2026 PGA Championship Prize Money, Purse, Payout Breakdown

How much does the 2026 PGA Championship winner make from $20M purse, payout breakdown at Aronimick GC

The purse for the 2026 PGA Championship is expected to reach record-breaking territory, continuing the aggressive upward trend seen across all major championships. While the PGA of America typically waits until the week of the tournament to officially announce the final figures, early projections from BetMGM and Golfweek suggest a total purse of at least $20 million.

Market Context and Major Growth

This increase is part of a broader "prize money arms race" in professional golf. For context, The Masters 2026 recently announced a record $22.5 million purse, paying out $4.5 million to its winner. Additionally, standard "Signature Events" on the 2026 PGA Tour—such as the Truist Championship and the Cadillac Championship—now routinely offer $20 million purses.

What is the PGA Championship purse for 2026?

The purse for the 2026 PGA Championship is set for $20.5 million. That's up $1.5 from 19 million from 2025 purse (2024 - 18.5 million)

How much does the PGA Championship winner make

The PGA 2026 winner at Aronimick Golf Club will makes $3.690 million which is up $270K from the last year total prize winnings $3.42 million.

What if players finish the tournament tied?

If golfers are tied, money they would earn for those positions is added up and then split evenly among the number of players tied.

PGA Championship 2026 payouts, purse prize money, winners share breakdown.

The 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, has a total purse of $20.5 million. That's a $1 million increase from last year. Here is how much each finishing position pays out:

1: $3,690,000

2: $2,214,000

3: $1,394,000

4: $984,000

5: $820,000

6: $727,600

7: $681,050

8: $636,400

9: $593,700

10: $553,000

11: $514,160

12: $477,300

13: $442,370

14: $409,390

15: $378,340

16: $349,240

17: $322,080

18: $296,850

19: $273,570

20: $252,230

21: $232,830

22: $215,370

23: $199,840

24: $187,230

25: $175,110

26: $163,460

27: $152,310

28: $141,640

29: $131,450

30: $121,750

31: $113,990

32: $107,200

33: $101,380

34: $96,530

35: $92,650

36: $88,960

37: $85,370

38: $81,880

39: $78,480

40: $75,180

41: $71,980

42: $68,880

43: $65,870

44: $62,960

45: $60,150

46: $57,430

47: $54,810

48: $52,290

49: $49,860

50: $47,540

51: $45,300

52: $43,170

53: $41,130

54: $39,190

55: $37,350

56: $35,600

57: $33,950

58: $32,600

59: $31,430

60: $30,460

61: $29,690

62: $29,120

63: $28,640

64: $28,180

65: $27,740

66: $27,310

67: $26,890

68: $26,480

69: $26,080

70: $25,690

71: $25,360

72: $25,040

73: $24,730

74: $24,530

75: $24,230

76: $24,230

77: $24,130

78: $24,040

79: $23,970

80: $23,930

81: $23,910

82: $23,900  

NOTE: Players missing the cut and turning in a 36-hole score will be paid $4,300 each. Any player making the cut, but failing to submit a 72-hole score, will also be paid $4,300..

Previous PGA Championship winners of last 10 years:

It’s a tournament that has typically favoured American players in recent years, with each of the last nine champions having been from the United States. New Zealander Jason Day was the last non-American to lift the Wanamaker Trophy in 2015, with Rory McIlroy having tasted glory at this tournament a year prior in 2014.

2025 -  Scottie Scheffler

2024 - Xander Schauffele

2023 - Brooks Koepka

2022 - Justin Thomas

2021 - Phil Mickelson

2020 - Collin Morikawa

2019 - Brooks Koepka

2018 - Brooks Koepka

2017 - Justin Thomas

2016 - Jimmy Walker

2015 - Jason Day

PGA Championship prize money, purse, payout history over the years

For the curious, here’s a quick look at the history of the prize money payout at the PGA Championship:

Year: Winner's Pay, Total Purse

1916: $500, $2,580 (first year of the event)

1931: $1,000, $7,200 (first year winner's pay increased)

1953: $5,000, $20,700 (first year winner's pay was $5K)

1958: $5,500, $39,388 (first year of stroke play, also the winner's amount actually decreased that year)

1965: $25,000, $149,700

1978: $50,000, $300,240

1983: $100,000, $608,099

1988: $160,000, $1,000,000 (first year with a $1M total purse)

1993: $300,000, $1,702,750

1998: $540,000, $2,886,800

2000: $900,000, $5,031,100 (first year with a $5M total purse)

2003: $1,080,000, $5,938,300 (first year with $1M-plus to the winner)

2009: $1,350,000, $7,484,500

2014: $1,800,000, $9,913,000

2018: $1,980,000, $11 million

2021: $2,160,000, $12 million

2022: $2,700,000, $15 million

2023: $3,150,000, $17 million

2024: $3,300,000, $18 million

2025: $3,420,000, $19 million 

2026:  TBD 

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