{"id":47612,"date":"2026-05-24T09:46:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/2026-pga-championship-prize-money-purse-aaron-rye-payout-prize-money-field\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:46:40","slug":"2026-pga-championship-prize-money-purse-aaron-rye-payout-prize-money-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/2026-pga-championship-prize-money-purse-aaron-rye-payout-prize-money-field\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 PGA Championship Prize Money, Purse: Aaron Rye Payout, Prize Money, Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. &#8212; 156 players arrived at Aronimink Golf Club this week in hopes of hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy at the end of the 2026 PGA Championship and winning their second major title of the season. But after 72 holes, Aaron Rye stood tall as the first British man to win the PGA since 1919 and the first to win in the stroke play era of the tournament (since 1958).<\/p>\n<p>Not only was Rye forced to lift golf&#8217;s biggest trophy, weighing 27 pounds, he also collected a hefty paycheck and effort.<\/p>\n<p>The total prize money for the 2026 PGA Championship will increase to $20.5 million, an increase of $1.5 million from $19 million in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of increase (a total increase of $3.5 million from 2022). <\/p>\n<p>The winner&#8217;s share jumps to $3.69 million in 2026, as Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA title last year with his win at Quail Hollow for $3.42 million. The top 10 all earned at least $553,000, and the top 33 each secured a six-figure salary. <\/p>\n<p>All 82 players who earned money over the weekend will take home at least $23,900. Below is the full pay breakdown for each position in Aronimink&#8217;s remaining fields.<\/p>\n<h2>2026 PGA Championship Prizes, Purses and Dividends<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Total purse: $20.5 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st Place \u2014 $3,690,000 &#8212; Aaron Lai<br \/>2nd Place \u2014 $2,214,000 &#8212; Jon Rahm, Alex Smalley ($1,804,000 each)<br \/>3rd place \u2014 $1,394,000<br \/>4th place \u2014 $984,000 &#8212; Justin Thomas, Ludwig Oberg, Matthias Schmidt ($843,866.67 each)<br \/>5th place \u2014 $820,000 <br \/>6th place \u2014 $727,600<br \/>7th place \u2014 $681,050 &#8212; Rory McIlroy, Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele ($637,050 each)<br \/>8th place \u2014 $636,400<br \/>9th place \u2014 $593,700<br \/>10th place \u2014 $553,008 &#8212; Chris Gottapp, Kurt Kitayama, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose ($496,708 each)<br \/>11th place \u2014 $514,160<br \/>12th place \u2014 $477,300<br \/>13th place \u2014 $442,370<br \/>14th place \u2014 $409,390 &#8212; Matt Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin, Scottie Scheffler, Max Glaserman ($364,763 each)<br \/>15th place \u2014 $378,340<br \/>16th place \u2014 $349,240<br \/>17th place \u2014 $322,080<br \/>18th place \u2014 $296,850 &#8212; Jordan Spieth, David Puig, Stephen Jaeger, Mi Woo Lee, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann, Padraig Harrington, Harris English ($229,129 each)<br \/>19th &#8211; $273,570<br \/>20th place \u2014 $252,230<br \/>21st place \u2014 $232,830<br \/>22nd \u2014 $215,370<br \/>23rd \u2014 $199,840<br \/>24th \u2014 $187,230<br \/>25th \u2014 $175,110<br \/>26th place \u2014 $163,460 &#8212; Cameron Young, Alex Nolen, Sam Barnes, Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Hillier, Bud Corey, Nick Taylor, Tom Hoge, Andrew Novak ($125,523 each)<br \/>27th \u2014 $152,310<br \/>28th \u2014 $141,640 <br \/>29th \u2014 $131,450<br \/>30th place \u2014 $121,750<br \/>31 days \u2014 $113,990<br \/>32nd place \u2014 $107,200<br \/>33rd place \u2014 $101,380 <br \/>34th place \u2014 $96,530<br \/>35th place \u2014 $92,650 &#8212; Aldrich Potgieter, Haotong Li, Christian Bezuidenhout, Patrick Cantlay, Ryan Fox, Daniel Berger, Siwoo Kim, Ryo Hisatsune, Martin Kaymer ($78,806 each)<br \/>36th place \u2014 $88,960<br \/>37th place \u2014 $85,370 <br \/>38th place \u2014 $81,880<br \/>39th place \u2014 $78,480<br \/>40th place \u2014 $75,180<br \/>41st place \u2014 $71,980 <br \/>42nd place \u2014 $68,880<br \/>43rd place \u2014 $65,870<br \/>44th place \u2014 $62,960 &#8212; Dustin Johnson, Jonathan Vegas, Shane Lowry, Denny McCarthy, Chandler Blanchett, Christopher Reitan, Chris Kirk, Nicolai Hoggard, Michael Kim, Taylor Pendrith, Matt Wallace ($50,348 each)<br \/>45th place \u2014 $60,150<br \/>46th place \u2014 $57,430<br \/>47th place \u2014 $54,810 <br \/>48th place \u2014 $52,290<br \/>49th place \u2014 $49,860<br \/>50th place \u2014 $47,540 <br \/>51st place \u2014 $45,300<br \/>52nd place \u2014 $43,170<br \/>53rd place \u2014 $41,130<br \/>54th place \u2014 $39,190<br \/>55th place \u2014 $37,350 &#8212; Collin Morikawa, Andrew Putnam, Brooks Koepka, Michael Lindberg, Corey Connors ($34,186 each)<br \/>56th place \u2014 $35,600 <br \/>57th place \u2014 $33,950<br \/>58th place \u2014 $32,600<br \/>59th place \u2014 $31,430<br \/>60th place \u2014 $30,460 &#8212; Brian Herman, Rickie Fowler, Sahis Segala, Rico Hoey, Sam Valimaki ($29,218 each)<br \/>61st place \u2014 $29,690<br \/>62nd place \u2014 $29,120<br \/>63rd place \u2014 $28,640<br \/>64th place \u2014 $28,180<br \/>65th place \u2014 $27,740 &#8212; Keith Mitchell, Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard, Sam Stevens, Casey Jarvis ($27,105 each)<br \/>66th place \u2014 $27,310<br \/>67th place \u2014 $26,890<br \/>68th place \u2014 $26,480<br \/>69th place \u2014 $26,080<br \/>70th place \u2014 $25,690 &#8212; Kazuki Higa, Luke Donald, Ryan Gerrard, William Mow, John Parry ($25,070 each)<br \/>71st place \u2014 $25,360 <br \/>72nd place \u2014 $25,040<br \/>73rd place \u2014 $24,730<br \/>74th place \u2014 $24,530<br \/>75th place \u2014 $24,370 &#8212; 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