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There are a lot of perks that go with winning the US PGA.

The Wanamaker Trophy, a lifetime pass to play in the championship and multi-year exemptions for each of the other three men’s majors are but three.

The champion can also, typically, look forward to a huge cheque.

For example, last year’s winner Justin Thomas – who edged out Will Zalatoris in a playoff – took home $2,700,000 of the $15million purse.

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Indeed, every year since 2003, the winner of the US PGA has pocketed a seven-figure sum.

But who are the US PGA Championship career money leaders?

To the surprise of nobody, four-time champion Tiger Woods heads the list with $7,350,862 in winnings from 22 appearances. On its own, that would place him inside the top-300 on the PGA Tour career money list.

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It is, however, more than $2million less than he has banked from his 24 Masters appearances.

Next on the list is two-time champion Phil Mickelson. With his record-breaking victory at Kiawah Island in 2021, the left-hander added $2,160,000 to bring his total earnings from his 29 appearances to $6,467,616.

The highest-placed non-American is another Rory McIlroy. The Irishman has played in 14 editions of the championship, making the cut on 13 occasions and winning twice, in 2012 and 2014. He has finished inside the top-10 on each of his last four starts in the tournament. Indeed, he has been in the top-10 in nine of his 14 appearances.

The highest-earning one-time winner? That would be Jason Day. The Aussie has made 13 US PGA appearances, winning in 2015 and registering five other top-10s.