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1997 PGA Championship payout Major

Davis Love III won $470,000 from a $2,600,000 purse. 77 players were paid, and the smallest check was $3,675.

Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course

$2.6MPurse
$470KWinner's share
$4KSmallest check
77Players paid
66%To the top 10
70Missed the cut

Davis Love III finished -11 and took 18% of the purse. That $470,000 is worth about $972,821 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1997 PGA Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K1$470KT6T10T13T13T23T29T29T41T45T49T53T61T61T71T76Smallest check $4K

1997 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
1Davis Love III-11$430,000$470,000 +9%
2Justin Leonard-6$260,000$280,000 +8%
3Jeff Maggert-4$140,000$175,000 +25%
4Lee Janzen-1$125,000
5Tom KiteE$86,667$105,000 +21%
T6Scott Hoch+1$85,000
T6Phil Blackmar+1$85,000
T6Jim Furyk+1$85,000
9Tom Byrum+2$70,000
T10Tom Lehman+3$60,000
T10Joey Sindelar+3$60,000
T10Scott McCarron+3$60,000
T13David Duval+4$35,100
T13Colin Montgomerie+4$35,100
T13Tim Herron+4$35,100
T13Kirk Triplett+4$35,100
T13Bob Tway+4$35,100
T13Vijay Singh+4$35,100
T13Tommy Tolles+4$35,100
T13Greg Norman+4$35,100
T13Mark O'Meara+4$35,100
T13Nick Price+4$35,100
T23Kenny Perry+5$22,500
T23Doug Martin+5$22,500
T23Bernhard Langer+5$22,500
T23Mark Calcavecchia+5$22,500
T23John Cook+5$22,500
T23Shigeki Maruyama+5$22,500
T29Lee Westwood+6$13,625
T29Tiger Woods+6$13,625
T29Paul Goydos+6$13,625
T29Frank Nobilo+6$13,625
T29Fred Couples+6$13,625
T29John Daly+6$13,625
T29Paul Azinger+6$13,625
T29Ronnie Black+6$13,625
T29Hale Irwin+6$13,625
T29Don Pooley+6$13,625
T29Phil Mickelson+6$13,625
T29Payne Stewart+6$13,625
T41David Ogrin+7$7,375$8,375
T41Eduardo Romero+7$7,375$8,375
T41Steve Jones+7$7,375$8,375
T41Ignacio Garrido+7$7,375$8,375
T45Jesper Parnevik+8$7,375
T45Thomas Bjørn+8$7,375
T45Steve Elkington+8$7,375
T45Sam Torrance+8$7,375
T49Brian Henninger+9$6,375
T49Loren Roberts+9$6,375
T49Chris Perry+9$6,375
T49Robert Allenby+9$6,375
T53Billy Mayfair+10$5,280
T53Taylor Smith+10$5,280
T53Craig Stadler+10$5,280
T53Ernie Els+10$5,280
T53Olin Browne+10$5,280
T58Steve Lowery+11$4,700
T58Lanny Wadkins+11$4,700
T58Larry Mize+11$4,700
T61Lee Rinker+12$4,069$4,333
T61Jay Haas+12$4,069$4,333
T61Fred Funk+12$4,069$4,333
T61Russ Cochran+12$4,069$4,333
T61Stuart Appleby+12$4,069$4,333
T61Retief Goosen+12$4,069$4,333
T67Per-Ulrik Johansson+13$4,100
T67Paul Stankowski+13$4,100
T67Peter Jacobsen+13$4,100
70Carlos Franco+14$4,000
T71Costantino Rocca+15$3,875
T71Yoshinori Kaneko+15$3,875
T71Michael Bradley+15$3,875
T71Larry Nelson+15$3,875
75Andrew Magee+16$3,700$3,750 +1%
T76Pete Jordan+17$3,675$3,675
T76Kevin Sutherland+17$3,675$3,675
MCShawn Kelly+16$0
MCGlen Day+8$0
MCFrank Dobbs+13$0
MCChris Tucker+13$0
MCJohn Lee+15$0
MCRonald Philo+8$0
MCChris Toulson+9$0
MCMark Fuller+23$0
MCBret Taylor+25$0
MCJerry Kelly+17$0
MCPaul Broadhurst+9$0
MCSteve Schneiter+13$0
MCJohn Hickson+20$0
MCMike Brisky+9$0
MCPete Oakley+15$0
MCDarren Clarke+13$0
MCRobert Damron+8$0
MCStewart Cink+11$0
MCJohn Stone+10$0
MCPeter Lonard+14$0
MCPadraig Harrington+8$0
MCBob Sowards+11$0
MCJames Mason+18$0
MCJosé María Olazábal+12$0
MCRob Wilkin+16$0
MCIan Woosnam+9$0
MCBruce Zabriski+13$0
MCFuzzy Zoeller+8$0
MCGuy Boros+9$0
MCSteve Stricker+8$0
MCDudley Hart+10$0
MCDuffy Waldorf+12$0
MCTom Watson+10$0
MCBrian Watts+15$0
MCJim White+17$0
MCJeff Sluman+11$0
MCCurtis Strange+13$0
MCHal Sutton+16$0
MCDavid Toms+8$0
MCJack Nicklaus+10$0
MCJohn Mazza+9$0
MCJay Overton+9$0
MCJoe Ozaki+10$0
MCJohn Paesani+24$0
MCCraig Parry+8$0
MCMike Standly+14$0
MCClarence Rose+11$0
MCJeffrey Lankford+8$0
MCLen Mattiace+7$0
MCBilly Andrade+7$0
MCBob Makoski+14$0
MCDarrell Kestner+22$0
MCRobert Gamez+10$0
MCKelly Gibson+10$0
MCWayne Grady+18$0
MCMike Hulbert+10$0
MCMark Brooks+9$0
MCBilly Ray Brown+8$0
MCJim Carter+7$0
MCBrandel Chamblee+11$0
MCJay Don Blake+11$0
MCBob Boyd+7$0
MCMichael Burke Jr.+12$0
MCBen Crenshaw+17$0
MCNick Faldo+13$0
MCBrad Faxon+11$0
MCRick Fehr+7$0
MCEd Fiori+12$0
MCBob Ford+9$0
MCDavid Frost+7$0
WDJohn Mahaffey+8Not known
WDMark Wiebe+7Not known
WDFrankie Minoza+10Not known

PGA Championship winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M343740444750535659626568717477808386899295$470K98010407101316192226

1997 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1997 PGA Championship get?

Davis Love III won $470,000 from a $2,600,000 purse.

What was the 1997 PGA Championship purse?

$2,600,000.

How much did last place get at the 1997 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $3,675, to Kevin Sutherland (T76).

How many players made the cut at the 1997 PGA Championship?

77 players made the cut and finished, and 70 players missed it.

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