The PGA Championship purse continues to rise again this year, offering the largest payout ever to the 156 players who played this week at Aronimink.
Like all major tournaments, the PGA Championship’s purse has increased significantly every year over the past few years – nearly doubling in the past seven editions. Check out the rise from 2020:
2020 PGA Championship purse: $11 million
2021 PGA Championship purse: $12 million
2022 PGA Championship purse: $15 million
2023 PGA Championship purse: $17.5 million
2024 PGA Championship purse: $18.5 million
2025 PGA Championship purse: $19 million
This year, the trend has continued, with the 2026 PGA Championship purse setting a new record with a total of $20.5 million. (The Players Championship remains golf’s richest purse at $25 million.)
This year’s PGA Champion will surpass the payout earned by 2025 PGA Champion Scottie Scheffler by $270,000, for a total payout of $3.69 million. The runner-up will receive a cool $2.214 million, while third place will clear seven figures, with a payout of $1.394 million.
Even the players who missed the cut will receive a payout of $4,300 each. So how much money did the other players on the field make this year? You can find the complete list of 2026 PGA Championship payouts for each player below.
How much money is each player making in the 2026 PGA Championship
This information will be updated at the end of the PGA Championship.
1st – $3.69 million
2nd – $2.214 million
Third – $1.394 million
Fourth – $984,000
5th – $820,000
6th – $727,600
7th – $681,050
8th – $636,400
9th – $593,700
10 – $553,000
11th – $514,160
12 – $477,300
13th – $442,370
14 – $409,390
15th – $378,340
16 – $349,240
17th – $322,080
18th – $296,850
19th – $273,570
20 – $252,230
21st – $232,830
22nd – $215,370
23rd – $199,840
24th – $187,230
25th – $175,110
26th – $163,460
27th – $152,310
28th – $141,640
29th – $131,450
30th – $121,750
31st – $113,990
32nd – $107,200
33rd – $101,380
34th – $96,530
35th – $92,650
36th – $88,960
37th – $85,370
38th – $81,880
39th – $78,480
40th – $75,180
41st – $71,980
42nd – $68,880
43rd – $65,870
44th – $62,960
45th – $60,150
46th – $57,430
47th – $54,810
48th – $52,290
49th – $49,860
50th – $47,540
51st – $45,300
52nd – $43,170
53rd – $41,130
54th – $39,190
55th – $37,350
56th – $35,600
57th – $33,950
58th – $32,600
59th – $31,430
60th – $30,460
61st – $29,690
62nd – $29,120
63rd – $28,640
64th – $28,180
65th – $27,740
66th – $27,310
67th – $26,890
68th – $26,480
69th – $26,080
70th – $25,690
71st – $25,360
72nd – $25,040
73rd – $24,730
74th – $24,530
75th – $24,370
76th – $24,230
77th – $24,130
78th – $24,040
79th – $23,970
80th – $23,930
81st – $23,910
82nd – $23,900
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