Arnold Palmer Invitational purse: Payout by player, finishing position

Checking out the Arnold Palmer Invitational purse and looking at the payout for every finishing position and players who made the cut.

Through the first two days of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, it seemed like we might get some flirtation with scoring records. Viktor Hovland had the lead at 9-under par and was trending towards a low, low score. Then the weekend came.

With the greens baking out and the winds picking up, Bay Hill showed every tooth that it has — which is saying something with the narrow fairways and water all over the property — and the scores reflected as much.

That was all setting up for an exciting finish on Sunday with a slew of players well within striking distance with the way the course and the conditions were dictating things. In the end, it was Scottie Scheffler who withstood the elements and emerged with a one-shot victory, the second of his PGA Tour career after just earning his first a few weeks ago.

As an elevated field, the golfers in the field were vying for their share of a massive $12 million purse. But how does that break down by finishing position? Let’s take a look.

Arnold Palmer Invitational payouts by finishing position

1. Scottie Scheffler – $2.16 million
T2. Tyrell Hatton – $908,000
T2. Viktor HovlanD – $908,000
T2. Billy Horschel – $908,000
T5. Gary Woodland – $463,500
T5. Chris Kirk – $463,500
T7. Lucas Herbert – $390,000
T7. Talor Gooch – $390,000
T9. Sam Burns – $339,000
T9. Matt Fitzpatrick – $339,000
T11. Keegan Bradley – $291,000
T11. Corey Conners – $291,000
T13. Cameron Young – $228,000
T13. Russell Henly – $228,000
T13. Graeme McDowell – $228,000
T13. Rory McIlroy – $228,000
T17. Aaron Wise – $183,000
T17. Jon Rahm – $183,000
T17. Max Homa – $183,000
T20. Hideki Matsuyama – $131,400
T20. Beau Hossler – $131,400
T20. Tommy Fleetwood – $131,400
T20. Christiaan Bezuidenhout – $131,400
T20. Sungjae Im – $131,400
T20. Nick Watney – $131,400
T26. David Lipsky – $87,600
T26. Brendan Steele – $87,600
T26. Adam Scott – $87,600
T26. Si Woo Kim – $87,600
T26. Jason Kokrak – $87,600
T26. Sebastian Muñoz – $87,600
T32. Thomas Pieters – $67,000
T32. Adam Long – $67,000
T32. Nick Taylor – $67,000
T32. Patton Kizzire – $67,000
T32. Tom Hoge – $67,000
T32. Charles Howell III – $67,000
T38. Alex Smalley – $53,400
T38. Patrick Rodgers – $53,400
T38. Sergio Garcia – $53,400
T38. Will Zalatoris – $53,400
T42. Dylan Frittelli – $37,464
T42. Pat Perez – $37,464
T42. Padraig Harrington – $37,464
T42. Zach Johnson – $37,464
T42. Adam Schenk – $37,464
T42. Davis Thompson – $37,464
T42. Ian Poulter – $37,464
T42. K.H. Lee – $37,464
T42. Taylor Moore – $37,464
T42. Taylor Pendrith – $37,464
T52. John Pak – $28,170
T52. Matt Jones – $28,170
T52. Lanto Griffin – $28,170
T52. Rickie Fowler – $28,170
T52. Danny Willett – $28,170
T52. Stephan Jaeger – $28,170
T52. J.J. Spaun – $28,170
T52. Martin Laird – $28,170
60. Brendon Todd – $27,000
T61. Keith Mitchell – $26,040
T61. Danny Lee – $26,040
T61. Sam Ryder – $26,040
T61. Matthew Wolff – $26,040
T61. Denny McCarthy – $26,040
T61. Vince Whaley – $26,040
T61. Cameron Champ – $26,040
T68. Hayden Buckley – $24,720
T68. Greyson Sigg – $24,720
T68. Marc Leishman – $24,720
T68. Lee Westwood – $24,720
72. Paul Casey – $24,120
73. Maverick McNealy – $23,880
T74. Lucas Glover – $23,400
T74. Anirban Lahiri – $23,400
T74. Troy Merritt – $23,400
77. Chez Reavie – $22,920

$2.16 million going to the winner makes this an extremely rich payday. And whoever wins will earn every cent of that, though, with the way the tournament played out over the final 36 holes.

Even with a great field and leaderboard, the conditions saw first-round leader Rory McIlroy slowly slip as the weekend went on due to the difficulty — and he was far from alone. But as we head into THE PLAYERS Championship and then the start of major championship season, it’s a ton of fun for golf fans to see this type of test.

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