Justin Thomas finished -8 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 5th PGA Tour win, and 19% of the $9,781,335 he earned that season.
How the 2017 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 65% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2017 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 | Justin Thomas | USA | -8 | $1,800,000 | $1,890,000 +5% |
| T2 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | -6 | $1,080,000 | $784,000 |
| T2 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -6 | $1,080,000 | $784,000 |
| T2 | Patrick Reed | USA | -6 | $1,080,000 | $784,000 |
| T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | -5 | $388,500 | |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -5 | $388,500 | |
| T7 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | -4 | $293,000 | $317,500 |
| T7 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -4 | $293,000 | $317,500 |
| T9 | Chris Stroud | USA | -1 | $250,000 | |
| T9 | Jason Day | Australia | -1 | $250,000 | |
| T9 | Jordan Smith | England | -1 | $250,000 | |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -1 | $250,000 | |
| T13 | Brian Harman | USA | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Brooks Koepka | USA | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Dustin Johnson | USA | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | James Hahn | USA | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Marc Leishman | Australia | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Paul Casey | England | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Ryan Moore | USA | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Scott Brown | USA | E | $172,400 | $160,000 |
| T22 | Chez Reavie | USA | +1 | $75,636 | $89,167 |
| T22 | Gary Woodland | USA | +1 | $75,636 | $89,167 |
| T22 | Grayson Murray | USA | +1 | $75,636 | $89,167 |
| T22 | Ian Poulter | England | +1 | $75,636 | $89,167 |
| T22 | Robert Streb | USA | +1 | $75,636 | $89,167 |
| T22 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +1 | $75,636 | $89,167 |
| T28 | Byeong Hun An | South Korea | +2 | $64,200 | |
| T28 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +2 | $64,200 | |
| T28 | Jordan Spieth | USA | +2 | $64,200 | |
| T28 | Pat Perez | USA | +2 | $64,200 | |
| T28 | Richard Sterne | South Africa | +2 | $64,200 | |
| T33 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Bud Cauley | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Chris Wood | England | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Jason Kokrak | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Keegan Bradley | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Kevin Chappell | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Lucas Glover | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T33 | Webb Simpson | USA | +3 | $45,289 | $47,000 |
| T44 | Jim Herman | USA | +4 | $32,125 | |
| T44 | Sung Kang | South Korea | +4 | $32,125 | |
| T44 | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | +4 | $32,125 | |
| T44 | Tony Finau | USA | +4 | $32,125 | |
| T48 | Billy Horschel | USA | +5 | $25,900 | |
| T48 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +5 | $25,900 | |
| T48 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +5 | $25,900 | |
| T48 | Satoshi Kodaira | Japan | +5 | $25,900 | |
| T48 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | +5 | $25,900 | |
| T48 | Zach Johnson | USA | +5 | $25,900 | |
| T54 | Bill Haas | USA | +6 | $22,875 | |
| T54 | D.A. Points | USA | +6 | $22,875 | |
| T54 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | +6 | $22,875 | |
| T54 | Steve Stricker | USA | +6 | $22,875 | |
| T58 | Jason Dufner | USA | +7 | $21,800 | |
| T58 | Jon Rahm | Spain | +7 | $21,800 | |
| T58 | Kelly Kraft | USA | +7 | $21,800 | |
| T61 | Adam Scott | Australia | +8 | $21,300 | |
| T61 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | +8 | $21,300 | |
| T63 | Cody Gribble | USA | +9 | $20,800 | |
| T63 | David Lingmerth | Sweden | +9 | $20,800 | |
| T63 | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | +9 | $20,800 | |
| 66 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +10 | $18,500 | $20,400 +10% |
| T67 | Alex Noren | Sweden | +11 | $19,900 | |
| T67 | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +11 | $19,900 | |
| T67 | Kyung-tae Kim | South Korea | +11 | $19,900 | |
| T67 | Lee Westwood | England | +11 | $19,900 | |
| T71 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | +12 | $19,450 | |
| T71 | Russell Henley | USA | +12 | $19,450 | |
| T73 | Charles Howell III | USA | +13 | $17,450 | $19,250 |
| T73 | Omar Uresti | USA | +13 | $17,450 | $19,250 |
| 75 | Anirban Lahiri | India | +15 | $19,100 | |
| MC | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Rainaud | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Beach | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Alexander Levy | France | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Johnston | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Sullivan | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Branden Grace | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandon Stone | South Africa | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Steele | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Smock | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bubba Watson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Smith | Australia | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Kirk | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Moody | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Berger | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Lee | New Zealand | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Willett | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | David McNabb | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | David Muttitt | USA | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ernie Els | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Fabrizio Zanotti | Paraguay | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Gregory | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Haotong Li | China | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hudson Swafford | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Broce | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jaysen Hansen | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeunghun Wang | South Korea | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | JJ Wood | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Pigman | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Stanley | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke List | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Dobyns | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Small | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Claxton | USA | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Uihlein | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Berberian Jr. | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Perry | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Knox | Scotland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Vermeer | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hebert | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Deane | USA | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Pieters | Belgium | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyrrell Hatton | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Wesley Bryan | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Xander Schauffele | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Young-han Song | South Korea | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Yuta Ikeda | Japan | +9 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2017 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2017 PGA Championship get?
Justin Thomas won $1,890,000 from a $10,500,000 purse.
What was the 2017 PGA Championship purse?
$10,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2017 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $19,100, to Anirban Lahiri (75).
How many players made the cut at the 2017 PGA Championship?
75 players made the cut and finished, and 81 players missed it.