E $44,800
- T59 Keegan Bradley +1 $44,200
- T59 Peter Malnati +1 $44,200
- T61 Cameron Young +2 $43,000
- T61 Mark Hubbard +2 $43,000
- T61 Sepp Straka +2 $43,000
- T61 Harris English +2 $43,000
- 65 Nick Taylor +3 $42,000
- 66 Taylor Moore +4 $41,600
- 67 Jake Knapp +6 $41,200
- T68 Jordan Spieth +9 $40,600
- T68 Rory McIlroy +9 $40,600
- 70 Max Homa +11 $40,000