PGA Tour: Tournament Prize Money Payout List For 2022

You’re looking at the 2021-22 PGA Prize Money Payout. For this current season, be sure to check out: PGA Tour: Tournament Prize Money Payout List For 2022-23.

When it came to the 2021-22 PGA Tour season, purses were up $100 million overall from 2020-21 (totaling $1.5 billion in 2021-22) and there was a great deal of parity with a number of different winners over the course of the year. 

This made for some tough calls for golf betting each week. But at the same time, it made for some exciting weekends with several tournaments coming down to the back nine on Sunday. 

Below is a running list of the winner’s share and purse breakdown for every tournament in 2022, as well as an updated PGA Tour money list.

PGA Tour: Tournament Prize Money Payout List For 2022-23

PGA Tour Money List 2021-22

Tour Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Rory McIlroy, $18 million (from season-long FedEx Cup)
Total Purse: $75 million

Full list: FedEx Cup/Tour Championship payouts

Tournament date: August 28, 2022

BMW Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Patrick Cantlay, $2.7 million
Total Purse: $15 million

Full list: BMW Championship payouts

Tournament date: August 21, 2022

FedEx St. Jude Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Will Zalatoris, $2.7 million
Total Purse: $15 million

Full list: FedEx St. Jude Championship payouts

Tournament date: August 14, 2022

Wyndham Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Joohyung “Tom” Kim, $1,340,000
Total Purse: $7.3 million

Full list: Wyndham Championship payouts

Tournament date: August 7, 2022

Rocket Mortgage Classic Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Tony Finau, $1,512,000
Total Purse: $8.4 million

Full list: Rocket Mortgage Classic payouts

Tournament date: July 31, 2022

3M Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Tony Finau, $1,350,000
Total Purse: $7.5 million.

Full list: 3M Open payouts

Tournament Date: July 24, 2022

British Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Cameron Smith, $2.5 million
Total Purse: $14 million

Full list: British Open payouts

Tournament Date: July 17, 2022

Genesis Scottish Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Xander Schauffele,  $1,440,000
Total Purse: $8 million

Full list: Genesis Scottish Open payouts

Tournament Date: July 10, 2022

John Deere Classic Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: J.T. Poston, $1,278,000
Total Purse: $7.1 million

Full list: John Deere Classic payouts

Tournament Date: July 3, 2022

Travelers Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Xander Schauffele, $1,494,000
Total Purse: $8.3 million

Full list: Travelers Championship payouts

Tournament Date: June 26, 2022

U.S. Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Matt Fitzpatrick, $3,150,000.
Total Purse: $17.5 million

Full list: U.S. Open payouts

Tournament Date: June 19, 2022

RBC Canadian Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Rory McIlroy, $1,566,000
Total Purse: $8.7 million

In an exciting final round, Rory McIlroy fired a 62 to win by two shots over Tony Finau and four shots over Justin Thomas. All three players made up the final group on Sunday.

McIlroy successfully defended his title from 2019, which was the last year the tournament was contested due to COVID.

Full list: RBC Canadian Open payouts

Tournament Date: June 12, 2022

The Memorial Tournament Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Billy Horschel, $2,160,000
Total Purse: $12 million

Billy Horschel won by three strokes over Aaron Wise. Horschel finished at 13-under after entering the final round with a five-shot lead.

It was Horschel’s first win of the season.

Full list: The Memorial Tournament payouts

Tournament Date: June 5, 2022

Charles Schwab Challenge Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Sam Burns, $1.5 million
Total Purse: $8.4 million

Burns came from seven shots back in the final round to tie Scottie Scheffler and force a playoff. On the first playoff hole, Burns made a long birdie putt to secure his third PGA Tour win of the season.

Burns earned a winner’s payout of $1,512,000.

Full list: Charles Schwab Challenge payouts

Tournament Date: May 29, 2022

PGA Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Justin Thomas, $2.7 million
Total Purse: $15 million

Thomas came from seven shots back entering the final round to win his second career major and second career PGA Championship. He defeated Will Zalatoris in a three-hole aggregate playoff as both players finished the tournament at 5-under.

Mito Pereira led going into Sunday and even had a one-shot advantage playing the 18th hole, but he hit his drive into the water and made a double bogey to finish in a tie for third.

Full list: PGA Championship payouts

Tournament Date: May 22, 2022

AT&T Byron Nelson Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: K.H. Lee, $1.6 million
Total Purse: $9.1 million

Lee successfully defended his title at TPC Craig Ranch with a one-stroke win over Jordan Spieth. Lee finished the week at 26-under par, so it was another birdie-filled event with plenty of low scoring.

Fourteen players finished 20-under par or better.

Full list: AT&T Bryon Nelson payouts

Tournament Date: May 15, 2022

Wells Fargo Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Max Homa, $1.6 million
Total Purse: $9 million

With Quail Hollow hosting the Presidents Cup later this year, the event shifted to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. The week featured rainy and cool conditions for three of the four days, which kept scoring down. Max Homa ended up by winning the event with a score of 8-under par.

For Homa, it was his second PGA Tour win of the season and fourth top 10 in just 15 starts.

Full list: Wells Fargo Championship payouts

Tournament Date: May 8, 2022

Mexico Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payouts: Jon Rahm, $1.3 million
Total Purse: $7.3 million

Rahm was a heavy pre-tournament favorite and the 27-year-old led the event from start to finish en route to his seventh career win on the PGA Tour. He finished at 17-under, which was one shot better than three other players.

His opening round 64 was the key to victory, but he played solid golf the other three days, firing rounds of 66, 68 and 69.

Full list: Mexico Open payouts

Tournament Date: May 1, 2022

Zurich Classic Winner & Payout

Winner & Payouts: Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, $1.2 million (each)
Total Purse: $8.3 million

The Cantlay-Schauffele team came away with a two-shot victory in the team event in New Orleans. It is the only team event on the PGA Tour schedule every year. The first and third rounds are best-ball, while the second and final rounds are alternate shot.

They shot even par on Sunday to finish at 29-under for the tournament, which made things a little interesting considering they entered the final round with a five-shot lead.

Full list: Zurich Classic payouts

Tournament Date: April 24, 2022

RBC Heritage Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Jordan Spieth, $1.4 million
Total Purse: $8 million

The 28-year-old earned his 13th career PGA Tour victory by taking down Patrick Cantlay on the first playoff hole at Harbour Town Golf Links. Spieth finished the week 13-under par. Although he struggled with his putter all week, his ball-striking was among the best of his entire career.

Spieth fired a final round 66 to get himself into the playoff.

Tournament Date: April 17, 2022

Full list: RBC Heritage payouts

Masters Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Scottie Scheffler, $2.7
Total Purse: $15 million

Scheffler dominated the field at Augusta National finishing at 10-under par to win by three shots over Rory McIlroy. It was an impressive performance, which continued his terrific run of late. He’s now won four of the last six tournaments he has entered.

The talk of the week was Tiger Woods who returned to action following a horrific car accident and serious leg injury just over a year ago. Woods made the cut and finished in 47th place, earning him $43,500.

Full list: Masters payouts

Tournament Date: April 10, 2022

Valero Texas Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: J.J. Spaun, $1.5 million
Total Purse: $8.6 million

At 31 years old, Spaun picked up his first career PGA Tour win, earning the final spot in the Masters in the process.

He fired back-to-back rounds of 69 over the weekend to finish at 13-under par, two shots ahead of Matt Kuchar and Matt Jones.

Full list: Valero Texas Open Payouts

Tournament Date: April 3, 2022

WGC-Dell Technologies World Match Play Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Scottie Scheffler, $2.1 million
Total Purse: $12 million

What a week it was for Scheffler, who by winning the tournament became the world’s No. 1 ranked player. The 25-year-old defeated Kevin Kisner in the championship match Sunday afternoon. Since he went to the University of Texas, Scheffler had a ton of fan support all week.

Scheffler went 2-1 in group play and then on the way to winning the championship he defeated defending champion Billy Horschel, Seamus Power, Dustin Johnson, and then Kisner.

Full List: WGC-Dell Technologies World Match Play Payouts

Tournament Date: March 27, 2022

Valspar Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Sam Burns, $1.4 million
Total Purse: $7.8 million

Burns won the tournament for a second straight time by defeating Davis Riley on the second playoff hole. This was Burns’ third career PGA Tour win and all three have come within the last calendar year.

The 25-year-old finished the tournament at 17-under, earning him a winner’s share payout of $1.4 million.

Full List: Valspar Championship Payouts

Tournament Date: March 20, 2022

Players Championship Winner & Payout

Winner & payouts: Cameron Smith, $3.6 million
Total Purse: $20 million

The tournament will be most remembered for close to five inches of rain, which caused delays Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The first round was not completed until Saturday afternoon, which then caused the second round to go until early Sunday afternoon.

The third round was played Sunday and Monday morning followed by the final round Monday afternoon.

Ultimately, Smith came away with a one-shot win thanks to a final round 66 and a nice winner’s share payout of $3.6 million.

Full List: Players Championship Payouts

Tournament Date: March 14, 2022

Arnold Palmer Invitational Winner & Payouts

Winner & Payout: Scottie Scheffler, $2.2 million
Total Purse: $12 million

Scheffler made some clutch pars down the stretch to win his second tournament in three starts, and earn a nice $2.2 million in prize money for the week.

The tournament will be remembered for the difficult conditions on Sunday, which led to a scoring average of 75.481. Scheffler managed an even-par 72 and a one-shot win over three players.

Full List: Arnold Palmer Invitational Payouts

Tournament Date: March 7, 2022

The Honda Classic Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Sepp Straka, $1.4 million

The former University of Georgia golfer shot a 4-under 66 at PGA National in the final round to win by one stroke. It was his first PGA Tour win, and he became the first Austrian to win on the Tour. Straka began the day five shots behind Daniel Berger, who had a Sunday to forget, and earned a winner’s share of $1.4 million.

The Genesis Invitational Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Joaquin Niemann, $2.2 million

Niemann led the tournament from start to finish in what was a really impressive week for the 23-year-old. It was the first time in the tournament’s history that the winner went wire-to-wire. Niemann beat PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young by two shots.

Niemann landed the winner’s share of $2.2 million.

WM Phoenix Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Scottie Scheffler, $1.5 million

Although the tournament will be most remembered for Sam Ryder’s hole-in-one at the raucous 16th hole on Saturday, Scheffler defeated Patrick Cantlay in a three-hole playoff to pick up his first career PGA Tour win.

He recorded three straight birdies on the back nine to help get him into the playoff and eventually land the winner’s share of $1.5 million.

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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Tom Hoge, $1.6 million

The 32-year-old picked up his first career win with a solid 4-under 68 in the final round to outlast several players, including Jordan Spieth. Hoge had finished runner-up just a few weeks prior at The American Express.

Hoge’s winner share was $1.6 million.

Farmers Insurance Open Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Luke List, $1.5 million

List beat Will Zalatoris in a one-hole playoff to earn his first career PGA Tour win. The 37-year-old carded a final-round 6-under 66 to get into the playoff. In his 207th career start on the PGA Tour, List earned a winner’s share of $1.5 million.

The American Express Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Hudson Swafford, $1.4 million

Swafford started the final round three shots off the lead but fired an impressive 8-under 64 to win the tournament by two strokes. It was the third career PGA Tour victory for the 34-year-old.

Swafford won $1.4 million.

Sony Open in Hawaii Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Hideki Matsuyama, $1.4 million

The defending Masters champion came from five shots back on the back nine to force a playoff against Russell Henley. The playoff was over quickly, as Matsuyama eagled the par-5 18th hole following a brilliant second shot that ended up three feet from the hole.

Matsuyama won $1.4 million with the victory.

Sentry Tournament of Champions Winner & Payout

Winner & Payout: Cameron Smith, $1.5 million

All the winners from the previous season made up the field, and it was Smith coming away with the first win on the 2022 calendar year. The scores were extremely low, as Smith’s winning score came in at 34-under, one shot better than Jon Rahm.

Smith shot a 64 in the third round and followed it up with a 65 in the final round to win $1.5 million.