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

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The PGA Championship lacks the identity of the other three majors.

Scottie Scheffler is now halfway to the Grand Slam – and he’ll pick up a record check in the process. 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 2025 champion Scottie Scheffler.

But that amount has gone up again in 2025 with an additional $500,000 added to the purse at Quail Hollow, taking it from $18.5m to $19m. The winner will take home $3.42m – $142,000 more than Schauffele banked last year.

The increase 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.

2025 PGA Championship prize money breakdown

POSITIONPLAYERSCOREEARNINGS
1Scottie Scheffler-11$3,420,000
T2Bryson DeChambeau-6$2,052,000
T2Harris English-6$2,052,000
T2Davis Riley-6$2,052,000
T5J.T. Poston-5$760,000
T5Jhonattan Vegas-5$760,000
T5Taylor Pendrith-5$760,000
T8Jon Rahm-4$598,270
T8Si Woo Kim-4$598,270
T8Keegan Bradley-4$598,270
T8Matt Fitzpatrick-4$598,270
T8Joe Highsmith-4$598,270
T8Denny McCarthy-4$598,270
T8Ryan Gerard-4$598,270
T8Ben Griffin-4$598,270
T8Joaquin Niemann-4$598,270
T8Alex Noren-4$598,270
T17Matt Wallace-3$279,070
T17Alex Moren-3$279,070
T19Tony Finau-2$257,180
T19Adam Scott-2$257,180
T19Cam Davis-2$257,180
T19Harry Hall-2$257,180
T19Taylor Moore-2$257,180
T19Aaron Rai-2$257,180
T19Beau Hossler-2$257,180
T19Corey Conners-2$257,180
T19Sam Burns-2$257,180
T28Ryan Fox-1$133,150
T28Alex Smalley-1$133,150
T28Viktor Hovland-1$133,150
T28Marco Penge-1$133,150
T28Xander Schauffele-1$133,150
T33Max GreysermanE$95,300
T33Maverick McNealyE$95,300
T33Thorbjorn OlesenE$95,300
T33Daniel BergerE$95,300
T37Lucas Glover+1$80,260
T37Ryo Hisatsune+1$80,260
T37J.J. Spaun+1$80,260
T37Richard Bland+1$80,260
T41Matthieu Pavon+2$67,670
T41Michael Thorbjornsen+2$67,670
T41Eric Cole+2$67,670
T41Nico Echavarria+2$67,670
T41Tommy Fleetwod+2$67,670
T41Nicolai Hojgaard+2$67,670
T47Rory McIlroy+3$51,530
T47Cameron Young+3$51,530
T47Robert MacIntyre+3$51,530
T50Kevin Yu+4$44,690
T50Collin Morikawa+4$44,690
T50Christiaan Bezuidenhout+4$44,690
T50Tom McKibbin+4$44,690
T50Wyndham Clark+4$44,690
T55Garrick Higgo+5$35,110
T55Chris Kirk+5$35,110
T55Brian Campbell+5$35,110
T55Michael Kim+5$35,110
T55Rafael Campos+5$35,110
T60Brian Harman+6$28,640
T60Justin Lower+6$28,640
T60Sam Stevens+6$28,640
T60Luke Donald+6$28,640
T60Max Homa+6$28,640
T60Tyrrell Hatton+6$28,640
T60David Puig+6$28,640
T67Sergio Garcia+7$25,290
T67Austin Eckroat+7$25,290
T67Rasmus Hojgaard+7$25,290
70Stephan Jaeger+8$24,240
71Tom Kim+9$23,940
T72Bud Cauley+10$23,740
T72Elvis Smylie+10$23,740
74Byeong Hun An+13$23,420

All players who miss the cut and turn in a 36-hole score are paid $4,000 each, while 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
2025Scottie Scheffler-11$19,000,000$3,420,000
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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