PGA Tour Payout & Tournament Prize Money For 2026

PGA Tour golfers will make a lot of money during the 2026 season, and it won’t be just the top-tier players.

(Here are all the PGA Tour winners from the 2026 season.)

There’s a great deal of parity on the PGA Tour, which makes golf betting both fun and difficult every week.

What’s the Total PGA Payout & Prize Money This Year?

There will be $450 million in prize money and payouts for grabs during the 2026 PGA regular season, as well as the three playoff events.

All PGA Tour signature events have $20 million purses.

What is the PGA Leaderboard Payout Today?

The PGA leaderboard payout today at the FedEx St. Jude Championship was $3.6 million to the winner (Scottie Scheffler). The second-place finisher received $2.162 million (Si Woo Kim).

Below is a running list of the winner’s share and purse breakdown for every tournament on the 2026 schedule.

FedEx St. Jude Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Scottie Scheffler, $3.6 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: FedEx St. Jude Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: August 13-16

Scheffler blitzed the field, winning by eight shots to win for the second time this season. He finished at 17-under.

Wyndham Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Michael Brennan, $1.584 million
• Purse: $8.5 million
• Full list of payouts: Wyndham Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: August 6-9

Brennan shot a final round 64 to pick up his second career PGA Tour win. He finished at 22-under, good for a three-shot win.

Rocket Classic Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Michael Thorbjornsen, $1.8 million
• Purse: $10 million
• Full list of payouts: Rocket Classic payouts
• Tournament dates: July 30-August 2

Thorbjornsen picked up his first career PGA Tour win thanks to a final round 63 on Sunday. He finished at 18-under, two shots better than Xander Schauffele.

3M Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Jackson Koivun, $1.584 million
• Purse: $8.8 million
• Full list of payouts: 3M Open payouts
• Tournament dates: July 23-26

Koivun finished at 23-under to win by three shots. It was his third career PGA Tour start. He finished three shots ahead of Scottie Scheffler.

British Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Ryan Fox, $3.2 million
• Purse: $17.75 million
• Full list of payouts: British Open payouts
• Tournament dates: July 16-19

Fox birdied four of his last six holes to finish at 10-under and win by one shot over Cameron Young. It was his first career major.

Genesis Scottish Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Tom Kim, $1.575 million
• Purse: $9 million
• Full list of payouts: Genesis Scottish Open payouts
• Tournament dates: July 9-12

Kim won for the fourth time in his career on the PGA Tour. He finished at 17-under, good for a two-shot win.

John Deere Classic Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Chris Gotterup, $1.52 million
• Purse: $8.4 million
• Full list of payouts: John Deere Classic payouts
• Tournament dates: July 2-5

Gotterup shot a final round 62 to claim his third win of the PGA Tour season. He finished at 20-under, one shot ahead of Max Homa.

Travelers Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Viktor Hovland, $3.6 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: Travelers Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: June 25-28

Hovland won on the first playoff hole on Monday morning against Scottie Scheffler. Hovland made birdie to win for the eighth time on the PGA Tour. Both players finished the event at 21-under.

U.S. Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Wyndham Clark, $4.5 million
• Purse: $22.5 million
• Full list of payouts: U.S. Open payouts
• Tournament dates: June 18-21

Clark entered the final round with a six-shot lead and was able to hold on for a one-shot win. He finished at 4-under, which gave him a second U.S. Open.

RBC Canadian Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Bud Cauley, $1.764 million
• Purse: $9.8 million
• Full list of payouts: RBC Canadian Open payouts
• Tournament dates: June 11-14

Cauley won for the first time on the PGA Tour. The 36-year-old was involved in a serious car accident in 2018, which gave his career a setback. He shot a final round 65 to finish at 17-under and win by two shots.

Memorial Tournament Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: J.T. Poston, $4 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: Memorial Tournament payouts
• Tournament dates: June 4-7

Poston won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour. He won on the second playoff hole against Ryan Gerard.

Charles Schwab Challenge Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Russell Henley, $1,782,000
• Purse: $9.9 million
• Full list of payouts: Charles Schwab Challenge payouts
• Tournament dates: May 28-31

Henley won for the sixth time on the PGA Tour. He birdied the final three holes in regulation and then the first playoff hole against Eric Cole to pick up his first win of the season.

CJ Cup Byron Nelson Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Wyndham Clark, $1,854,000
• Purse: $10.5 million
• Full list of payouts: CJ Cup Byron Nelson payouts
• Tournament dates: May 21-24

Clark won for the first time on the PGA Tour since the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He finished the tournament in style, firing a 60 on Sunday to turn a two-shot deficit into a three-shot win.

PGA Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Aaron Rai, $3,690,000
• Purse: $20.5 million
• Full list of payouts: PGA Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: May 14-17

Powered by a final round 65, Rai won his first career major. He finished at 9-under, which was good for a three-shot win.

Truist Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Kristoffer Reitan, $3.6 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: Truist Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: May 7-May 10

Reitan won for the first time on the PGA Tour. He finished at 15-under, which was good for a two-shot win. He became the second Norwegian to win a PGA Tour event.

Cadillac Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Cameron Young, $3.6 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: Cadillac Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: April 30-May 3

Young was a wire-to-wire winner, finishing at 19-under, which was good for a six-shot win. It was his second win of the season.

Zurich Classic Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Alex Fitzpatrick/Matt Fitzpatrick, $1,372,750 each
• Purse: $9.5 million
• Full list of payouts: Zurich Classic payouts
• Tournament dates: April 23-26

The Fitzpatrick brothers won, finishing at 31-under, which was good for a one-shot win. It was the second win in consecutive weeks for Matt, while the win gave Alex his PGA Tour card.

RBC Heritage Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Matt Fitzpatrick, $3.6 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: RBC Heritage payouts
• Tournament dates: April 16-19

Fitzpatrick won for the second time this season and also the event for the second time. He took down Scottie Scheffler in a playoff with a birdie after both players finished the week at 18-under.

Masters Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
• Purse: $22.5 million
• Full list of payouts: Masters payouts
• Tournament dates: April 9-12

McIlroy won the Masters for the second straight year. He finished at 12-under, which was good for a one-shot win. He led by six going into Saturday but then was tied for the lead going into Sunday.

Valero Texas Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: J.J. Spaun, $1.764 million
• Purse: $9.8 million
• Full list of payouts: Valero Texas Open payouts
• Tournament dates: April 2-5

Spaun won for the third time on the PGA Tour. He finished at 17-under, which was good for a one-shot win. Players battled rainy conditions all four days.

Texas Children’s Houston Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Gary Woodland, $1.782 million
• Purse: $9.9 million
• Full list of payouts: Texas Children’s Houston Open payouts
• Tournament dates: March 26-29

Woodland won on the PGA Tour for the first time since 2019. He finished at 21-under, which was good for a five-shot win.

Valpsar Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Matt Fitzpatrick, $1.638 million
• Purse: $9.1 million
• Full list of payouts: Valspar Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: March 19-22

A week after finishing runner-up at the Players Championship, Fitzpatrick won for the first time on the PGA Tour since the 2023 RBC Heritage. Fitzpatrick shot a final-round 68 to overcome a three-shot deficit entering Sunday.

Players Championship Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Cameron Young, $4.5 million
• Purse: $25 million
• Full list of payouts: Players Championship payouts
• Tournament dates: March 12-15

Young came from four shots back at the start of the day on Sunday to win for the second time in his career. He shot a 68, which included a birdie on the par-3 17th hole. At 13-under, he finished one shot better than Matt Fitzpatrick.

Arnold Palmer Invitational Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Akshay Bhatia, $4 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: Arnold Palmer Invitational payouts
• Tournament dates: March 5-8

Bhatia won for the third time on the PGA Tour in a playoff over Daniel Berger. He shot 5-under on the back-9, including an eagle on the 16th hole to force the playoff.

Cognizant Classic Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Nico Echavarria, $1.728 million
• Purse: $9.6 million
• Full list of payouts: Cognizant Classic payouts
• Tournament dates: Feb. 26-March 1

Echavarria won for the third time on the PGA Tour in come-from-behind fashion. He trailed by three with three to play, but Shane Lowry made back-to-back double bogeys on 16 and 17. Echavarria finished at 17-under, which was good for a two-shot win.

Genesis Invitational Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Jacob Bridgeman, $4 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: Genesis Invitational payouts
• Tournament dates: Feb. 19-22

Bridgeman entered the final round with a six-shot lead and held on to win by a shot. It was his first career PGA Tour win.

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Collin Morikawa, $3.6 million
• Purse: $20 million
• Full list of payouts: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am payouts
• Tournament dates: Feb. 12-15

Morikawa overcame a two-shot deficit entering Sunday to win the event by one stroke thanks to a birdie on the 72nd hole. He shot a 62 on Saturday to get himself back into the mix and ultimately finish at 22-under.

WM Phoenix Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Chris Gotterup, $1.728 million
• Purse: $9.6 million
• Full list of payouts: WM Phoenix Open payouts
• Tournament dates: Feb. 5-8

Gotterup shot a final-round 64 to get into a playoff and then won it with a birdie against Hideki Matsuyama. This was his second win this season.

Farmers Insurance Open Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Justin Rose, $1.728 million
• Purse: $9.6 million
• Full list of payouts: Farmers Insurance Open payouts
• Tournament dates: Jan. 29-Feb. 1

Rose blew the field away, finishing at 23-under. It was a seven-shot win and the first wire-to-wire win at the event since 1955. The 23-under score was a tournament record.

The American Express Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Scottie Scheffler, $1.656 million
• Purse: $9.2 million
• Full list of payouts: The American Express payouts
• Tournament dates: Jan. 22-25

Scheffler won for the 20th time on the PGA Tour. He finished at 27-under, which was good for a four-shot win.

Sony Open in Hawaii Payout & Purse

• Winner & Payout: Chris Gotterup, $1.638 million
• Purse: $9.1 million
• Full list of payouts: Sony Open in Hawaii payouts
• Tournament dates: Jan. 15-18

Thanks to a final round 64, Gotterup was able to win the first event of the year on the PGA Tour. He finished at 16-under, good for a two-shot victory.