A $3.7 million payday awaits whoever lifts the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday just outside Philadelphia
By Robby Kalland May 16, 2026 at 10:05 am ET • 1 min read 
Getty Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- There were 156 players who arrived at Aronimink Golf Club this week hoping to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy at the end of the 2026 PGA Championship and capture the second major title of the season. After two days of play, 82 of them made the cut and have that dream still alive.
The man who bests the rest this weekend outside Philadelphia will not only capture the largest trophy in golf, weighing in at 27 pounds, but also collect a sizable paycheck for their efforts.
The total purse for the 2026 PGA Championship increased to $20.5 million, up $1.5 million from the $19 million awarded in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of growth (a total increase of $3.5 million since 2022).
The winner's share jumps to $3.69 million in 2026 after Scottie Scheffler took home $3.42 million for his win at Quail Hollow to capture his first PGA title last year. Everyone in the top 10 will take home at least $553,000, and each of the top 33 will secure a six-figure payday.
All 82 players who earned their way into the weekend secured at least $23,900 and will now jockey for position on the leaderboard and an even bigger paycheck. Below is the complete payout breakdown for all 82 positions at Aronimink.
2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse, payouts
Total purse: $20.5 million
1st — $3,690,000 2nd — $2,214,000 3rd — $1,394,000 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
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