How much does the PGA Championship winner make? 2023 purse, payout breakdown

The 2023 PGA Championship purse at Oak Hill Country Club is projected to be $15 million.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 2023 PGA Championship purse at Oak Hill Country Club is $17.5 million, with the winner taking home $3.15 million and the Wanamaker Trophy. Each of the top three finishers will earn more than a million dollars.

The PGA Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the tour. It’s not among the highest-paying, though. Nearly a dozen PGA Tour events have a purse of more than $20 million.

The 2023 Masters had a total purse of $18 million.

MORE: See the final money payout for 2023 PGA Championship

Total purse

The purse for the 2023 PGA Championship will be $17.5 million, up from $15 million a year ago.

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PGA Championship payouts

  • 1st: $3,150,000
  • 2nd: $1,890,000
  • 3rd: $1,190,000
  • 4th: $840,000
  • 5th: $700,000
  • 6th: $620,000
  • 7th: $575,000
  • 8th: $535,000
  • 9th: $500,000
  • 10th: $465,000
  • 11th: $430,000
  • 12th: $395,000
  • 13th: $365,000
  • 14th: $335,000
  • 15th: $309,000
  • 16th: $288,000
  • 17th: $268,000
  • 18th: $248,000
  • 19th: $228,000
  • 20th: $213,000
  • 21st: $198,000
  • 22nd: $185,000
  • 23rd: $175,000
  • 24th: $165,000
  • 25th: $155,000
  • 26th: $145,000
  • 27th: $135,000
  • 28th: $125,000
  • 29th: $116,500
  • 30th: $110,000
  • 31st: $105,000
  • 32nd: $100,000
  • 33rd: $95,000
  • 34th: $90,000
  • 35th: $85,000
  • 36th: $80,000
  • 37th: $75,000
  • 38th: $70,000
  • 39th: $65,000
  • 40th: $60,000
  • 41st: $55,000
  • 42nd: $50,000
  • 43rd: $48,000
  • 44th: $46,000
  • 45th: $44,000
  • 46th: $43,000
  • 47th: $42,000
  • 48th: $41,000
  • 49th: $40,000
  • 50th: $39,000
  • 51st: $38,000
  • 52nd: $37,000
  • 53rd: $36,500
  • 54th: $36,000
  • 55th: $35,500
  • 56th: $35,000
  • 57th: $34,500
  • 58th: $34,000
  • 59th: $33,500
  • 60th: $33,000
  • 61st: $32,500
  • 62nd: $32,000
  • 63rd: $31,500
  • 64th: $31,000
  • 65th: $30,500
  • 66th: $30,000
  • 67th: $29,500
  • 68th: $29,000
  • 69th: $28,500
  • 70th: $28,000
  • 71st: $27,500

What if players are 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.

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