2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Kurt Kitayama won the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 5 March 2023 and took $3,600,000. Below is every one of the 71 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $40,600 Seamus Power collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational
5 March 2023
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -9 | 279 | $3,600,000$3.6m |
| T2 | Harris English | USA | -8 | 280 | $1,780,000$1.8m |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -8 | 280 | $1,780,000$1.8m |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -7 | 281 | $800,000 |
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -7 | 281 | $800,000 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -7 | 281 | $800,000 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | -7 | 281 | $800,000 |
| T8 | Davis Riley | USA | -6 | 282 | $605,000 |
| T8 | Trey Mullinax | USA | -6 | 282 | $605,000 |
| T10 | Cameron Young | USA | -5 | 283 | $485,000 |
| T10 | Jason Day | AUS | -5 | 283 | $485,000 |
| T10 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -5 | 283 | $485,000 |
| T10 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -5 | 283 | $485,000 |
| T14 | Ben Griffin | USA | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Max Homa | USA | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Parker Coody | USA | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Ryan Fox | NZL | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T14 | Sahith Theegala | USA | -4 | 284 | $325,000 |
| T21 | Corey Conners | CAN | -3 | 285 | $226,333 |
| T21 | Justin Thomas | USA | -3 | 285 | $226,333 |
| T21 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -3 | 285 | $226,333 |
| T24 | Adam Svensson | CAN | -2 | 286 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Justin Suh | USA | -2 | 286 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -2 | 286 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Thomas Detry | BEL | -2 | 286 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Tony Finau | USA | -2 | 286 | $163,000 |
| T24 | Webb Simpson | USA | -2 | 286 | $163,000 |
| T31 | Adam Schenk | USA | -1 | 287 | $131,000 |
| T31 | Adam Scott | AUS | -1 | 287 | $131,000 |
| T31 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -1 | 287 | $131,000 |
| T34 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 0 | 288 | $109,000 |
| T34 | Andrew Putnam | USA | 0 | 288 | $109,000 |
| T34 | Danny Willett | ENG | 0 | 288 | $109,000 |
| T34 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | 0 | 288 | $109,000 |
| T34 | Wyndham Clark | USA | 0 | 288 | $109,000 |
| T39 | Brendon Todd | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Chris Kirk | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Jon Rahm | ESP | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Kyle Westmoreland | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Luke Donald | ENG | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Martin Laird | SCO | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Matthew NeSmith | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Robby Shelton | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Seonghyeon Kim | KOR | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Taylor Montgomery | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Taylor Moore | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T39 | Xander Schauffele | USA | 1 | 289 | $70,029 |
| T53 | Aaron Rai | ENG | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Ben Taylor | ENG | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Davis Thompson | USA | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Russell Henley | USA | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T53 | Will Zalatoris | USA | 2 | 290 | $46,950 |
| T61 | Alex Noren | SWE | 3 | 291 | $44,400 |
| T61 | Greyson Sigg | USA | 3 | 291 | $44,400 |
| T61 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | 3 | 291 | $44,400 |
| T61 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | 3 | 291 | $44,400 |
| T65 | Cole Hammer | USA | 4 | 292 | $43,200 |
| T65 | David Lipsky | USA | 4 | 292 | $43,200 |
| 67 | Shane Lowry | IRL | 5 | 293 | $42,600 |
| T68 | Greg Koch | USA | 8 | 296 | $42,000 |
| T68 | Zach Johnson | USA | 8 | 296 | $42,000 |
| T70 | David Lingmerth | SWE | 10 | 298 | $41,200 |
| T70 | Will Gordon | USA | 10 | 298 | $41,200 |
| 72 | Seamus Power | IRL | 12 | 300 | $40,600 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $14,160,000 between them, against $6,089,605 shared by the other 56 players paid.
The 71 cheques above come to $20,249,605 between them. We hold 119 players for the week in all, so 48 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2022 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Scottie Scheffler. The 2024 ladder is the one after, won by Scottie Scheffler. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2023 golf year
43 other tournaments we hold a 2023 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2023 was the $18,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Viktor Hovland.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Kurt Kitayama, on 5 March 2023. The win paid $3,600,000.
How much did the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 71 cheques on this page come to $20,249,605 between them, from $3,600,000 at the top down to $40,600.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$40,600, which Seamus Power collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
71. We hold 119 players for that week in all, so 48 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.