On Sunday at Aronimink golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, the 2026 PGA Championship will be decided in the second major of the year on the 2026 PGA Tour schedule.
The winner's share of PGA Championship Tournament purse is a lot of money, and the first-place payout is commensurate with winning one of the four biggest events in the world of men's professional golf.
The 2026 PGA Championship purse is $20.5 million, which $1,500,000 higher than in 2025.
How much money does the 2026 PGA Championship winner get?
The PGA Championship now pays 18 percent of the total purse to the winner, so the 2026 PGA Championship winner's share is $3,690,000 as the first-place payout.
In the 2025 PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler won $3.42 million to win his third-career major and first PGA Championship title at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Xander Schauffele won $3,330,000 in 2024 in winning a first PGA Championship title.
Brooks Koepka won $3,150,000 as the 2023 PGA Championship winner, marking his third win in the event and fifth major title.
The year prior, Justin Thomas won $2,700,000 as the 2022 PGA Championship winner's share in winning the event for his second PGA Championship title.
In this event, every player finishing the event earns official prize money, with the last-place finishing professional earning $23,420. Every player making the cut also earns FedEx Cup points, with the winner receiving 750 points. The winner receives 100 Official World Golf Ranking points.
The biggest purse in professional golf belongs to PGA Championship, which is currently at $25 million. The first two FedEx Cup playoff events and nine PGA Tour Signature events are tied for second best with a $20 million purse each.
The tournament with the highest first-place payout in all of professional golf is also PGA Championship, whose 2026 champion will win $4,500,000, making it the biggest first-place payout in all of golf.
The three player-hosted Signature events -- The Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament -- all offer $4 million first-place prizes to the champions.
