How Much Josele Ballester Won At The PIF Saudi International

The final event of the Asian Tour's International Series offered its biggest prize money payout of the season, with Josele Ballester taking the title. Here's how much he won.

Josele Ballester with the PIF Saudi International trophy
Josele Ballester won $1m
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The Asian Tour's International Series concluded with its biggest event, the PIF Saudi International at Riyadh Golf Club.

As well as his name being added to the list of winners of the Asian Tour's most prestigious event, he also won some big money, but how much?

The tournament had a purse of $5m - comfortably the most on the Asian Tour this season. The winner was guaranteed 20% of that total, giving the young Spaniard a $1m payout.

It's not just Ballester who heads away from the event significantly wealthier.

Surratt, who was also looking for his maiden professional win, will be disappointed not to be the man who succeeded Joaquin Niemann as champion, but his bank balance has still been boosted by $525,000.

Josele Ballester and Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt came second to Josele Ballester

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Meanwhile, everyone else in the top 10 also claimed six-figure paydays. Dean Burmester, who finished third, claimed $300,000, with Richard Bland in fourth banking $235,000.

More LIV Golfers finished T5, including Tyrrell Hatton and Branden Grace, and they boosted their coffers by $136,583.

Below is what each player won at the PIF Saudi International.

Saudi International Prize Money Breakdown

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Position

Prize Money

Prize Money

1st

Josele Ballester

$1,000,000

2nd

Caleb Surratt

$525,000

3rd

Dean Burmester

$300,000

4th

Richard Bland

$235,000

T5

Lucas Herbert

$136,583

T5

Jason Kokrak

$136,583

T5

Branden Grace

$136,583

T5

Tyrrell Hatton

$136,583

T5

Anthony Kim

$136,583

T5

Adrian Meronk

$136,583

T11

Marc Leishman

$76,750

T11

Paul Casey

$76,750

T11

Miguel Tabuena

$76,750

T11

Charles Howell III

$76,750

T11

Cameron Tringale

$76,750

T16

Seonghyeon Kim

$62,000

T16

Jaco Ahlers

$62,000

T16

Kiradech Aphibarnrat

$62,000

T16

David Puig

$62,000

T20

Richard T. Lee

$51,357

T20

Luis Masaveu

$51,357

T20

Sampson Zheng

$51,357

T20

Tom McKibbin

$51,357

T20

Peter Uihlein

$51,357

T20

Seungbin Choi

$51,357

T20

Yuta Sugiura

$51,357

T27

Sadom Kaewkanjana

$41,417

T27

Graeme MDowell

$41,417

T27

Jazz Janewattananond

$41,417

T27

Thomas Pieters

$41,417

T27

Taichi Kho

$41,417

T27

Danthai Boonma

$41,417

T33

Settee Prakongvech

$33,611

T33

Rattanon Wannasrichan

$33,611

T33

Adam Bresnu (a)

N/A

T33

Travis Smyth

$33,611

T33

Abraham Ancer

$33,611

T33

Brendan Steele

$33,611

T33

Patrick Reed

$33,611

T33

Soomin Lee

$33,611

T33

Wang Wei-hsuan

$33,611

T42

Maximilian Rottluff

$26,906

T42

Kevin Na

$26,906

T42

Frederik Kjettrup

$26,906

T42

Louis Oosthuizen

$26,906

T42

Santiago De la Fuente

$26,906

T42

Kieran Vincent

$26,906

T42

Anirban Lahiri

$26,906

T42

Scott Vincent

$26,906

T50

Kevin Yuan

$21,357

T50

Jinichiro Kozuma

$21,357

T50

Carlos Ortiz

$21,357

T50

Bobby Bai

$21,357

T50

Harold Varner III

$21,357

T50

Sebastian Munoz

$21,357

T50

Charlie Lindh

$21,357

57th

Martin Kaymer

$19,000

T58

James Piot

$18,250

T58

Scott Hend

$18,250

T60

Sam Horsfield

$16,900

T60

Ollie Schniederjans

$16,900

T60

Doyeob Mun

$16,900

T60

Ian Gilligan

$16,900

T60

Micah Shin

$16,900

T65

Kazuki Higa

$14,750

T65

Ryan Peake

$14,750

T65

Jack Buchanan

$14,750

T65

Gunn Charoenkul

$14,750

69th

Zach Bauchou

$11,000

T70

Sarit Suwannarut

$9,500

T70

Pavit Tangkamolprasert

$9,500

72nd

Bjorn Hellgren

$8,000

73rd

Reda El Hali (a)

N/A

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