For most of the week, the 2026 PGA Championship has felt like a test of survival. Momentum at Aronimink Golf Club can turn on a dime, and a jam-packed leaderboard has only amplified the fun, with new major championship blood (Alex Smalley, Matti Schmid and Nick Taylor) combining with plenty of experienced stars (Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith).
With Sunday’s excitement comes a record prize: a $3.69 million winner’s check from a record $20.5 million purse, along with a lifetime exemption into future PGA Championships. The winner also earns five-year exemptions into the Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship, and Players Championship, plus a five-year PGA Tour membership.
You can watch the final round of the 2026 PGA Championship from 1-7 p.m. ET on Sunday on CBS. Below is the complete payout breakdown for the 82 players who made the cut.
2026 PGA Championship payout breakdown
1st — $3.69 million
2nd — $2.214 million
3rd — $1.394 million
4th — $984,000
5th — $820,000
6th — $727,600
7th — $681,050
8th — $636,400
9th — $593,700
10th — $553,000
11th — $514,160
12th — $477,300
13th — $442,370
14th — $409,390
15th — $378,340
16th — $349,240
17th — $322,080
18th — $296,850
19th — $273,570
20th — $252,230
21st — $232,830
22nd — $215,370
23rd — $199,840
24th — $187,230
25th — $175,110
26th — $163,460
27th — $152,310
28th — $141,640
29th — $131,450
30th — $121,750
31st — $113,990
32nd — $107,200
33rd — $101,380
34th — $96,530
35th — $92,650
36th — $88,960
37th — $85,370
38th — $81,880
39th — $78,480
40th — $75,180
41st — $71,980
42nd — $68,880
43rd — $65,870
44th — $62,960
45th — $60,150
46th — $57,430
47th — $54,810
48th — $52,290
49th — $49,860
50th — $47,540
51st — $45,300
52nd — $43,170
53rd — $41,130
54th — $39,190
55th — $37,350
56th — $35,600
57th — $33,950
58th — $32,600
59th — $31,430
60th — $30,460
61st — $29,690
62nd — $29,120
63rd — $28,640
64th — $28,180
65th — $27,740
66th — $27,310
67th — $26,890
68th — $26,480
69th — $26,080
70th — $25,690
71st — $25,360
72nd — $25,040
73rd — $24,730
74th — $24,530
75th — $24,370
76th — $24,230
77th — $24,130
78th — $24,040
79th — $23,970
80th — $23,930
81st — $23,910
82nd — $23,900
