PGA Championship: Record prize money revealed

The PGA of America has increased the prize purse for the second major of the year, and those competing for the Wanamaker trophy are in for some mouth-watering payouts!

A total of $17.5 million will be split amongst the field – a $2.5 million increase from this time last year.

The winner’s check is a new record for the PGA Championship, with $3.15 million heading the way of whoever can outlast the year’s strongest major field.

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That’s almost three times the amount Shawn Micheel secured with his win 20 years ago at Oak Hill.

The PGA Championship remains the second highest-paying men’s major, but the gap to the Masters purse is now only $500,000.

Here is the full breakdown of who’ll earn what:

PGA Championship prize money 2023

1. $3,150,000

2. $1,890,000

3. $1,190,000

4. $840,000

5. $700,000

6. $620,000

7. $575,000

8. $535,000

9. $500,000

10. $465,000

11. $430,000

12. $395,000

13. $365,000

14. $335,000

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15. $309,000

16. $288,000

17. $268,000

18. $248,000

19. $228,000

20. $213,000

21. $198,000

22. $185,000

23. $175,000

24. $165,000

25. $155,000

26. $145,000

27. $135,000

28. $125,000

29. $116,500

30. $110,000

31. $105,000

32. $100,000

33. $95,000

34. $90,000

35. $85,000

36. $80,000

37. $75,000

38. $70,000

39. $65,000

40. $60,000

41. $55,000

42. $50,000

43. $48,000

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44. $46,000

45. $44,000

46. $43,000

47. $42,000

48. $41,000

49. $40,000

50. $39,000

51. $38,000

52. $37,000

53. $36,500

54. $36,000

55. $35,500

56. $35,000

57. $34,500

58. $34,000

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59. $33,500

60. $33,000

61. $32,500

62. $32,000

63. $31,500

64. $31,000

65. $30,500

66. $30,000

67. $29,500

68. $29,000

69. $28,500

70. $28,000

71. $27,500

72. $27,000

73. $26,500

74. $26,000

75. $25,500

76. $25,000

Players who miss the cut and card a 36-hole score will be paid $4,000 each, while any player who makes the cut but fails to submit a 72-hole score will also be paid $4,000.

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.