How much will the PGA Championship 2023 winner get? Full prize money purse explored

Modified May 22, 2023 10:24 GMT

Viktor Hovland Scheffler Koepka — Viktor Hovland, Scottie Scheffler, and Brooks Koepka at PGA Championship 2023 (Image via Getty)

The PGA Championship 2023 enters its final round on Sunday, May 21. The major championship held at the Oak Hill Country Club will see golfers remaining after the Friday cut compete for the top prize. The major has a prize purse of $17.5 million, a $2.5 million increase from a year ago.

According to the PGA Tour's prize money distribution chart, the winner of the PGA Championship 2023 will bag a whopping $3,150,000 along with the prestigious Wanamaker Trophy. This is the standard 18 percent payout of the total prize. The leaderboard, led by the likes of Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland, Bryson DeChambeau, and Scottie Scheffler, among others, will see tight competition for the big prize.

Apart from the paycheck, the PGA Championship winner will also earn 100 Official World Golf Ranking points and 600 FedEx Cup points. This is the maximum points for any tournament in men's golf. The champion will also earn other benefits, including a five-plus season exemption on the PGA Tour, a berth on the major for life and other exemptions.

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2023 PGA Championship prize money

While the PGA Championship 2023 winner takes the major share of the prize purse, the runner-up will settle for a $1,890,000 paycheck. The golfer finishing third will win $1,190,000, while the fourth-placed golfer will bag $840,000. It is pertinent to note that the major started off with a 156-player field. With a cut made after 36 holes, all remaining golfers will now receive a share of the prize purse.

Here is the complete breakdown of the PGA Championship prize payouts:

Win: $3,150,000
2 - $1,890,000
3 - $1,190,000
4 - $840,000
5 - $700,000
6 - $620,000
7 - $575,000
8 - $535,000
9 - $500,000
10 - $465,000
11 - $430,000
12 - $395,000
13 - $365,000
14 - $335,000
15 - $309,000
16 - $288,000
17 - $268,000
18 - $248,000
19 - $228,000
20 - $213,000
21 - $198,000
22 - $185,000
23 - $175,000
24 - $165,000
25 - $155,000
26 - $145,000
27 - $135,000
28 - $125,000
29 - $116,500
30 - $110,000
31 - $105,000
32 - $100,000
33 - $95,000
34 - $90,000
35 - $85,000
36 - $80,000
37 - $75,000
38 - $70,000
39 - $65,000
40 - $60,000
41 - $55,000
42 - $50,000
43 - $48,000
44 - $46,000
45 - $44,000
46 - $43,000
47 - $42,000
48 - $41,000
49 - $40,000
50 - $39,000
51 - $38,000
52 - $37,000
53 - $36,500
54 - $36,000
55 - $35,500
56 - $35,000
57 - $34,500
58 - $34,000
59 - $33,500
60 - $33,000
61 - $32,500
62 - $32,000
63 - $31,500
64 - $31,000
65 - $30,500
66 - $30,000
67 - $29,500
68 - $29,000
69 - $28,500
70 - $28,000
71 - $27,500

It is pertinent to note that PGA Championship 2022 set a record for the largest prize with a $15 million purse.