Golf major season continues this week as the PGA Championship commences at the Quail Hollow Club. After a thrilling Masters ended in Rory McIlroy taking home the green jacket, the sport is hoping momentum continues with another competitive major.
While the PGA Championship isn’t the most prestigious major, it does offer the largest prize in the Wanamaker Trophy. That, however, is just a physical representation for the winning golfer to say he is a major winner.
Last year, Xander Schauffle won his first career major in a high-scoring tournament at Valhalla, which was his first of two major victories in 2024 alone. For his win, Schauffle secured $3.3 million in winnings along with the Wanamaker Trophy.
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The winner’s prize money is different each year, depending on what the total purse number is for each tournament. Here’s a breakdown of the prize money for this year’s PGA Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
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PGA Championship tournament purse 2025
The total purse for the 2025 PGA Championship is not yet announced, but it’s expected to be an increase from the past two years when the purse for the tournament was $18.5 million.
How much money does the PGA Championship winner get?
This year’s PGA Championship winner at Quail Hollow is expected to take home 18 percent of the total prize money, which is yet to be announced. The winnings are expected to be up from $3.3 million, which was the winner’s prize for each of the last two PGA Championships.
PGA Championship Tournament payouts 2025
Only golfers who made the cut will earn payouts from playing in the PGA Championship, as each finisher will earn a specific payout depending on their final position. Additionally, players who tied in the final standings will have their prize pools combined and split among those who finished with the same score.
Here’s a look at how much money each finisher will earn.
*This will be updated with a table*
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2025 PGA Tour’s biggest purses, winner’s shares
In 2022, the PGA Tour upgraded the pay structures amid the LIV Golf saga, elevating specific events that would have higher purses. Therefore, those events pay out their winners at a similar number to the four majors, with some even surpassing the majors.
The PGA Championship used to be one of the highest-paying tournaments in golf, and while that is still the case, other tournaments have increased their purse totals to match those of the four majors. Still, the PGA Championship is a major that every golfer would love to win and will feature both PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players.
Here’s a look at how the four golf major purses compare to the highest purses on the PGA Tour.
| Tournament | Purse | Winner’s prize |
| Players Championship | $25 million | $4.5 million |
| U.S. Open* | $21.5 million | $4.3 million |
| Masters Tournament | $21 million | $4.2 million |
| Genesis Invitational | $20 million | $4 million |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | $20 million | $4 million |
| The Memorial Tournament | $20 million | $4 million |
| Sentry Tournament of Champions | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| RBC Heritage | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| Truist Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| The Travelers Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| BMW Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| PGA Championship | TBD | TBD |
| The Open Championship* | $17 million | $3.1 million |
*Numbers from 2024 tournament*
