Sam Burns finished -17 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 25% of the $4,889,480 he earned that season.
How the 2021 Valspar Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2021 Valspar 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 | Sam Burns | USA | -17 | $1,206,000 | $1,242,000 +3% |
| 2 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -14 | $589,600 | $752,100 +28% |
| T3 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -13 | $407,100 | |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | Norway | -13 | $407,100 | |
| 5 | Abraham Ancer | Mexico | -12 | $282,900 | |
| T6 | Max Homa | USA | -10 | $224,450 | $241,500 |
| T6 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -10 | $224,450 | $241,500 |
| T8 | Joaquín Niemann | Chile | -9 | $201,825 | |
| T8 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -9 | $201,825 | |
| T8 | Troy Merritt | USA | -9 | $201,825 | |
| T11 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -8 | $167,325 | |
| T11 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -8 | $167,325 | |
| T13 | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -7 | $121,940 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Bubba Watson | USA | -7 | $121,940 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Hank Lebioda | USA | -7 | $121,940 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -7 | $121,940 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Justin Thomas | USA | -7 | $121,940 | $127,305 |
| T18 | Adam Schenk | USA | -6 | $84,420 | $98,325 |
| T18 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -6 | $84,420 | $98,325 |
| T18 | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | -6 | $84,420 | $98,325 |
| T21 | Alex Noren | Sweden | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Corey Conners | Canada | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Ian Poulter | England | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Matt NeSmith | USA | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Paul Casey | England | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T21 | Russell Knox | Scotland | -5 | $65,291 | |
| T29 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | K.H. Lee | South Korea | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Michael Gligic | Canada | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Scott Stallings | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Sungjae Im | South Korea | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Vince Whaley | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T29 | Zach Johnson | USA | -4 | $40,572 | |
| T39 | Beau Hossler | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Charles Howell III | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Doc Redman | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Ryan Moore | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Scott Brown | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T39 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -3 | $25,875 | |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | $17,687 | |
| T48 | Henrik Norlander | Sweden | -2 | $17,687 | |
| T48 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | -2 | $17,687 | |
| T48 | Lucas Glover | USA | -2 | $17,687 | |
| T48 | Tom Lewis | England | -2 | $17,687 | |
| T48 | Wesley Bryan | USA | -2 | $17,687 | |
| T54 | Branden Grace | South Africa | -1 | $15,209 | $16,215 |
| T54 | J.T. Poston | USA | -1 | $15,209 | $16,215 |
| T54 | Luke Donald | England | -1 | $15,209 | $16,215 |
| T57 | Jason Dufner | USA | E | $15,801 | |
| T57 | Kramer Hickok | USA | E | $15,801 | |
| T57 | Peter Uihlein | USA | E | $15,801 | |
| T60 | Brandon Hagy | USA | +1 | $14,472 | $15,387 |
| T60 | Patton Kizzire | USA | +1 | $14,472 | $15,387 |
| T60 | Wyndham Clark | USA | +1 | $14,472 | $15,387 |
| T63 | Chase Koepka | USA | +2 | $14,904 | |
| T63 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +2 | $14,904 | |
| T63 | Joseph Bramlett | USA | +2 | $14,904 | |
| T63 | Ryan Palmer | USA | +2 | $14,904 | |
| 67 | Byeong Hun An | South Korea | +5 | $14,559 | |
| 68 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +7 | $13,601 | $14,421 +6% |
| 69 | Keith Mitchell | USA | +9 | $14,283 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Long | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Landry | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Putnam | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Austin Cook | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Hoag | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Stuard | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Cam Davis | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Percy | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chase Seiffert | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chesson Hadley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Kirk | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Willett | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Ghim | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | E | $0 | |
| MC | Erik van Rooyen | South Africa | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Grayson Murray | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hudson Swafford | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | James Hahn | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Lovemark | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Herman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Spaun | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Augenstein | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jordan Hahn | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Kraft | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Tway | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kristoffer Ventura | Norway | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanto Griffin | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke List | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hubbard | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Trainer | France | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Kim | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Visacki | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Nelson Ledesma | Argentina | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Reed | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Malnati | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rafael Campos | Puerto Rico | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rasmus Højgaard | Denmark | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rhein Gibson | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richy Werenski | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Oppenheim | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Robby Shelton | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Perry | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Sloan | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Henley | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Armour | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Brehm | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Horsfield | England | E | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Ryder | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Satoshi Kodaira | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Harrington | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Sebastian Cappelen | Denmark | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Talor Gooch | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Hoge | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Xinjun Zhang | China | E | $0 |
Valspar Championship winner's share over time
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2021 Valspar Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2021 Valspar Championship get?
Sam Burns won $1,242,000 from a $6,900,000 purse.
What was the 2021 Valspar Championship purse?
$6,900,000.
How much did last place get at the 2021 Valspar Championship?
The smallest check was $14,283, to Keith Mitchell (69).
How many players made the cut at the 2021 Valspar Championship?
69 players made the cut and finished, and 87 players missed it.