Aaron Rai finished -9 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 69% of the $5,381,046 he earned that season.
How the 2026 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 68% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2026 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 | Aaron Rai | England | -9 | $3,420,000 | $3,690,000 +8% |
| T2 | Alex Smalley | USA | -6 | $1,418,667 | $1,804,000 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | Spain | -6 | $1,418,667 | $1,804,000 |
| T4 | Justin Thomas | USA | -5 | $843,867 | |
| T4 | Ludvig Åberg | Sweden | -5 | $843,867 | |
| T4 | Matti Schmid | Germany | -5 | $843,867 | |
| T7 | Cameron Smith | Australia | -4 | $637,050 | |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -4 | $637,050 | |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -4 | $637,050 | |
| T10 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -3 | $496,708 | |
| T10 | Justin Rose | England | -3 | $496,708 | |
| T10 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -3 | $496,708 | |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | USA | -3 | $496,708 | |
| T14 | Ben Griffin | USA | -2 | $364,763 | |
| T14 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | -2 | $364,763 | |
| T14 | Max Greyserman | USA | -2 | $364,763 | |
| T14 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -2 | $364,763 | |
| T18 | David Puig | Spain | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Harris English | USA | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Joaquín Niemann | Chile | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Min Woo Lee | Australia | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T18 | Stephan Jaeger | Germany | -1 | $229,129 | |
| T26 | Alex Noren | Sweden | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Andrew Novak | USA | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Bud Cauley | USA | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Cameron Young | USA | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Daniel Hillier | New Zealand | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Nick Taylor | Canada | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Sam Burns | USA | E | $125,523 | |
| T26 | Tom Hoge | USA | E | $125,523 | |
| T35 | Aldrich Potgieter | South Africa | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Daniel Berger | USA | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Haotong Li | China | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Ryo Hisatsune | Japan | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T35 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | +1 | $78,806 | |
| T44 | Chandler Blanchet | USA | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Chris Kirk | USA | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Denny McCarthy | USA | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Kristoffer Reitan | Norway | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Matt Wallace | England | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Michael Kim | USA | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Nicolai Højgaard | Denmark | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T44 | Taylor Pendrith | Canada | +2 | $50,348 | |
| T55 | Andrew Putnam | USA | +3 | $32,138 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Brooks Koepka | USA | +3 | $32,138 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Collin Morikawa | USA | +3 | $32,138 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Corey Conners | Canada | +3 | $32,138 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Mikael Lindberg | Sweden | +3 | $32,138 | $34,186 |
| T60 | Brian Harman | USA | +4 | $27,014 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Rickie Fowler | USA | +4 | $27,014 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Rico Hoey | Philippines | +4 | $27,014 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Sahith Theegala | USA | +4 | $27,014 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Sami Välimäki | Finland | +4 | $27,014 | $29,218 |
| T65 | Casey Jarvis | South Africa | +6 | $26,900 | |
| T65 | Jason Day | Australia | +6 | $26,900 | |
| T65 | Keith Mitchell | USA | +6 | $26,900 | |
| T65 | Rasmus Højgaard | Denmark | +6 | $26,900 | |
| T65 | Sam Stevens | USA | +6 | $26,900 | |
| T70 | John Parry | England | +7 | $24,240 | $25,070 |
| T70 | Kazuki Higa | Japan | +7 | $24,240 | $25,070 |
| T70 | Luke Donald | England | +7 | $24,240 | $25,070 |
| T70 | Ryan Gerard | USA | +7 | $24,240 | $25,070 |
| T70 | William Mouw | USA | +7 | $24,240 | $25,070 |
| T75 | Alex Fitzpatrick | England | +8 | $24,193 | |
| T75 | Daniel Brown | England | +8 | $24,193 | |
| T75 | Elvis Smylie | Australia | +8 | $24,193 | |
| T75 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Denmark | +8 | $24,193 | |
| 79 | Johnny Keefer | USA | +9 | $23,970 | |
| 80 | Ben Kern | USA | +10 | $23,930 | |
| 81 | Michael Brennan | USA | +11 | $23,910 | |
| 82 | Brian Campbell | USA | +18 | $23,900 | |
| MC | Adam Schenk | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Adrien Saddier | France | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Akshay Bhatia | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Sullivan | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Angel Ayora | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Austin Hurt | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Austin Smotherman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Polland | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Braden Shattuck | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Fisher | USA | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Gabriele | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lipsky | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Riley | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Berg | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Francisco Bidé | Argentina | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Sapp | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrick Higgo | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Harry Hall | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Holt | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jared Jones | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Dufner | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jayden Schaper | South Africa | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesse Droemer | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Spaun | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Highsmith | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jordan Gumberg | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jordan Smith | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | J.T. Poston | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Keegan Bradley | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kota Kaneko | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Penge | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Geddes | England | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt McCarty | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Max Homa | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Max McGreevy | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Block | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Kartrude | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thorbjornsen | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Nico Echavarria | Colombia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul McClure | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Pierceson Coody | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Castillo | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert MacIntyre | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Henley | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Lenahan | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Vermeer | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Sepp Straka | Austria | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Fisk | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | Canada | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Sungjae Im | South Korea | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Detry | Belgium | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Timothy Wiseman | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom McKibbin | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Fleetwood | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Smyth | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Collet | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyrrell Hatton | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Viktor Hovland | Norway | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Wyndham Clark | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Haynes | USA | +14 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2026 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2026 PGA Championship get?
Aaron Rai won $3,690,000 from a $20,500,000 purse.
What was the 2026 PGA Championship purse?
$20,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2026 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $23,900, to Brian Campbell (82).
How many players made the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship?
82 players made the cut and finished, and 74 players missed it.