The purse for the 2026 PGA Championship rose to a record $20.5 million for this year’s tournament at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.
The PGA of America announced the fund increase and fee split on Saturday. The $20.5 million prize fund is up from last year’s $19 million.
Sunday’s champion will advance again – a $3.69 million winner’s check. The men’s second-place finishers of the season all received seven-figure payouts, with the second-place finisher earning $2.214 million and the third-place finisher earning $1.394 million. Fees of $984,000 (4th) and $820,000 (5th) round out the top five. (Rory McIlroy claimed $4.5 million of the $22.5 million Masters purse last month.)
Players who missed the PGA cut received $4,300 each.
The final round at Aronimink is sure to be an interesting one. Alex Smalley starts the day with two shots on the six-under field, but plenty of players are within a few shots of the lead, including stars like Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
You can watch the final round of the 2026 PGA Championship from 1-7 pm ET Sunday on CBS. Below is the complete pay list of the 82 players who made the cut.
2026 PGA Championship payout breakdown
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
