The purse for the 2026 PGA Championship has increased to a record $20.5 million for this year’s tournament at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.
The PGA of America announced the purse increase and payout breakdown on Saturday. The $20.5 million prize fund is up from last year’s total of $19 million.
Sunday’s champion will also get a boost — a winner’s check of $3.69 million. The top-three finishers in the second men’s major of the season all receive seven-figure payouts, as the runner-up gets $2.214 million and third place $1.394 million. Payouts of $984,000 (for 4th) and $820,000 (for 5th) round out the top five. (Rory McIlroy claimed $4.5 million of the $22.5 million purse at the Masters last month.)
Players who missed the PGA cut received $4,300 each.
The final round at Aronimink is bound to be an entertaining one. Alex Smalley starts the day with a two-shot lead over the field at six under, but dozens of players are within a few shots of the lead, including stars such as Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
You can watch the final round of the 2026 PGA Championship from 1-7 p.m. ET on Sunday on CBS. Below is the complete payout breakdown for the 82 players who made the cut.
2026 PGA Championship payout breakdown
1st — $3.69 million
2nd — $2.214 million
3rd — $1.394 million
4th — $984,000
5th — $820,000
6th — $727,600
7th — $681,050
8th — $636,400
9th — $593,700
10th — $553,000
11th — $514,160
12th — $477,300
13th — $442,370
14th — $409,390
15th — $378,340
16th — $349,240
17th — $322,080
18th — $296,850
19th — $273,570
20th — $252,230
21st — $232,830
22nd — $215,370
23rd — $199,840
24th — $187,230
25th — $175,110
26th — $163,460
27th — $152,310
28th — $141,640
29th — $131,450
30th — $121,750
31st — $113,990
32nd — $107,200
33rd — $101,380
34th — $96,530
35th — $92,650
36th — $88,960
37th — $85,370
38th — $81,880
39th — $78,480
40th — $75,180
41st — $71,980
42nd — $68,880
43rd — $65,870
44th — $62,960
45th — $60,150
46th — $57,430
47th — $54,810
48th — $52,290
49th — $49,860
50th — $47,540
51st — $45,300
52nd — $43,170
53rd — $41,130
54th — $39,190
55th — $37,350
56th — $35,600
57th — $33,950
58th — $32,600
59th — $31,430
60th — $30,460
61st — $29,690
62nd — $29,120
63rd — $28,640
64th — $28,180
65th — $27,740
66th — $27,310
67th — $26,890
68th — $26,480
69th — $26,080
70th — $25,690
71st — $25,360
72nd — $25,040
73rd — $24,730
74th — $24,530
75th — $24,370
76th — $24,230
77th — $24,130
78th — $24,040
79th — $23,970
80th — $23,930
81st — $23,910
82nd — $23,900
