The PGA of America announced the record purse for the 2024 PGA Championship. Here is a breakdown of the payout and the winner's share.
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A stacked leaderboard will play for a record purse at the PGA Championship on Sunday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.
Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa lead the PGA at 15 under, with Sahith Theegala (14 under) back and Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry and Viktor Hovland (13 under) two shots back.
The PGA of America announced on Saturday that this year's prize money has increased to $18.5 million – a million more than last year – and the winner will take home $3.33 million. Second place ($1.99 million) and third place ($1.26 million) will also earn seven figures.
Compared to golf's other majors, the Masters had $20 million in revenue last month. The 2023 US Open was $20 million and the 2023 Open Championship was $16.5 million. The Players Championship was played for $25 million in March.
The PGA Tour's Signature Events have a purse of $20 million, while the LIV Golf tournaments are played for $25 million, although $20 million of that is earmarked for individual tournaments while $5 million is for team tournaments.
Check out all the pay-per-view details for the 2024 PGA Championship below, and you can watch the final round Sunday from 10 am-1 pm ET on ESPN and from 1-7 pm on CBS.
2024 PGA Championship purse, payout breakdown
1. $3.33 million
2. $1.99 million
3. $1.26 million
4. $888,000
5. $740,000
6. $660,580
7. $618,300
8. $577,790
9. $539,030
10. $502,040
11. $466,810
12. $433,340
13. $401,630
14. $371,690
15. $343,500
16. $317,080
17. $292,420
18. $269,520
19. $248,380
20. $229,000
21. $211,390
22. $195,530
23. $181,440
24. $169,990
25. $158,980
26. $148,410
27. $138,280
28. $128,590
29. $119,340
30. $110,540
31. $103,490
32. $97,330
33. $92,040
34. $87,640
35. $84,110
36. $80,770
37. $77,510
38. $74,340
39. $71,250
40. $68,260
41. $65,350
42. $62,530
43. $59,800
44. $51,160
45. $54,610
46. $51,140
47. $49,760
48. $47,470
49. $45,270
50. $43,160
51. $41,130
52. $39,190
53. $37,340
54. $35,580
55. $33,910
56. $32,320
57. $30,830
58. $29,590
59. $28,540
60. $27,660
61. $26,950
62. $26,440
63. $26,000
64. $25,590
65. $25,190
66. $24,800
67. $24,430
68. $24,060
69. $23,690
70. $23,340
71. $23,060
72. $22,830
73. $22,650
74. $22,470
75. $22,350
76. $22,230
77. $22,140
78. $22,100
Missed cut: $4,000
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