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1982 PGA Championship payout Major

Ray Floyd won $65,000 from a $450,000 purse. 74 players were paid, and the smallest check was $1,100.

Southern Hills Country Club

$450KPurse
$65KWinner's share
$1KSmallest check
74Players paid
64%To the top 10
74Missed the cut

Ray Floyd finished -8 and took 14% of the purse. That $65,000 is worth about $223,790 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1982 PGA Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1$65KT5T9T16T16T22T29T34T34T42T49T54T61T6574Smallest check $1K

1982 PGA Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Ray Floyd-8$60,000$65,000 +8%
2Lanny Wadkins-5$40,000$45,000 +12%
T3Fred Couples-4$25,000$27,500
T3Calvin Peete-4$25,000$27,500
T5Greg Norman-3$16,000
T5Jay Haas-3$16,000
T5Jim Simons-3$16,000
8Bob Gilder-2$11,000
T9Lon HinkleE$7,919
T9Jerry PateE$7,919
T9Tom KiteE$7,919
T9Tom WatsonE$7,919
13Seve Ballesteros+1$6,500
T14Nick Faldo+2$5,750
T14Curtis Strange+2$5,750
T16Craig Stadler+3$4,875$4,625
T16Dan Halldorson+3$4,875$4,625
T16Jim Colbert+3$4,875$4,625
T16Bruce Lietzke+3$4,875$4,625
T16Jack Nicklaus+3$4,875$4,625
T16Tom Purtzer+3$4,875$4,625
T22Mark Pfeil+4$3,600
T22Peter Oosterhuis+4$3,600
T22Gil Morgan+4$3,600
T22Danny Edwards+4$3,600
T22Ron Streck+4$3,600
T22Doug Tewell+4$3,600
T22Leonard Thompson+4$3,600
T29Hal Sutton+5$3,100
T29Bill Rogers+5$3,100
T29Mike Holland+5$3,100
T32Johnny Miller+6$2,850
T32Scott Simpson+6$2,850
T34Jim Thorpe+7$2,350
T34Peter Jacobsen+7$2,350
T34Bobby Nichols+7$2,350
T34Bob Murphy+7$2,350
T34Mark Hayes+7$2,350
T34John Cook+7$2,350
T34George Archer+7$2,350
T34Miller Barber+7$2,350
T42Dave Barr+8$1,643
T42George Burns+8$1,643
T42Hale Irwin+8$1,643
T42Mike Reid+8$1,643
T42Barry Jaeckel+8$1,643
T42John Mahaffey+8$1,643
T42Massy Kuramoto+8$1,643
T49Tommy Valentine+9$912$1,315
T49Bobby Wadkins+9$912$1,315
T49Gene Littler+9$912$1,315
T49David Graham+9$912$1,315
T49Isao Aoki+9$912$1,315
T54Gibby Gilbert+10$1,182
T54Ed Fiori+10$1,182
T54Vance Heafner+10$1,182
T54Morris Hatalsky+10$1,182
T54Lyn Lott+10$1,182
T54Roger Maltbie+10$1,182
T54Mark McNulty+10$1,182
T61Jim Nelford+11$782$1,138
T61Brad Bryant+11$782$1,138
T61Rex Caldwell+11$782$1,138
T61Ed Sneed+11$782$1,138
T65Jeff Mitchell+12$1,122
T65Tom Jenkins+12$1,122
T67Mark Lye+13$760$1,110
T67Don Pooley+13$760$1,110
T67Billy Casper+13$760$1,110
T70Dan Pohl+14$750$1,100
T70Andy North+14$750$1,100
72Don Padgett+15$1,100
73Woody Blackburn+20$750$1,100 +47%
74Lennie Clements+24$750$1,100 +47%
MCJohn Calabria+13$0
MCBobby Clampett+12$0
MCFrank Conner+12$0
MCRichard Crawford+7$0
MCBen Crenshaw+9$0
MCJim Dent+9$0
MCBob Eastwood+14$0
MCJim Booros+8$0
MCBill Britton+12$0
MCDave Barber+9$0
MCAndy Bean+12$0
MCChip Beck+6$0
MCJohn Jackson+6$0
MCGary Hallberg+9$0
MCJoe Inman+6$0
MCDave Eichelberger+8$0
MCKeith Fergus+9$0
MCGene Ferrell+16$0
MCLarry Gilbert+13$0
MCAl Geiberger+10$0
MCHubert Green+9$0
MCArnold Palmer+10$0
MCBenny Passons+13$0
MCLarry Nelson+9$0
MCDwight Nevil+18$0
MCKevin Morris+21$0
MCGreg Powers+9$0
MCJack Renner+10$0
MCDave Ragan+18$0
MCGary Player+6$0
MCRoger Kennedy+15$0
MCJim Kiely+7$0
MCJim King+10$0
MCDon January+6$0
MCBob Moreland+17$0
MCSteve Melnyk+8$0
MCBob Menne+9$0
MCDon Massengale+11$0
MCMark McCumber+10$0
MCBilly Kratzert+10$0
MCWayne Levi+9$0
MCTim Simpson+6$0
MCJ. C. Snead+10$0
MCMike Sullivan+8$0
MCPayne Stewart+8$0
MCDave Stockton+6$0
MCD.A. Weibring+7$0
MCTom Weiskopf+9$0
MCBuddy Whitten+7$0
MCJim Wright+26$0
MCMike Wynn+9$0
MCFuzzy Zoeller+8$0
MCDick Hendrickson+15$0
MCGary Robinson+10$0
MCDavid Philo+17$0
MCRichard Bassett+9$0
MCJoe McDermott+21$0
MCGary Gant+25$0
MCJim Logue+7$0
MCDick Smith+17$0
MCVince Bizik+17$0
MCHoward Twitty+15$0
MCRoss Randall+14$0
MCBruce Ashworth+15$0
MCJack Sommers+15$0
MCLee Harper+9$0
MCRussell Helwig+16$0
MCRod Loesch+10$0
MCJames Dolan+24$0
MCJim Lucius+20$0
MCJames Marshall+13$0
MCRobbie Gilmore+16$0
MCJim Albus+9$0
MCDenis Watson+7$0
WDTony Wallin+8Not known
WDBob Shearer+9Not known

PGA Championship winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M34374044475053565962656871747780$65K838689929598010407101316192226

1982 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1982 PGA Championship get?

Ray Floyd won $65,000 from a $450,000 purse.

What was the 1982 PGA Championship purse?

$450,000.

How much did last place get at the 1982 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $1,100, to Lennie Clements (74).

How many players made the cut at the 1982 PGA Championship?

74 players made the cut and finished, and 74 players missed it.

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