The PGA Tour has 47 official tournaments on its 2016-2017 schedule, with prize money totaling $342,050,000. There's a lot of money on the line from the beginning of the season in October to the end of the season with the culmination of the FedEx Cup playoffs at the Tour Championship in September.
However, not every tournament has the same purse. In fact, purses in PGA Tour events range from $3 million to $12 million in 2016-17. The smallest purse belongs to the Puerto Rico Open, played opposite the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in March. The largest purse belongs to the U.S. Open, which saw its purse increased from $10 million in 2016 to $12 million in 2017.
There are purses of every size in between. The four World Golf Championships events have the same purse of $9.75 million. The four FedEx Cup playoff events have the same purse of $8.75 million. The Arnold Palmer Invitational and Jack Nicklaus' the Memorial Tournament share the same distinction of the next-best class of purses at $8.7 million.
Take a look at the full list of PGA Tour purses from largest to smallest.
2017 PGA Tour purses, ranked from biggest to smallest
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| DATE | TOURNEY | PURSE | 1st PLACE |
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| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | $12,000,000 | $2,160,000 |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | $11,000,000 | $1,980,000 |
| May 14 | The Players Championship | $10,500,000 | $1,890,000 |
| Aug 13 | PGA Championship | $10,500,000 | $1,890,000 |
| Mar 5 | WGC-Mexico Championship | $9,750,000 | $1,660,000 |
| Mar 26 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | $9,750,000 | $1,660,000 |
| Aug 6 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | $9,750,000 | $1,660,000 |
| Oct 30 | WGC-HSBC Champions | $9,500,000 | $1,620,000 |
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| Aug 27 | The Northern Trust | $8,750,000 | $1,575,000 |
| Sep 4 | Dell Technologies Championship | $8,750,000 | $1,575,000 |
| Sep 17 | BMW Championship | $8,750,000 | $1,575,000 |
| Sep 24 | Tour Championship | $8,750,000 | $1,575,000 |
| Mar 19 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | $8,700,000 | $1,566,000 |
| Jun 4 | The Memorial Tournament | $8,700,000 | $1,566,000 |
| Jul 23 | The Open Championship (British Open) | $8,600,000 | $1,548,000 |
| May 7 | Wells Fargo Championship | $7,500,000 | $1,350,000 |
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| May 21 | AT&T Byron Nelson | $7,500,000 | $1,350,000 |
| Feb 12 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | $7,200,000 | $1,296,000 |
| May 1[n 2] | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | $7,100,000 | $1,042,000 |
| Jul 2 | Quicken Loans National | $7,100,000 | $1,278,000 |
| Jul 9 | Greenbrier Classic | $7,100,000 | $1,278,000 |
| Oct 23 | CIMB Classic | $7,000,000 | $1,260,000 |
| Nov 13 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | $7,000,000 | $1,260,000 |
| Feb 19 | Genesis Open | $7,000,000 | $1,260,000 |
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| Apr 2 | Shell Houston Open | $7,000,000 | $1,260,000 |
| May 28 | Dean & DeLuca Invitational | $6,900,000 | $1,242,000 |
| Jun 25 | Travelers Championship | $6,800,000 | $1,224,000 |
| Jan 29 | Farmers Insurance Open | $6,700,000 | $1,206,000 |
| Feb 5 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | $6,700,000 | $1,206,000 |
| Nov 6 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | $6,600,000 | $1,188,000 |
| Apr 16 | RBC Heritage | $6,500,000 | $1,170,000 |
| Feb 26 | The Honda Classic | $6,400,000 | $1,152,000 |
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| Jun 11 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | $6,400,000 | $1,152,000 |
| Mar 12 | Valspar Championship | $6,300,000 | $1,134,000 |
| Apr 23 | Valero Texas Open | $6,200,000 | $1,116,000 |
| Jan 8 | SBS Tournament of Champions | $6,100,000 | $1,220,000 |
| Oct 16 | Safeway Open | $6,000,000 | $1,080,000 |
| Nov 21[n 1] | RSM Classic | $6,000,000 | $1,080,000 |
| Jan 15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | $6,000,000 | $1,080,000 |
| Jul 30 | RBC Canadian Open | $6,000,000 | $1,080,000 |
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| Jan 22 | CareerBuilder Challenge | $5,800,000 | $1,044,000 |
| Aug 20 | Wyndham Championship | $5,800,000 | $1,044,000 |
| Jul 16 | John Deere Classic | $5,600,000 | $1,008,000 |
| Oct 30 | Sanderson Farms Championship | $4,200,000 | $756,000 |
| Jul 23 | Barbasol Championship | $3,500,000 | $630,000 |
| Aug 6 | Barracuda Championship | $3,300,000 | $594,000 |
| Mar 26 | Puerto Rico Open | $3,000,000 | $540,000 |
