PGA Championship purse 2023: Payout by player, finishing position

Breaking down the PGA Championship payout for 2023 at Oak Hill with a look at how the prize money breaks down by position for the purse this year. 

Leading up to the 2023 PGA Championship, many of the players out on the course talked about how we could see a US Open-type of test for the best golfers in the world at Oak Hill Country Club. And the Rochester, NY course has delivered that with a phenomenal major championship.

If you need any evidence that the 2023 PGA Championship has been fantastic, fewer than 10 players were under par entering Sunday’s final round and the top of the leaderboard with the guys who had gone low was absolutely loaded with Brooks Koepka leading the way but having Viktor Hovland, Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners, Bryson DeChambeau and even Rory McIlroy all within five strokes of the lead.

In addition major championship glory at a phenomenal test that would earn them the Wanamaker Trophy, though, all of these major players in the game of golf were vying for their share of the 2023 PGA Championship purse and prize money. The purse was set at a record $17.5 million for the tournament, the most ever handed out by the PGA of America.

But how does the PGA Championship payout break down by finishing position? Let’s take a look, starting with the winner’s prize money.

PGA Championship prize money: Winner’s payout for 2023

The winner of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill will take home the biggest prize in the event’s history, a whopping $3.15 million, along with the Wanamaker Trophy and putting their name among the list of major champions, either for the first time or for another time in the case of Koepka and some others.

After the winner, though, let’s check out how the PGA Championship payout breaks down the rest of the $17.5 million purse.

PGA Championship payout by finishing position, player in 2023

1. Brooks Koepka – $3.15 million
T2. Scottie Scheffler – $1.54 million
T2. Viktor Hovland – $1.54 million
T4. Kurt Kitayama – $720,000
T4. Cam Davis – $720,000
T4. Bryson DeChambeau – $720,000
T7. Rory McIlroy – $555,000
T7. Sepp Straka – $555,000
T9. Justin Rose – $465,000
T9. Patrick Cantlay – $465,000
T9. Cameron Smith – $465,000
T12. Corey Conners – $365,000
T12. Victor Perez – $365,000
T12. Shane Lowry – $365,000
T15. Michael Block – $288,333
T15. Eric Cole – $288,333
T15. Tyrrell Hatton – $288,333
T18. Tommy Fleetwood – $214,400
T18. Min Woo Lee – $214,400
T18. Patrick Reed – $214,400
T18. Xander Schauffele – $214,400
T18. Mito Pereira – $214,400
T23. Ryan Fox – $165,000
T23. Matt NeSmith – $165,000
T23. Alex Smalley – $165,000
T26. Justin Suh – $135,000
T26. Hayden Buckley – $135,000
T26. Collin Morikawa – $135,000
T29. Hideki Matsuyama – $90,136
T29. Taylor Pendrith – $90,136
T29. Chris Kirk – $90,136
T29. Keegan Bradley – $90,136
T29. Harold Varner III – $90,136
T29. Jordan Spieth – $90,136
T29. Adam Scott – $90,136
T29. K.H. Lee – $90,136
T29. Denny McCarthy – $90,136
T29. Patrick Rodgers – $90,136
T29. Callum Tarren – $90,136
T40. Sahith Theegala – $46,900
T40. Adam Svensson – $46,900
T40. Thomas Pieters – $46,900
T40. Chez Reavie – $46,900
T40. Beau Hossler – $46,900
T40. Lucas Herbert – $46,900
T40. Adam Hadwin – $46,900
T40. J.T. Poston – $46,900
T40. Thomas Detry – $46,900
T40. Adrian Meronk – $46,900
T50. Stephan Jaeger – $37,625
T50. Jon Rahm – $37,625
T50. Nicolai Hojgaard – $37,625
T50. Padraig Harrington – $37,625
54. Dean Burmester – $36,000
T55. Dustin Johnson – $35,000
T55. Max Homa – $35,000
T55. Lee Hodges – $35,000
T58. Keith Mitchell – $33,250
T58. Tom Hoge – $33,250
T58. Zach Johnson – $33,250
T58. Phil Mickelson – $33,250
T62. Thriston Lawrence – $31,250
T62. Sihwan Kim – $31,250
T62. Rikua Hoshino – $31,250
T65. Pablo Larrazabal – $29,500
T65. Matt Wallace – $29,500
T65. Justin Thomas – $29,500
T65. Taylor Montgomery – $29,500
T69. Yannik Paul – $28,000
T69. Joel Dahmen – $28,000
T69. Ben Taylor – $28,000
T72. Sam Stevens – $26,500
T72. Tony Finau – $26,500
T72. Taylor Moore – $26,500
75. Mark Hubbard – $25,500
76. Kazuki Higa – $25,000

With the PGA Championship offering the massive $17.5 million purse, the Top 32 finishers at Oak Hill all earn at least $100,000. Moreover, whoever wins will receive just a few hundred-thousand dollars fewer than what Jon Rahm got for winning The Masters in April. All told, though, this is a monster payday for everyone who does well. And even the players who missed the cut but played the full 36 holes prior to that will receive $4,000, a nice gesture for making it into the field.

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