The third-round lead at the Vidanta World Mexico Open was great. 

The opportunity for a first solo win on the PGA Tour was great. 

The potential for a million-dollar payday was great. 

But something else was occupying Andrew Novak’s mind on Saturday night at Vidanta Vallarta golf course. 

The University of Miami football team was playing the University of North Carolina, and he’s a UM guy. 

“Yeah, we’ve got Canes-Tar Heels,” Novak said after his third round. “I’ll be chirping Ben, for sure. [Ben Griffin, who played college golf at UNC.] Spread’s like 13 and a half, I think — that’s a little scary. Halloween, night game. I don’t know. ACC always scares me, weird stuff happens. I don’t trust ACC refs — they’re terrible at their job. Hopefully we roll them, but we’ll see. 

“It’s going to keep me nervous for the next three hours probably.”

It was close. North Carolina led in the fourth quarter, before Miami won 38-35.

With that, here are the money payouts for the Vidanta World Mexico Open. The total purse is $6 million. 

Vidanta World Mexico Open purse, winner’s share 

1. $1.080 million

2. $654,000

3. $414,000

4. $294,000

5. $246,000

6. $217,500

7. $202,500

8. $187,500

9. $175,500

10. $163,500

11. $151,500

12. $139,500

13. $127,500

14. $115,500

15. $109,500

16. $103,500

17. $97,500

18. $91,500

19. $85,500

20. $79,500

21. $73,500

22. $67,500

23. $62,700

24. $57,900

25. $53,100

26. $48,300

27. $46,500

28. $44,700

29. $42,900

30. $41,100

31. $39,300

32. $37,500

33. $35,700

34. $34,200

35. $32,700

36. $31,200

37. $29,700

38. $28,500

39. $27,300

40. $26,100

41. $24,900

42. $23,700

43. $22,500

44. $21,300

45. $20,100

46. $18,900

47. $17,700

48. $16,740

49. $15,900

50. $15,420

51. $15,060

52. $14,700

53. $14,460

54. $14,220

55. $14,100

56. $13,980

57. $13,860

58. $13,740

59. $13,620

60. $13,500

61. $13,380

62. $13,260

63. $13,140

64. $13,020

65. $12,900

66. $12,780

67. $12,660

68. $12,540

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