Prize money for 2022 PGA Championship: Winner to get $2.7 million

The PGA of America announced a total purse of $15 million dollars for the event at Southern Hills Country Club.

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TULSA, Okla. — “You will see a very significant spike, as well, in our purse,” PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh said earlier this week when asked about prize money ahead of the 2022 PGA Championship.

His response pertained to a question about whether the PGA money will go up as significantly as it did at the Masters, where the total purse jumped to $15 million this year.

Well, the PGA Championship has matched it, as the 2022 event’s total purse will be also be $15 million.

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The 2021 PGA Championship winner, Phil Mickelson, took home $2.16 million. This year’s champ will pocket $2.7 million. Second place will be worth $1,620,000 and third a cool $1,020,000.

2022 PGA Championship prize money

1. $2,700,000

2. $1,620,000

3. $1,020,000

4. $720,000

5. $600,000

6. $516,250

7. $475,000

8. $436,600

9. $400,000

10. $371,250

11. $343,750

12. $316,250

13. $291,250

14. $278,750

15. $266,250

16. $253,750

17. $241,250

18. $228,750

19. $216,250

20. $203,750

21.$191,250

22. $178,750

23. $166,250

24. $153,750

25. $141,250

26. $128,750

27. $116,250

28. $104,375

29. $97,750

30. $91,250

31. $86,250

32. $81,250

33. $76,250

34. $71,250

35. $66,250

36. $63,750

37. $61,250

38. $58,750

39. $56,250

40. $53,750

41. $51,250

42. $48,750

43. $46,250

44. $43,750

45. $41,250

46. $38,750

47. $36,875

48. $35,000

49. $33,750

50. $32,500

51. $31,250

52. $30,500

53. $29,875

54. $29,250

55. $28,750

56. $28,250

57. $27,875

58. $27,500

59. $27,250

60. $27,000

61. $26,750

62. $26,500

63. $26,250

64. $26,000

65. $25,750

66. $25,500

67. $25,250

68. $25,000

69. $24,750

70. $24,500

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