The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. It is one of the four men’s major championships in professional golf.
PGA Championship: Prize Money | Golfers Purses | How Much Champion Will Earn
Prize Money:
The USGA matched that with its U.S. Open purse later that year, only to watch the tour up the ante at TPC Sawgrass to a purse of $15 million and a $2.7 million prize money payout for the winner starting in 2020.
The PGA Championship purse is for $20 million, last recorded for their 104th edition in 2022.
Winning this tournament hands you an automatic inclusion into the other three majors (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship) and The Players Championship for the next five years. Over time, the U.S. PGA has been held at various locations, recent ones being more prominent.
Golfers purses:
The 28-year-old Aussie earned his fifth PGA Tour win at its flagship event, claiming the 2022 Players Championship at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass at 13 under. The win is Smith’s second of the year following his record-setting victory at 34 under at January’s Sentry Tournament of Champions.
For his efforts, Smith will take home the $20 million event’s top prize of $3.6 million. Runner-up Anirban Lahiri will pocket $2.18 million, with third-place Paul Casey taking home $1.38 million.
How Much Champion Will Earn:
For the 2021/22 PGA Tour season, not only have we seen a seismic increase in the amount of prize money, but also in media coverage, with PGA Tour Live’s move to ESPN+, Netflix’s announcement of a behind the scenes docuseries and the strategic alliance with the DP World Tour yielding big changes within the largest golf tour in the world.
Out of the $838 million in comprehensive earnings to players in 2022, nearly half of that will feature in prize money, with $427 million being distributed between the 47 official tournaments. This means that the average purse this season is now an eye-watering $9.1 million per event!
Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2022 Players Championship. Click here for the top 18 money winners of all time.
Course(s): Southern Hills Country Club
