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2016 PGA Championship payout Major

Jimmy Walker won $1,800,000 from a $10,000,000 purse. 86 players were paid, and the smallest check was $16,400.

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$10.0MPurse
$1.8MWinner's share
$16KSmallest check
86Players paid
64%To the top 10
70Missed the cut

Jimmy Walker finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 6th PGA Tour win, and 43% of the $4,148,546 he earned that season.

How the 2016 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$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M1$1.8MT7T13T18T22T22T33T42T49T49T60T66T73T7986Smallest check $16K

2016 PGA Championship prize money for every player

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

PosPlayerCountryTo parLast yearPrize money
1Jimmy Walker USA-14$1,800,000$1,800,000
2Jason Day Australia-13$1,080,000$1,080,000
3Daniel Summerhays USA-10$680,000$680,000
T4Branden Grace South Africa-9$480,000$405,000
T4Brooks Koepka USA-9$480,000$405,000
T4Hideki Matsuyama Japan-9$480,000$405,000
T7Henrik Stenson Sweden-8$293,000$293,000
T7Martin Kaymer Germany-8$293,000$293,000
T7Robert Streb USA-8$293,000$293,000
T10Paul Casey England-7$243,000$233,000
T10Tyrrell Hatton England-7$243,000$233,000
T10William McGirt USA-7$243,000$233,000
T13Emiliano Grillo Argentina-6$172,400
T13Jordan Spieth USA-6$172,400
T13Padraig Harrington Ireland-6$172,400
T13Patrick Reed USA-6$172,400
T13Webb Simpson USA-6$172,400
T18Adam Scott Australia-5$126,000$121,000
T18Gregory Bourdy France-5$126,000$121,000
T18John Senden Australia-5$126,000$121,000
T18Kevin Kisner USA-5$126,000$121,000
T22Billy Hurley III USA-4$75,636
T22David Lingmerth Sweden-4$75,636
T22Francesco Molinari Italy-4$75,636
T22Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela-4$75,636
T22Justin Rose England-4$75,636
T22Kevin Na USA-4$75,636
T22K.J. Choi South Korea-4$75,636
T22Kyle Reifers USA-4$75,636
T22Louis Oosthuizen South Africa-4$75,636
T22Russell Henley USA-4$75,636
T22Russell Knox Scotland-4$75,636
T33Hideto Tanihara Japan-3$45,289
T33Jon Curran USA-3$45,289
T33Joost Luiten Netherlands-3$45,289
T33Phil Mickelson USA-3$45,289
T33Rickie Fowler USA-3$45,289
T33Søren Kjeldsen Denmark-3$45,289
T33Vaughn Taylor USA-3$45,289
T33Yuta Ikeda Japan-3$45,289
T33Zach Johnson USA-3$45,289
T42Charl Schwartzel South Africa-2$30,143
T42Jamie Donaldson Wales-2$30,143
T42Keegan Bradley USA-2$30,143
T42Ross Fisher England-2$30,143
T42Ryan Palmer USA-2$30,143
T42Scott Hend Australia-2$30,143
T42Steve Stricker USA-2$30,143
T49Aaron Baddeley Australia-1$25,000
T49Alex Noren Sweden-1$25,000
T49Andy Sullivan England-1$25,000
T49Jason Kokrak USA-1$25,000
T49Matt Fitzpatrick England-1$25,000
T49Patton Kizzire USA-1$25,000
T49Rafa Cabrera Bello Spain-1$25,000
T56Bill Haas USAE$22,250
T56Brandt Snedeker USAE$22,250
T56Danny Lee New ZealandE$22,250
T56Young-han Song South KoreaE$22,250
T60Andrew Johnston England+1$20,000
T60Bubba Watson USA+1$20,000
T60George Coetzee South Africa+1$20,000
T60Harris English USA+1$20,000
T60Jason Dufner USA+1$20,000
T60Marc Leishman Australia+1$20,000
T66Ernie Els South Africa+2$18,500
T66Justin Thomas USA+2$18,500
T66Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand+2$18,500
T66Roberto Castro USA+2$18,500
T70Colt Knost USA+3$17,900
T70James Hahn USA+3$17,900
T70Ryan Moore USA+3$17,900
T73Daniel Berger USA+4$17,450
T73Freddie Jacobson Sweden+4$17,450
T73Jim Furyk USA+4$17,450
T73Marcus Fraser Australia+4$17,450
T73Rich Beem USA+4$17,450
T73Thongchai Jaidee Thailand+4$17,450
T79Billy Horschel USA+5$16,900
T79Bradley Dredge Wales+5$16,900
T79Brian Stuard USA+5$16,900
T79Danny Willett England+5$16,900
T79Matt Jones Australia+5$16,900
84Cameron Tringale USA+6$16,600
85Lee Westwood England+7$16,500
86Thomas Pieters Belgium+10$16,400
MCAnirban Lahiri India+6$0
MCBen Polland USA+5$0
MCBernd Wiesberger Austria+6$0
MCBrad Lardon USA+17$0
MCBrad Ott USA+11$0
MCBrandon Stone South Africa+10$0
MCBrendan Steele USA+4$0
MCBrian Gaffney USA+7$0
MCBryce Molder USA+5$0
MCByeong Hun An South Korea+4$0
MCCharley Hoffman USA+5$0
MCChris Kirk USA+3$0
MCChris Wood England+3$0
MCDarren Clarke Northern Ireland+5$0
MCDavid Muttitt USA+7$0
MCDavid Toms USA+7$0
MCDustin Johnson USA+9$0
MCFabián Gómez Argentina+8$0
MCGary Woodland USA+5$0
MCGraeme McDowell Northern Ireland+9$0
MCGreg Chalmers Australia+8$0
MCHarold Varner III USA+4$0
MCJames Morrison England+14$0
MCJamie Lovemark USA+7$0
MCJason Bohn USA+5$0
MCJ.B. Holmes USA+4$0
MCJeunghun Wang South Korea+8$0
MCJim Herman USA+8$0
MCJohan Kok South Africa+8$0
MCJohn Daly USA+7$0
MCJonas Blixt Sweden+6$0
MCJoseph Summerhays USA+9$0
MCJosh Speight USA+8$0
MCKevin Chappell USA+5$0
MCKevin Streelman USA+5$0
MCKristoffer Broberg Sweden+6$0
MCKyung-tae Kim South Korea+8$0
MCLuke Donald England+3$0
MCMark Brown USA+6$0
MCMatt Dobyns USA+5$0
MCMatt Kuchar USA+6$0
MCMichael Block USA+8$0
MCMitch Lowe USA+10$0
MCNicolas Colsaerts Belgium+8$0
MCOmar Uresti USA+10$0
MCPeter Malnati USA+6$0
MCRich Berberian Jr. USA+6$0
MCRick Schuller USA+14$0
MCRikard Karlberg Sweden+4$0
MCRob Labritz USA+7$0
MCRocco Mediate USA+9$0
MCRod Perry USA+4$0
MCRory McIlroy Northern Ireland+3$0
MCRyan Helminen USA+3$0
MCScott Piercy USA+3$0
MCSergio Garcia Spain+5$0
MCShane Lowry Ireland+5$0
MCShaun Micheel USA+11$0
MCSi Woo Kim South Korea+4$0
MCSmylie Kaufman USA+3$0
MCSoomin Lee South Korea+7$0
MCThorbjørn Olesen Denmark+4$0
MCTommy Sharp USA+10$0
MCTony Finau USA+7$0
MCTroy Merritt USA+9$0
MCVictor Dubuisson France+3$0
MCVijay Singh Fiji+4$0
MCWyatt Worthington II USA+12$0
MCY.E. Yang South Korea+3$0
MCZac Blair USA+4$0

PGA Championship winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M34374044475053565962656871747780838689929598010407101316$1.8M192226

2016 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 2016 PGA Championship get?

Jimmy Walker won $1,800,000 from a $10,000,000 purse.

What was the 2016 PGA Championship purse?

$10,000,000.

How much did last place get at the 2016 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $16,400, to Thomas Pieters (86).

How many players made the cut at the 2016 PGA Championship?

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

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