PGA Championship 2026 purse, payout breakdown
As golfers battle it out to determine a PGA Championship winner this year, here's a look at the amount of money that is at stake.
www.sportingnews.comHere’s the latest I can share about PGA Championship prize money.
- The 2026 PGA Championship purse was a record $20.5 million, with the winner’s share around $3.69 million. This follows increases over previous years as organizers have raised the total purse to boost top prizes.[2][6]
- For context, 2025’s purse was $19.5 million, with the winner receiving about $3.42 million, reflecting a recent stepwise increase in prize funds.[3][5]
- Media outlets after the 2026 event confirm the winner earned a record payout as part of the $20.5 million purse, with the rest of the field receiving progressively smaller shares down the board.[4][6]
Notes on interpretation and you asked for “latest news”:
- If you want the exact figures for each place in 2026 (beyond the winner), I can pull the full breakdown (places 1–67) and present it clearly in a table.
- If you’d like, I can also compare the 2026 purse to 2025 and 2024 to show the year-by-year trend in prize money.
Would you like me to fetch and present the full 2026 payout table (places 1–67) in a clean breakdown? I can also add a quick comparison chart showing year-over-year changes.