How much does the PGA Championship winner make? 2023 purse, payout breakdown

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 2023 PGA Championship purse at Oak Hill Country Club is projected to be $15 million, with the winner taking home $2.7 million and the Wanamaker Trophy. Each of the top three finishers will earn more than a million dollars.

All players who finish all four rounds of the tournament receive money.

The PGA Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the tour. It’s not among the highest-paying, though. Nearly a dozen PGA Tour events have a purse of more than $20 million.

The 2023 Masters had a total purse of $18 million.

2023 PGA Championship purse

The purse for the 2023 PGA Championship is expected to be $15 million, identical to last year’s purse.

How much does the PGA Championship winner make

The winner at Oak Hill will make $2.7 million, which is 18 percent of the total prize winnings.

PGA Championship payouts

1st: $2.7 million

2nd: $1.62 million

3rd: $1.02 million

4th: $720,000

5th: $600,000

6th: $516,250

7th: $475,000

8th: $436,600

9th: $400,000

10th: $371,250

11th: $343,750

12th: $316,250

13th: $291,250

14th: $278,750

15th: $266,250

16th: $253,750

17th: $251,250

18th: $228,750

19th: $216,250

20th: $203,750

21st: $191,250

22nd: $178,750

23rd: $166,250

24th: $153,750

25th: $141,250

26th: $128,750

27th: $116,250

28th: $104,375

29th: $97,750

30th: $91,250

31st: $86,250

32nd: $81,250

33rd: $76,250

34th: $71,250

35th: $66,250

36th: $63,750

37th: $61,250

38th: $58,750

39th: $56,250

40th: $53,750

41st: $51,250

42nd: $48,750

43rd: $46,250

44th: $43,750

45th: $41,250

46th: $38,750

47th: $36,875

48th: $35,000

49th: $33,750

50th: $32,500

51st: $31,250

52nd: $30,500

53rd: $29,875

54th: $29,250

55th: $28,750

56th: $28,250

57th: $27,875

58th: $27,500

59th: $27,250

60th: $27,000

61st: $26,750

62nd: $26,500

63th: $26,250

64th: $26,000

65th: $25,750

66th: $25,500

67th: $25,250

68th: $25,000

69th: $24,750

70th: $24,500

What if players are tied?

If golfers are tied, money they would earn for those positions is added up and then split evenly among the number of players tied.