The winner's share of the 2022 Travelers Championship purse is a lot of money, and the Travelers Championship first-place payout is commensurate with winning a major championship on the PGA Tour.
The 2022 Travelers Championship purse is $8.3 million for the event played in the Hartford area at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.
How much money does the 2022 Travelers Championship winner get?
The Travelers Championship pays 18 percent of the total purse to the winner, so the 2022 Travelers Championship winner's share is $1,494,000 as the first-place payout.
For 2022 Travelers Championship results and payout, see our final leaderboard
Harris English won $1,332,000 from the $7.4 million purse for his victory in the 2021 Travelers Championship. Dustin Johnson won the same amount with a win in the June 2020 Travelers Championship.
In this event, every player finishing the event earns official prize money, with 71st-place finisher earning $16,849. Every player making the cut also earns FedEx Cup points, with the winner receiving 500 points. The winner receives 54 Official World Golf Ranking points.
The Travelers Championship does not have the biggest purse in professional golf. The Players Championship purse is tops at $20 million. The first two FedEx Cup playoff events are tied for second best with a $15 million purse each.
The tournament with the highest first-place payout in all of professional golf is on the PGA Tour. The winner of the 2022 The Players Championship will win $3,600,000, making it the biggest first-place payout in all of golf.
