Rory McIlroy finished -13 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 4th PGA Tour win, and 18% of the $8,047,952 he earned that season.
How the 2012 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2012 PGA Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -13 | $1,445,000 | $1,445,000 |
| 2 | David Lynn | England | -5 | $865,000 | $865,000 |
| T3 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -4 | $545,000 | $384,500 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | England | -4 | $545,000 | $384,500 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | England | -4 | $545,000 | $384,500 |
| T3 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -4 | $545,000 | $384,500 |
| T7 | Blake Adams | USA | -3 | $259,000 | $226,000 |
| T7 | Jamie Donaldson | Wales | -3 | $259,000 | $226,000 |
| T7 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | -3 | $259,000 | $226,000 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | $259,000 | $226,000 |
| T11 | Adam Scott | Australia | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T11 | Ben Curtis | USA | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T11 | Bubba Watson | USA | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T11 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T11 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T11 | Tiger Woods | USA | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T11 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -2 | $143,286 | |
| T18 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -1 | $99,667 | |
| T18 | John Daly | USA | -1 | $99,667 | |
| T18 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -1 | $99,667 | |
| T21 | Jimmy Walker | USA | E | $72,667 | |
| T21 | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | E | $72,667 | |
| T21 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | E | $72,667 | |
| T21 | Pat Perez | USA | E | $72,667 | |
| T21 | Robert Garrigus | USA | E | $72,667 | |
| T21 | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | E | $72,667 | |
| T27 | Jason Dufner | USA | +1 | $51,900 | |
| T27 | Marc Leishman | Australia | +1 | $51,900 | |
| T27 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +1 | $51,900 | |
| T27 | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | +1 | $51,900 | |
| T27 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +1 | $51,900 | |
| T32 | Bill Haas | USA | +2 | $42,625 | |
| T32 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +2 | $42,625 | |
| T32 | John Senden | Australia | +2 | $42,625 | |
| T32 | Luke Donald | England | +2 | $42,625 | |
| T36 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +3 | $34,750 | |
| T36 | Marcel Siem | Germany | +3 | $34,750 | |
| T36 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +3 | $34,750 | |
| T36 | Rich Beem | USA | +3 | $34,750 | |
| T36 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +3 | $34,750 | |
| T36 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +3 | $34,750 | |
| T42 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +4 | $25,750 | |
| T42 | David Toms | USA | +4 | $25,750 | |
| T42 | Gary Woodland | USA | +4 | $25,750 | |
| T42 | Jim Furyk | USA | +4 | $25,750 | |
| T42 | J.J. Henry | USA | +4 | $25,750 | |
| T42 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +4 | $25,750 | |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +5 | $18,625 | |
| T48 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +5 | $18,625 | |
| T48 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +5 | $18,625 | |
| T48 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +5 | $18,625 | |
| T48 | Scott Piercy | USA | +5 | $18,625 | |
| T48 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +5 | $18,625 | |
| T54 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +6 | $16,810 | |
| T54 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +6 | $16,810 | |
| T54 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +6 | $16,810 | |
| T54 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +6 | $16,810 | |
| T54 | Sangmoon Bae | South Korea | +6 | $16,810 | |
| T59 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +7 | $16,033 | $16,100 |
| T59 | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | +7 | $16,033 | $16,100 |
| 61 | Kyung Kim | USA | +8 | $15,900 | |
| T62 | Chez Reavie | USA | +9 | $15,750 | $15,650 |
| T62 | George McNeill | USA | +9 | $15,750 | $15,650 |
| T62 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | Spain | +9 | $15,750 | $15,650 |
| T62 | Ken Duke | USA | +9 | $15,750 | $15,650 |
| T66 | Alex Noren | Sweden | +10 | $15,350 | |
| T66 | Marcus Fraser | Australia | +10 | $15,350 | |
| T68 | John Huh | USA | +11 | $15,150 | |
| T68 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +11 | $15,150 | |
| 70 | Zach Johnson | USA | +12 | $15,000 | |
| 71 | Matt Every | USA | +16 | $14,900 | |
| 72 | Cameron Tringale | USA | +18 | $14,750 | $14,800 |
| MC | Alan Morin | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Alvaro Quiros | Spain | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Murchison III | USA | +24 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Sowards | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Branden Grace | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Jones | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Cairns | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gaffney | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bud Cauley | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Charley Hoffman | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Prugh | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Balin | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Darrell Kestner | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Wade | USA | +32 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Bensel Jr. | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | George Coetzee | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hiroyuki Fujita | Japan | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Day | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Coston | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | José María Olazábal | Spain | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Mitchum | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Stanley | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brown | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brown | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Marty Jertson | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Dobyns | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Matteo Manassero | Italy | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Frye | USA | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Hoey | Northern Ireland | -66 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Small | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mitch Lowe | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Scaletta | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Rickie Fowler | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Rock | England | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Perry | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Chapman | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Moore | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Dyson | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Aiken | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | +8 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2012 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2012 PGA Championship get?
Rory McIlroy won $1,445,000 from a $8,000,000 purse.
What was the 2012 PGA Championship purse?
$8,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2012 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $14,800, to Cameron Tringale (72).
How many players made the cut at the 2012 PGA Championship?
72 players made the cut and finished, and 85 players missed it.