On Sunday at the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, Scottie Scheffler will attempt to claim his third major championship . There’s a lot at stake for the World No. 1, including a hefty payday. Here’s everything you need to know about the PGA Championship purse, payout info and winner’s share.
How much money they’re playing for
The PGA Championship, like all of the game’s majors, has seen a steady increase in its purse size over the last several years. Just five years ago, in 2020, the total purse was $11 million. That number jumped to $12 million in 2021, $15 million in 2022, $17.5 million in 2023, and $18.5 million in 2024.
This year, the PGA Championship purse is reaching a record level yet again.
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The total purse for this week’s PGA Championship is $19 million. While that seems like an eye-popping sum, it’s still $1 million shy of last week’s Signature Event total at the Truist Championship. The Players Championship remains the richest purse in golf, with $25 million up for grabs.
The winner of the 2025 PGA Championship will take home $3.42 million, and each of the top three finishes will clear seven figures. Six figures will be paid out all the way through 32nd place.
Below is the total purse, payout breakdown and winner’s share for the PGA Championship.
2025 PGA Championship money: Total purse, payout breakdown
1st — $3,420,000
2nd — $2,052,000
3rd — $1,292,000
4th — $912,000
5th — $760,000
6th — $683,880
7th — $640,220
8th — $598,270
9th — $558,140
10th — $519,830
11th — $483,360
12th — $448,700
13th — $415,870
14th — $384,860
15th — $355,680
16th — $328,320
17th — $302.780
18th — $279,070
19th — $257,180
20th — $237,120
21st — $218,880
22nd — $202,460
23rd — $187,870
24th — $176,010
25th — $164,610
26th — $153,670
27th — $143,180
28th — $133,150
29th — $123,570
30th — $114,450
31st — $107,160
32nd — $100,770
33rd — $95,300
34th — $90,740
35th — $87,100
36th — $83,630
37th — $80,260
38th — $76,970
39th — $73,780
40th — $70,680
41st — $67,670
42nd — $64,750
43rd — $61,920
44th — $59,190
45th — $56,540
46th — $53,990
47th — $51,530
48th — $49,160
49th — $46,880
50th — $44,690
51st — $42,590
52nd — $40,580
53rd — $38,670
54th — $36,840
55th — $35,110
56th — $33,470
57th — $31,920
58th — $30,640
59th — $29,550
60th — $28,640
61st — $27,910
62nd — $27,380
63rd — $26,920
64th — $26,490
65th — $26,080
66th — $25,680
67th — $25,290
68th — $24,920
69th — $24,570
70th — $24,240
71st — $23,940
72nd — $23,740
73rd — $23,570
74th — $23,420
