PGA Championship prize money: How much will each player earn at Quail Hollow?

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How much will the winner earn from the PGA Championship prize money pot?

Xander Schauffele secured his maiden major and a record payout 12 months ago. But how does this year compare? Here’s a full breakdown of the PGA Championship prize money…

The PGA Championship prize money has escalated rapidly over the past few seasons, resulting in what was a record payout to 2024 champion Xander Schauffele.

This is reflective of the efforts seen by the PGA Tour to remunerate its Signature Events more in line with the payouts received on LIV Golf.

PGA Championship prize money breakdown

Xander Schauffele broke the Major scoring record and wins a record $3.3m at the 2024 PGA Championship.

While the purse for the 2025 PGA Championship has yet to be revealed – the PGA usually releases that information during the tournament – it would not come as a surprise to see it hit the $20m mark. So watch this space!

Here’s how the $18.5m pot was split last year…

POSITIONPLAYEREARNINGS
1Xander Schauffele$3,330,000
2Bryson DeChambeau$1,998,000
3Viktor Hovland$1,258,000
T4Thomas Detry$814,000
T4Collin Morikawa$814,000
T6Shane Lowry$639,440
T6Justin Rose$639,440
T8Robert MacIntyre$521,417.50
T8Justin Thomas$521,417.50
T8Scottie Scheffler$521,417.50
T8Billy Horschel$521,417.50
T12Dean Burmester$359,943.33
T12Lee Hodges$359,943.33
T12Taylor Moore$359,943.33
T12Rory McIlroy$359,943.33
T12Alex Noren$359,943.33
T12Sahith Theegala$359,943.33
T18Tony Finau$230,764
T18Harris English$230,764
T18Austin Eckroat$230,764
T18Keegan Bradley$230,764
T18Ryo Hisatsune$230,764
T23Russell Henley$170,136.66
T23Tom Hoge$170,136.66
T23Maverick McNealy$170,136.66
T26Tom Kim$113,962.22
T26Mark Hubbard$113,962.22
T26Ben Kohles$113,962.22
T26Kurt Kitayama$113,962.22
T26Min Woo Lee$113,962.22
T26Brian Harman$113,962.22
T26Corey Conners$113,962.22
T26Brooks Koepka$113,962.22
T26Tommy Fleetwood$113,962.22
T35Hideki Matsuyama$79,182.50
T35Max Homa$79,182.50
T35Doug Ghim$79,182.50
T35Brice Garnett$79,182.50
T39Aaron Rai$66,847.50
T39Alexander Bjork$66,847.50
T39Joaquinn Niemann$66,847.50
T39Jordan Spieth$66,847.50
T43Lucas Herbert$39,199
T43Jordan Spieth$39,199
T43Matt Wallace$39,199
T43Jason Day$39,199
T43Will Zalatoris$39,199
T43Lucas Glover$39,199
T43Adam Svensson$39,199
T43Byeong Hun An$39,199
T43Grayson Murray$39,199
T43Dustin Johnson$39,199
T43Zac Blair$39,199
T53Zac Blair$28,547
T53Thorbjorn Olesen$28,547
T53Patrick Reed$28,547
T53Jesper Svensson$28,547
T53Patrick Cantlay$28,547
T53Erik van Rooyen$28,547
T53Andrew Putnam$28,547
T60Gary Woodland$27,016.66
T60Adam Hadwin$27,016.66
T60Talor Gooch$27,016.66
$63Cameron Smith$25,202
$63Tyrrell Hatton$25,202
$63Cameron Young$25,202
$63Rickie Fowler$25,202
$63S.H. Kim$25,202
T68Nicolai Hojgaard$23,537.50
T68Luke Donald$23,537.50
T68Rasmus Hojgaard$23,537.50
T68Sebastian Soderberg$23,537.50
$72Braden Shattuck$22,830
T73Martin Kaymer$22,560
T73Alejandro Tosti$22,560
$75Ryan Fox$22,350
$76Stephan Jaegar$22,230
$77Jeremy Wells$22,140
$78Brendon Todd$22,100

Players who missed the cut and turning in a 36-hole score were paid $4,000 each. (Any player who makes the cut but fails to submit a 72-hole score is also paid $4,000.)

A history of PGA Championship prize money

The PGA Championship’s purse has been interesting, to say the least. It fluctuated wildly for the first 50 years of the tournament, before it broke through the six-figure barrier and steadily rise to where it is today.

Here’s a full history of the PGA Championship prize pot and winner’s share (remember – it was a match play event until 1957)…

YEARCHAMPIONWINNING SCOREPURSEWINNER’S SHARE
2024Xander Schauffele−21$18,500,000$3,330,000
2023Brooks Koepka−9$17,500,000$3,150,000
2022Justin Thomas−5$15,000,000$2,700,000
2021Phil Mickelson−6$12,000,000$2,160,000
2020Collin Morikawa−13$11,000,000$1,980,000
2019Brooks Koepka−8$11,000,000$1,980,000
2018Brooks Koepka−16$11,000,000$1,980,000
2017Justin Thomas−8$10,500,000$1,890,000
2016Jimmy Walker−14$10,000,000$1,800,000
2015Jason Day−20$10,000,000$1,800,000
2014Rory McIlroy−16$10,000,000$1,800,000
2013Jason Dufner−10$8,000,000$1,445,000
2012Rory McIlroy−13$8,000,000$1,445,000
2011Keegan Bradley−8$8,000,000$1,445,000
2010Martin Kaymer−11$7,500,000$1,350,000
2009Yang Yong-eun−8$7,500,000$1,350,000
2008Padraig Harrington−3$7,500,000$1,350,000
2007Tiger Woods−8$7,000,000$1,260,000
2006Tiger Woods−18$6,800,000$1,224,000
2005Phil Mickelson−4$6,500,000$1,170,000
2004Vijay Singh−8$6,250,000$1,125,000
2003Shaun Micheel−4$6,000,000$1,080,000
2002Rich Beem−10$5,500,000$990,000
2001David Toms−15$5,200,000$936,000
2000Tiger Woods−18$5,000,000$900,000
1999Tiger Woods−11$3,500,000$630,000
1998Vijay Singh−9$3,000,000$540,000
1997Davis Love III−11$2,600,000$470,000
1996Mark Brooks−11$2,400,000$430,000
1995Steve Elkington−17$2,000,000$360,000
1994Nick Price−11$1,750,000$310,000
1993Paul Azinger−12$1,700,000$300,000
1992Nick Price−6$1,600,000$280,000
1991John Daly−12$1,350,000$230,000
1990Wayne Grady−6$1,350,000$225,000
1989Payne Stewart−12$1,200,000$200,000
1988Jeff Sluman−12$1,000,000$160,000
1987Larry Nelson−1$900,000$150,000
1986Bob Tway−8$800,000$145,000
1985Hubert Green−6$700,000$125,000
1984Lee Trevino−15$700,000$125,000
1983Hal Sutton−10$600,000$100,000
1982Raymond Floyd−8$450,000$65,000
1981Larry Nelson−7$401,050$60,000
1980Jack Nicklaus−6$376,400$60,000
1979David Graham−8$350,600$60,000
1978John Mahaffey−8$300,240$50,000
1977Lanny Wadkins−6$250,000$45,000
1976Dave Stockton+1$250,950$45,000
1975Jack Nicklaus−4$225,000$45,000
1974Lee Trevino−4$225,000$45,000
1973Jack Nicklaus−7$225,000$45,000
1972Gary Player+1$224,087$45,000
1971Jack Nicklaus−7$202,440$40,000
1970Dave Stockton−1$200,000$40,000
1969Raymond Floyd−8$175,000$35,000
1968Julius Boros+1$150,000$25,000
1967Don January−7$148,200$25,000
1966Al GeibergerE$149,360$25,000
1965Dave Marr−4$149,700$25,000
1964Bobby Nichols−9$100,000$18,000
1963Jack Nicklaus−5$80,900$13,000
1962Gary Player−2$69,400$13,000
1961Jerry Barber−3$64,800$11,000
1960Jay Hebert+1$63,130$11,000
1959Bob Rosburg−3$51,175$8,250
1958Dow Finsterwald−4$39,388$5,500
1957Lionel Hebert2 & 1$42,100$8,000
1956Jack Burke Jr3 & 2$40,000$5,000
1955Doug Ford4 & 3$20,700$5,000
1954Chick Harbert4 & 3$20,700$5,000
1953Walter Burkemo2 & 1$20,700$5,000
1952Jim Turnesa1-up$17,700$3,500
1951Sam Snead7 & 6$17,700$3,500
1950Chandler Harper4 & 3$17,700$3,500
1949Sam Snead3 & 2$17,700$3,500
1948Ben Hogan7 & 6$17,700$3,500
1947Jim Ferrier2 & 1$17,700$3,500
1946Ben Hogan6 & 4$17,700$3,500
1945Byron Nelson4 & 3$14,700$3,750
1944Bob Hamilton1-up$14,500$3,500
1942Sam Snead2 & 1$7,550$2,000
1941Vic Ghezzi38 holes$10,600$1,100
1940Byron Nelson1-up$11,050$1,100
1939Henry Picard37 holes$10,600$1,100
1938Paul Runyan8 & 7$10,000$1,100
1937Denny Shute37 holes$9,200$1,000
1936Denny Shute3 & 2$9,200$1,000
1935Johnny Revolta5 & 4$7,820$1,000
1934Paul Runyan38 holes$7,200$1,000
1933Gene Sarazen5 & 4$7,200$1,000
1932Olin Dutra4 & 3$7,200$1,000
1931Tom Creavy2 & 1$7,200$1,000
1930Tommy Armour1-up$10,300$1,000
1929Leo Diegel6 & 4$5,000$1,000
1928Leo Diegel6 & 5$10,400Unknown
1927Walter Hagen1-up$15,440Unknown
1926Walter Hagen5 & 3$11,000Unknown
1925Walter Hagen6 & 5$6,330Unknown
1924Walter Hagen2-up$6,830Unknown
1923Gene Sarazen38 holes$3,600Unknown
1922Gene Sarazen4 & 3$2,580$500
1921Walter Hagen3 & 2$2,580$500
1920Jock Hutchison1-up$2,580$500
1919Jim Barnes6 & 5$2,580$500
1916Jim Barnes1 up$2,580$500

(The PGA Championship was not played in 1917, 1918 or 1943 due to war.)

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